Question

Read the passage.

"That thousands of sweepers …
Were all of them lock’d up in coffins of black
And by came an Angel who had a bright key,
And he open’d the coffins & set them all free.
Then down a green plain leaping laughing they run
And wash in a river and shine in the Sun."

What occurs in Tom’s dream in William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”?

A. An angel rescues the sweepers from their coffins.
B. An angel removes all the grief from his past.
C. An angel gives Tom opportunities for a different job.
D. An angel brings food and clothing to Tom’s friends

Answer 1

A: And Angel rescues the sweepers from their coffins

Answer 2

Answer: A) An angel rescues the sweepers from their coffins.

Explanation: "The Chimney Sweeper" is a poem that relates the story of a child that was sold by his father into child labour after his mother died, the child was forced to be a chimney sweeper. In the given passage we can see the description of the child's (William Blake) dream, where he and other children were locked up in coffins and an angel with a bright key rescues them and set them all free.