<span>The actions of the narrator contradict with the way she describes events.</span>
<span>There is some parallel between Sissy’s story and Dickens’ own. When he was 12 years old, Dickens was sent to work at Warren’s Blacking Factory (Coketown, come on) after his father was imprisoned for debt. Claire Tomalin asserts in her superb recent biography about Dickens that, when he was rescued by his parents neither he nor they uttered a single word about it to one another. So I suspect that Dickens was strongly attached to Sissy in a very personal way. And for me, a world without Sissy Jupe would be a world without Dickens.</span>
Sample Response: It is hard to say whether Steve is telling the truth. Other characters seem sure that Steve was involved, but he says he was not near the drug store at the time of the robbery. It is strange that he does not remember where he was at the time of the robbery and that he knows so many people connected to the robbery. He was also nervous on the witness stand, but that does not prove he is guilty, because he has lots of reasons to be nervous.
The third option is correct. Hope this helps :)
