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Answer»  Here are some
 direct quotations from the story. Identify the speaker and write what
 each quotation suggests about the speaker. You can use the adjectives
 given in the box and may also add your own. 
 
 
 	
 	
 		
 			amiable, tender, gentle, sympathetic,
 			understanding, determined, diligent, kind, concerned, systematic,
 			wise, helpful, enthusiastic, selfish, cruel, humble, religious,
 			prudent 
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 			Speaker 
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 			Quotation 
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 			Quality Highlighted 
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 			a. 
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 			‘Avva, is
 			everything all right? 
 			Are you O.K.?’ 
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 			b. 
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 			‘At times, I used to regret not going
 			to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren
 			studied well.’ 
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 			c. 
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 			‘Avva, don’t cry. What is the
 			matter? Can I help you in anyway?’ 
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 			d. 
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 			‘We are well-off, but what use is
 			money when I cannot be independent.’ 
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 			e. 
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 			‘I
 			will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara
 			as the deadline.’ 
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 			f. 
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 			‘For a
 			good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.’ 
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 			g. 
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 			‘I am touching the feet of a teacher
 			not my granddaughter.’ 
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