Blake and Burns Assess B1

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Compare lines 6–8 of “The Little Boy Lost” and of “The Little Boy Found.” What similarity in the mother and son do Blake’s descriptive words emphasize?

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Both wish to know where the boy’s father is.

Both search for a member of their family.

Neither understands how the boy got lost.

Neither person appreciates God’s help.

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The boy in “The Chimney Sweeper” from Songs of Innocence suggests that his father sold him because the

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father was unable to care for the child

child had special skills for this work

father was moving to a new place

child caused his mother’s death

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Why is there nothing with which the mouse can build a new nest in “To a Mouse”?

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The speaker has taken everything from the field.

Grasses and moss are all gone for the winter.

The mouse is too afraid to search the field.

Storms have washed all the material away.

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In the first stanza of “The Lamb,” the speaker suggests that the lamb has everything it needs as well as the

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knowledge of who created it

awareness of eventual death

ability to bring the world joy

specific rules to follow in its life

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In "To a Louse," the speaker thinks the lady should refrain from

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wearing this special bonnet again

showing off her beauty right now

touching the hair near the louse

trying to remove the louse

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What does the speaker regret in the first stanza of “To a Mouse”?

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The pattle breaks during the speaker’s chase.

The mouse is too far away to catch and kill.

There are mice living all over the field.

The mouse flees the speaker in fear.

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What does the speaker decide about the tiger’s creation in “The Tyger”?

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Tigers came into existence from an accident in a furnace.

The creator of the tiger soon lost control of the animal.

A tiger created itself from the elements of the universe.

The tiger’s creator used strength and skill to create the tiger.

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Where does the speaker of “To a Louse” think the louse will find poor dining?

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crawling on a hat’s decorations

anyplace where other lice live

inside a church on Sunday

crawling on a lady’s skin

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In “The Chimney Sweeper” from Songs of Experience, Blake most likely uses the church to symbolize

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parents’ love and respect for their children

refuge from the dangerous world

powers that oppress the weak

hope for their boy’s future

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Read the sidenotes to clarify lines 27–30 of “To a Louse.” You can paraphrase these lines by saying that the speaker wishes for a

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wad of fabric

knife to kill lice

medicine that smells

substance that kills lice

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