Family Theme

Question 1

‘Good afternoon’
‘I am sorry, with all my heart to find you so resolute…I’ll keep my Christmas humour to the last, so a merry Christmas uncle!’

Answer 1

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Question 2

‘All the Cratchit family drew round the hearth in what Bob Cratchit called a circle…merry Christmas to us all, my dear. God bless us!’

Answer 2

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Question 3

‘I am sorry for him; I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried. Who suffers by his I’ll whims? Himself always’

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Question 4

Point 2

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Resilience of families

Question 5

‘Dressed out but poorly in a twice-turned gown, but brave in ribbons…second of her daughters also brave in ribbons’

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Question 6

‘his withered little hand to his, as if he loved the child, and wished to keep him by his side, and dreaded that he might be taken’

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Question 7

‘Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two young Cratchit’s kissed him and Peter…spirit of Tiny Tim, thy childish essence was from God!’

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Question 8

Catalyst for change

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Fred, Scrooge’s family, Fred and Cratchit’

Question 9

‘Home for good and all, home for ever and ever.Father is so much kinder than he used to be, that home’s like heaven’

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Question 10

‘Not a handsome family; they were not well-dressed; their shoes were far from being waterproof; their clothes were scanty…but they were happy, grateful, pleased’

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Question 11

‘Given us plenty of merriment, I am sure and it would be ungrateful not to drink to his health…’uncle Scrooge!’

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