The best two answers are:<span>parish officials' ignorance of the risks apprentices faced (as can be seen, they thought that using a fire to make the boys move quickly was perfectly reasonable)
the employment of children for hazardous tasks (a difficult and dangerous task like cleaning the chimney was left to the boys)
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<span>a lack of regard for life among the working class - this is not shown much, since the people in the conversation are the elite, not the working class
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<span>the reluctance of young, able-bodied boys to work - this is merely a claim by the parish officials
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<span>the use of parish orphans for raising money for the parish - this is not directly mentioned in the passage, as the orphans are just doing labor, not directly raising money
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Answer:
Being able to paraphrase what the author is stating
Explanation:
Knowing the purpose of the article.
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