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1. 1.

   Why did the writer find Stivvings extraordinary?

2. 2.

   What does the writer mean by 'weak-minded ideas' ?

3. 3.

   Do you think the writer is exaggerating Stivving's I'll health? Pick out the phrases which suggest it.

4. 4.

   Strivings was the object of everyone's envy beacuse

5. 5.

   When the writer says 'Such is life' he means

6. 6.

   Write if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).

   1. The narrator of the story was a classmate of Strivvings.
   2. Strivvings liked to read Greek, but was not very fond of French irregular verbs.
   3. During the great cholera scare of 1871, the locality that the author used to live in was the worst affected.
   4. 'Blustery means a weather characterized by strong winds.
   5. Sandford and Merton was the name by which Strivvings was alternatively known.