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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a journey is the traveler embarking upon?

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

3. Who are the characters that appear in the third stanza of Poem 1?

4. In what lines of stanzas 1 and 2 of Poem 1 does the poem literally sing itself?

5. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the man in the marmalade hat bring the bottle of starch in Poem 5?

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

3. Why does Blake enjoy the company of the Man in the Marmalade Hat in Poem 5?

4. Describe the room mentioned in Poem 3.

5. What does Poem 7 achieve for the reader?

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

7. Describe the driver mentioned in Poem 2.

8. What is special about the poetic form employed in Poem 4?

9. What magical things happen during Poem 2 when the traveler enters the car?

10. Describe the Man in the Marmalade Hat mentioned in Poem 5.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a metaphorical character, the Man in the Marmalade Hat is quite appealing. Choose one of the 3 options below to write about.

1) What are some actions or behaviors that he performs that are of greater significance?

2) How does he appeal to the other characters? What emotions does he evoke in them?

3) How does the Man in the Marmalade Hat reveal that he is a peacemaker?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view in the story is generally that of the reader but sometimes shifts to other characters. Give 3 examples of where it shifts and how that affects the telling of the story.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of taking a spiritual journey versus just a physical one? How does this affect the boy in particular?

Part 1) What is the difference in the journeys of the boy versus the Rat?

Part 2) Describe the boy's experience at the end and how it varies greatly from his arrival. What new friends has he made? What fears has he conquered?

Part 3) Of all the travelers, who gains the most knowledge and understanding from this adventure? Why?

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