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Select words from the above box to describe the characters in the play as
revealed by the following lines from the play.
| Lines from the play | Speaker | Quality revealed | |
| 1. | “You told him she was feeling poorly, did you ? And so my brother is to be kept out of bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly. ” | ||
| 2. | ….. “take my comforter, it will keep you warm. ” | ||
| 3. | “If people lie to me they are poorer, not I. ” | ||
| 4. | “You are like a child. I can’t trust you out of my sight. No sooner my back is turned than you get that minx Marie to sell the silver salt cellars. ” | ||
| 5. | “My dear there is so much suffering in the world, and I can do so very little. ” | ||
| 6. | “My mother gave them to me on—on her death bed just after you were born, and…. and she asked me to keep them in remembrance of her, so I would like to keep them. ” | ||
| 7. | “I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff. ” | ||
| 8. | “You have your soul to lose, my son.” | ||
| 9. | “Give me food or I’ll stick my knife in you both and help myself. ” | ||
| 10. | “…they have made me what I am, they have made me a thief. God curse them all. ” | ||
| 11. | “Why the devil are you kind to me? What do you want? ” | ||
| 12. | “I—I—didn’t believe there was any good in the world… but somehow I—I—know you’re good, and —and it’s a queer thing to ask, but could you, would you bless me before I go? ” |
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Solution
| Lines from the play | speaker | Quality revealed | |
| 1. | “You told him she was feeling poorly, did you ? And so my brother is to be kept out of bed, and go without his supper because you told him she was feeling poorly. ” | Persome | stem, hard-hearted |
| 2. | ……… “take my comforter, it will keep you warm. ” | Bishop | kind-hearted, generous, caring |
| 3. | “If people lie to me they are poorer, not I.” | Bishop | forgiving |
| 4. | “You are like a child. I can’t trust you out of my sight. No sooner my back is turned than you get that minx Marie to sell the silver salt cellars. ’’ | Persome | protective, concerned |
| 5. | “My dear there is so much suffering in the world, and I can do so very little. ” | Bishop | generous, kind-hearted |
| 6. | “My mother gave them to me on— on her death bed just after you were born, and………….. and she asked me to keep them in remembrance of her, so I would like to keep them. ” | Bishop | nostalgia, remembrance |
| 7. | “I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff.’’ | Convict | cunning |
| 8. | “You have your soul to lose, my son. ” | Convict | pity and religiosity |
| 9. | “Give me food or I’ll stick my knife in you both and help myself. ” | Convict | desperate, hard-hearted |
| 10. | “…they have made me what I am, they have made me a thief. God curse them all. ” | Convict | pitiless, revengeful |
| 11. | “Why the devil are you kind to me? What do you want? ” | Convict | pitiless, rudeness |
| 12. | “I—I—didn’t believe there was any good in the world…but somehow I—I— know you ’re good, and —and it’s a queer thing to ask, but could you, would you bless me before I go?” | Convict | repentance,transformation |
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