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For How Long Do You Think Connie Had Kept Jim’S Letter? Give Reasons for Your Answer.

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For how long do you think Connie had kept Jim’s letter? Give reasons for your answer.

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Connie must have kept Jim’s letter for a long time. This is because she told the narrator how she read it quite often every day so that she could feel that Jim was near her.

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Chapter 1.1: The Best Christmas Present in the World - Working with the Text [Page 16]

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Chapter 1.1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
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