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Chimney Sweeper

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Chimney Sweeper
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "The Chimney Sweeper," where does Tom Dacre dream the various chimney sweepers are kept?

in a grand palace

in their master's basement

in a fine hotel

in black coffins

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the speaker in "The Chimney Sweeper"?

a young child

Tom Dacre

an old man

a chimney sweeper man

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the speaker in the poem 'The Chimney Sweeper'?

Tom Dacre

a young child

an old man

a chimney sweeper man

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the speaker of 'The Chimney Sweeper' get his job?

he ran away from home to take it up

he was discovered by a talent scout

his father sold him into it

it is a family business

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 'The Chimney Sweeper', when does Tom Dacre start crying?

when his head is shaved

when he gets up in the morning

when he enters a dark chimney

when he thinks of his home

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the poem 'The Chimney Sweeper'?

Children had to work dirty jobs in the 1800

The poem is a criticism of the unjustifiable and harshness of child labour

William Blake did not like chimneys

Chimney sweeps were always children

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The poem's main tension (conflict) comes from:

The natural world of sheep and fields and the dirty, sooty world of the city

The painful world of human beings and the heavenly world of God and angels

The innocence of the boy chimney sweeps and the financial and social circumstances that create their misery

The comforting world of sleep and dreams and the harsh realities of the waking working world

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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