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Hard Times | Book I, Chapters 1-2: Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. Chapter 1 is entitled “The One Thing Needful.” What is that one thing?

2. What does Gradgrind want to “plant” and what does he want to “root out” of his pupils?

3. To whom does Gradgrind say “Sissy is not a name…Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.”

4. What gesture does Bitzer make once he finishes his answer?

5. What direct comment does the narrator permit himself about the teacher M’Choakumchild?

6. The “government officer” is compared to what kind of professional athlete?

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