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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. What kind of a journey is the traveler embarking upon?
(a) Fictional.
(b) Short and uneventful.
(c) A heavenly one.
(d) One that spans the globe.

2. What is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?
(a) A student.
(b) A poet.
(c) A dreamer.
(d) A professor of literature.

3. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"
(a) Virelai.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Stanza.
(d) Haiku.

4. What is the traveler carrying?
(a) A book of poems and an umbrella.
(b) The Milky Way.
(c) A journal and a magic box.
(d) A hatbox and suitcase.

5. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?
(a) It is very long.
(b) it involves fictional characters.
(c) It has metaphorical characters.
(d) It does not rhyme or follow standard scansion patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the object mentioned in Poem 7 that shines from above?

2. What is the emotion created during Poem 7?

3. Who are the characters in Poem 1 that make snowmen?

4. Which character wakes up during Poem 4 and wants to know what the rumbling sound is?

5. Which character in the Introduction had measles at seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the little children do when the Man in the Marmalade Hat arrives in Poem 5?

2. Describe how the cow makes the cloud into a bed in Poem 7.

3. Describe Nancy Willard as a child.

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

5. What kind of form does Poem 1 have?

6. Why is the inn so appealing to travelers?

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

8. Describe an unusual event that also happens during the night in Poem 4.

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

10. What does Nancy think about when she stares at the glowing stars on her ceiling?

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