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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which characters mentioned in Poem 16 are bakers?
(a) The dragons.
(b) The innkeeper and his wife.
(c) The mice.
(d) The rabbit and the cat.

2. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 is the only one that is not happy?
(a) The boy.
(b) The cat.
(c) The rat.
(d) The tiger.

3. Which character receives emerald green boots in Poem 10?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The rabbit.
(c) The rat.
(d) The cat.

4. Which character weaves weather on a loom in Poem 9?
(a) The cow.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The Marmalade Man.
(d) The rabbit.

5. Which character is cold and afraid of losing a thumb in Poem 10?
(a) The boy.
(b) The rabbit.
(c) The tiger.
(d) William Blake.

6. In Poem 12, on whose back do the sunflowers balance themselves?
(a) The cow.
(b) The lion.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The happy lamb.

7. Which characters mentioned in Poem 8 are woven into the carpet?
(a) The boy and the rabbit.
(b) The sunflowers.
(c) Topaz tortoises.
(d) The Sun and Moon.

8. What is the rare rhythmic form employed in Poem 14?
(a) Couplet.
(b) Troachic.
(c) Iambic.
(d) Sonnet.

9. Which characters are cuddled upon on the floor by the fire in Poem 11?
(a) The dragons.
(b) The sunflowers.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Blake.
(d) The travelers.

10. What is the only area that stays warm despite the cold wind in Poem 11?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The barn.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The hearth where the fire is made.

11. What does the cow think "believe" will turn out to be in Poem 9?
(a) A castle.
(b) A boat with feet and fins.
(c) A moat.
(d) A cloud.

12. Which character is working in an office in the illustration of Poem 11?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The rat.
(c) Mrs. Blake.
(d) William Blake.

13. Which two characters are right beside the tiger in Poem 14?
(a) A rabbit and cat.
(b) A bird and goat.
(c) A mouse and cat.
(d) A lamb and rat.

14. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 talks to William Blake?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The boy.
(d) The sunflower.

15. In line one of Poem 13, what does the King of Cats tell his wife to do?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Keep her whiskers clean and sharp.
(c) Wait for him.
(d) Feed the mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character notices that stars are falling in Poem 10?

2. Which character in Poem 9 gives the gift of hay?

3. What is the symbol for someone who leads in Poem 12?

4. Which character says farewell in Poem 16?

5. In Poem 8, what is the object that the sunflowers track the movement of?

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