He was used to being made fun of.
We know this by him taking this reply in ‘with a sort of humble patience’. This means that he has experienced this kind of teasing - or even bullying before and he is used to it.
Answer:
when the boy is collecting wood for a trough for his parents when they get old
Explanation:
Direct characterization is when the author specifically tells the reader the traits of a character. In this excerpt, Dickens tells you that the woman is elderly, wise, experienced and knows what is "good for children". If Dickens had used indirect characterization, he would have need to shown her wisdom and experience by including specific examples. The reader would then be lead to develop his own conclusion about the whether or not the woman was wise and experienced.
opinion is what you think and is not necessarily true it is what you think and you cannot be judged off of that
A central idea needs to have what a topic, text, or anything else's main idea is.<span />
