the middle

Question 1

redemption and transformation- middle

Answer 1

1. ‘a solitary child, neglected by his friends’
2. ‘show me no more!’
3. ‘tell me if tiny Tim will live’

Question 2

importance of compassion and generosity- middle

Answer 2

1. ‘this boy is ignorance. this girl is want. beware them both’
2. ‘they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another’
3. I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried’

Question 3

impact of poverty and social injustice- middle

Answer 3

1. ‘they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another’
2. ‘tell me if tiny Tim will live’
3. ‘beware them both, but most of all beware this boy’

Question 4

power of Christmas- middle

Answer 4

1. ‘he didn’t believe there ever was such a goose cooked’
2. ‘a good time, a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time’
3. ‘heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne’

Question 5

time and regret- middle

Answer 5

1. ‘no more! I don’t wish to see it’
2. ‘a solitary child, neglected by his friends’
3. ‘my life upon this globe is very breif’

Question 6

family and relationships- middle

Answer 6

1. ‘they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another’
2. ‘god bless us everyone’
3. ‘I am sorry for him, I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried’

Question 7

consequences of a selfish life- middle

Answer 7

1. ‘why, where’s our Martha?’
2. ‘this boy is ignorance, this girl is want. beware them both’
3. ‘to think of people below them as if they were fellow passengers to the grave’