Chimney Sweeper

Why does Tom cry in “The Chimney Sweeper (1)”?

• His hair is shaved off.

• His hair becomes dirty.

• His father sells him.

• He sees boys in coffins.

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In "The Chimney Sweeper (1)", Tom is “happy & warm” in the morning because he —

• had a good night’s sleep

• worked over a warm fireplace

• was allowed to miss work

• dreamed of an angel comforting him

In "The Chimney Sweeper (2)", why don’t the parents of the chimney sweeper see that he is being harmed by his work?

• He lies to them.

• He keeps up a cheerful appearance.

• He has run away from them.

• He praises God for his job.

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In “The Chimney Sweeper (2),” what does the phrase “make up a heaven of our misery” suggest?

• The church and the king profit from his sweeping.

• His parents will be rewarded in heaven.

• The priest and the king also suffer.

• His parents’ religion glorifies suffering.

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Which two phrases from "The Chimney Sweeper" reveal how poor children were valued in Blake’s time?

• . . . my father sold me . . .

• . . . he open’d the coffins . . .

• . . . in soot I sleep.

• . . . Tom was happy & warm;

• They rise upon clouds . . .

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In “The Chimney Sweeper (1),” the speaker knows Tom Dacre because —

• they go to the same school

• they are brothers

• they work together

• Tom appeared in a dream

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What is the “black thing” Blake refers to in “The Chimney Sweeper (2)”?

• A child

• A piece of coal

• A chimney

• Soot-coated snow

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What are the coffins of black in “The Chimney Sweeper” from Songs of Innocence likely meant to symbolize?

• The polluted cities that require sweepers

• The chimney sweepers who have died

• The chimneys in which the sweepers work

• The cramped places where the sweepers live

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In Songs of Experience, what does the chimney sweeper symbolize?

• Human vulnerability

• Society as a whole

• The creative imagination

• The strength of the human spirit

What does the “The Chimney Sweeper” in Songs of Experience suggest about poor children in Blake’s time?

• Their parents did not properly take care of their well-being.

• Their parents did not allow them to attend church with them.

• They were not likely to survive the harsh winter weather

• They were not likely to rise in society unless they were educated.

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