Answer these questions about “The Chimney Sweeper” before
moving on to the Analyze the Texts section on the following page.
1. What is the “black thing” Blake refers to in “The Chimney Sweeper”?
A a child
B a piece of coal
C a chimney
D soot-coated snow
2. Why don’t the parents of the chimney sweeper see that he is being harmed
by his work?
A He lies to them.
B He keeps up a cheerful appearance.
C He has run away from them.
D He praises God for his job.
3. In “The Chimney Sweeper,” what does the phrase “make up a heaven of
our misery” suggest?
A The church and the king profit from his sweeping.
B The priest and the king also suffer.
C His parents will be rewarded in heaven.
D His parents’ religion glorifies suffering.