Hard Times by Charles Dickens
1. Which of the following is a symbol of Louisa Gradgrind’s imaginative and emotional side in the novel?
A. fire
B. the whelp
C. Old Hell Shaft
D. the staircase
2. What does Thomas Gradgrind want his school to teach students at the start of the novel?
A. to increase factory profits
B. to commit facts to memory
C. to express their emotions
D. to improve their imaginations
3. What quality does Sissy Jupe’s mistaken belief that the first rule of science is “to do unto others as I would that they should do unto me” demonstrate?
A. her rational education
B. her loving heart
C. her self-centered nature
D. her good manners