ENGL 102 Test 2, Liberty University
• Question 1
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to
children exploited in this practice. Yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator
writes that “Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm / So
if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” This is an ironic
expression of the narrator’s __________.
Selected Answer: childlike trust
• Question 2
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to
children exploited in this practice. Yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator
writes that “Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm / So
if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” The boy’s statement
testifies to his __________.
Selected Answer: good heart and innocence
• Question 3
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “Angel who had a
bright key /And … open'd the coffins and set them all free” (line 13-14)
represents __________.
, Selected Answer: an anti-child labor activist or legislator or
benefactor or law
• Question 4
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In lines 7-8, the narrator is trying to ________ Tom when he tells him,
“Hush Tom never mind it, for when your head's bare, / You know that
the soot cannot spoil your white hair.”
Selected Answer: comfort
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is too young to articulate clearly, let alone
sweep chimneys
• Question 6
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The significance of each poem is construed by the time and place of the
reader.
Selected Answer: True
• Question 7
1.6 out of 1.6 points
One possible theme of _____ is that responsibilities are more important
than the beauties of life.
Selected Answer: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
• Question 1
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to
children exploited in this practice. Yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator
writes that “Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm / So
if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” This is an ironic
expression of the narrator’s __________.
Selected Answer: childlike trust
• Question 2
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The poet protests against child labor and condemns the harm done to
children exploited in this practice. Yet in lines 23-24, the child narrator
writes that “Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm / So
if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.” The boy’s statement
testifies to his __________.
Selected Answer: good heart and innocence
• Question 3
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The dream in lines 11-20 is a miniature allegory that has several
analogies to the world in which the boys live. The “Angel who had a
bright key /And … open'd the coffins and set them all free” (line 13-14)
represents __________.
, Selected Answer: an anti-child labor activist or legislator or
benefactor or law
• Question 4
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In lines 7-8, the narrator is trying to ________ Tom when he tells him,
“Hush Tom never mind it, for when your head's bare, / You know that
the soot cannot spoil your white hair.”
Selected Answer: comfort
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
In line 3, the boy is calling out his trade; instead of “sweep,” he cries
“weep weepweepweep.” This is the poet’s way of telling the reader that
__________.
Selected Answer: the boy is too young to articulate clearly, let alone
sweep chimneys
• Question 6
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The significance of each poem is construed by the time and place of the
reader.
Selected Answer: True
• Question 7
1.6 out of 1.6 points
One possible theme of _____ is that responsibilities are more important
than the beauties of life.
Selected Answer: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
