Twas the Night Before Christmas

What is this poem mostly about?

• a dream on Christmas Eve
• a child's visit to Santa Claus
• Santa's visit to a home
• the gifts Santa brought to a family

The comparison is made between Santa's stomach and a bowl full of jelly. Why did the author choose to use this example?

• to provide a visual picture
• he was hungry
• Santa was tired

The rhyming pattern of the poem is ____

• AA AA
• AA BB
• AB AB
• ABC ABC

Who is the Narrator of the story?

• a child
• Santa
• the father
• a baby

The poet says Santa looks like

• a peddler
• a homeless person
• a miser
• a toy seller

The reader knows the poem is written in rhyming couplets because

• Each 2 lines (pairs) rhyme
• Each 3 lines (triples) rhyme
• Every line in the poem rhymes with each other
• The poem does not rhyme at all

How does the reader know this is a narrative poem?

• It is  a historical fiction story
• It has a narrator (person) telling a story
• It is a biography
• It is a science fiction story

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At the beginning of the poem, the house was

• loud as everyone prepared for Christmas
• As quiet as a mouse
• Making a big bang
• Loud as a herd of elephants

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How did Santa drive the sleigh?

• like lightning
• slow
• lively and quick
• like a turtle

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How many reindeer are in the poem?

• 8
• 5
• 3
• 10

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