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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 asks the cow how it slept?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The girl.
(c) The boy.
(d) The questioner.

2. What is the object mentioned in Poem 7 that shines from above?
(a) The star.
(b) The cloud.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The weather vane.

3. What object mentioned in Poem 5 will straighten out the bends in the roads?
(a) A liquid pen.
(b) A bottle of starch.
(c) A car.
(d) A ruler.

4. What is the object that the cow slept on in Poem 7?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The cloud.
(c) The star.
(d) The grass.

5. What is Blake's role in the illustration for Poem 2?
(a) Escort.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Passenger.
(d) Driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?

2. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"

3. Which character is afraid of the flashing lights during Poem 4?

4. Which character mentioned during the Introduction died two hundred years ago?

5. Which character possibly jumped over the moon during Poem 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special features does the car described in Poem 2 have on the outside?

2. What kind of journey does the boy embark upon in the Frontispiece?

3. Describe the room mentioned in Poem 3.

4. What is the surprising contrast in the character of the rabbit that Poem 4 reveals?

5. What is the whimsical event that occurs during Poem 7?

6. How does the bear comfort the boy in Poem 3?

7. What is different about the dragons?

8. What happens outside the inn when it snows?

9. Describe the little boy's appearance in the Frontispiece.

10. What is below the cow in the sky in Poem 7?

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