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Closer Reading 1 The words below appear in the Dickens excerpt . Choose the correct meaning from the words in the box , and in your notebook , list each word with its meaning . If necessary , use a dictionary . Words party ( line 1 ) occupy ( line 2 ) invariably ( line 3 ) rapidity ( line 4 ) obligations ( line 5 ) indication ( line 14 ) obliged ( line 27 ) vicinity ( line 34 ) gazes ( line 37 ) Example : p arty — group 2 Which of the statements below sums up the narrator ' s main observation about his fellow omnibus passengers ... @ at the beginning of the excerpt ( lines 1-12 )? & at the end of the excerpt ( lines 35-39 )? fl They are unfriendly to one another . S They follow the same routine every day . 3 They have interesting conversations . 0 They know their way around London . 3 Most of the excerpt shows the tension between the passengers , who belong to London's upper social class , and the cad , who is from a lower social class . & Which sentences in the excerpt best show this tension ? Find three examples and compare with a partner . $ What might be the " moral obligations " of the omnibus drivers ( lines 4-5 ) according to most of the passengers ? Write the answer in your notebook . The omnibus drivers should , .. . 4 How do we know that the young men in the omnibus seem to accept the rude behavior of the cad more easily than the three older men ? 5 Which words does Dickens use to show that the man with the green bag is probably a person from the upper class who has become poor ? Meanings always area duties grateful group speed sign sit ( in a place ) stares

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