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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 household matters does the King of Cats asks his wife about in Poem 13?
(a) Chasing the tabbies.
(b) Cleaning and scrubbing the house.
(c) The growing catnip and patching the garden wall.
(d) Repairing the roof.

2. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 receives silver stars?
(a) The cat.
(b) The boy.
(c) The rat.
(d) The rabbit.

3. What is the gift that the King of Cats sends to the cat who winds the clocks in Poem 13?
(a) A thousand sunsets.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A magical car.
(d) Mice to eat.

4. In Poem 11, who is the character that William Blake compliments?
(a) The fire.
(b) The cat.
(c) The boy.
(d) The rabbit.

5. Why does the tiger ask William Blake for a story in Poem 14?
(a) To get hungry.
(b) To ease his anxieties.
(c) To restore his health.
(d) To fall asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in Poem 10 gives out rewards?

2. Which character weaves weather on a loom in Poem 9?

3. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 says fools only get things from heaven?

4. What is the rhythmic form of Poem 15?

5. Which characters are cuddled upon on the floor by the fire in Poem 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?

2. What characters do the sunflowers move along with in Poem 8?

3. What are the rewards offered in Poem 12?

4. Why does the tiger confess in Poem 14?

5. Why does Blake give the rat iron boots to wear in Poem 10?

6. What is the lesson contained in Poem 15?

7. When the rabbit requests that everyone make believe, what does the cow do in Poem 9?

8. What does the poetic form of Poem 8 achieve?

9. How is the experience different for the rabbit compared to the cat in Poem 10?

10. What is unusual about the tailor's house in Poem 15?

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