1. Answer the following questions.
a. Whom from had he heard of his aunt? b. What had his mother said of Miss Betsy? c. Had David ever seen his aunt? d. Did he know where she lived? e. Say all that David knew about his aunt. f. Why couldn't he go anywhere else? g. Why couldn't he write to her first? h. Why did David burst into tears? i. Do you feel sorry for David? Why? j. What do you think of the long-legged young man? k. Why couldn't David ask anybody to help him in his trouble or go to the police?
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a. David had heard of his aunt from his mother.
b. David's mother had said that Miss Betsy was a "cross old thing".
c. No, David had never seen his aunt.
d. No, David did not know where she lived.
e. All that David knew about his aunt was that she was his father's sister, that she was a "cross old thing", and that she lived in Dover.
f. David couldn't go anywhere else because he had no money and nowhere else to go.
g. David couldn't write to her first because he didn't know her address.
h. David burst into tears because he was scared, lonely, and didn't know what to do.
i. Yes, I feel sorry for David because he is just a young boy who has been left alone in the world with no one to turn to for help.
j. The long-legged young man seems to be kind and helpful, as he offers to help David find his aunt.
k. David couldn't ask anybody to help him or go to the police because he was afraid that he would be sent back to the workhouse or that someone would take advantage of him. He also didn't have any money to pay for help.
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