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Richard Clayton Harwick's happy family life ends when his father passes away and his mother marries Mr. Coldstone. his stepfather is ___1___ (strict/lenient) and imposes strict rules on him. Richard feels ___2___ ( abused / love ) like a ___3___ ( prisoner / freeman ) in his own home. Thinking his mother and sister will be ___4___ ( happier / sadder ) without his ___5___ ( unhappy / smiling ) face around,he runs away from home. Unfortunately, his mother and sister are heartbroken. When they pass away, Richard ___6___ ( inherits / loses ) the house and the estate.

When Claudia's parents ___7___ ( split up / marry ), she is ___8___ ( excited / upset ). Colin relates well to Jack, his mother's boyfriend. Jack ___9___ ( looks after / abuses ) him and Colin is able to talk to him about school. But, Colin's mother decides to ___10___ ( leave / marry ) Jack. Ralph's story entitled A Tale of Three Stepmothers is not a tale of woe but, as he puts it, rather ___11___ ( complicated / simple ). He has a number of siblings and half-siblings, stepgrandparents and three stepmothers, not counting his father and mother.

Pixie has to spend weekends with her father and his new family. She finds it difficult to get along with her ___12___ ( sisters / stepsisters ). When her father breaks his promise of allowing her to have a room to herself in his house, she feels ___13___ ( cheated / rewarded ) and thrashes things out with her stepmother. While Robbo gets along with their stepfather, Callie refuses to accept him. She feels that Roy is always ___14___ ( supporting / picking on ) her. When they have baby Dumpa, Roy becomes ___15___ ( stricter / more lenient ) with Callie. She moves out of the house to stay with her father.

 

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1. strict   2. abused   3. prisoner   4. happier   5. unhappy   6. inherits   7. split up   8. upset   9. looks after   10. leave   11.complicated   12.stepsisters   13.cheated.   14.picking on   15.stricter
 

Richard Clayton Harwick's happy family life ends when his father passes away and his mother marries Mr. Coldstone. his stepfather is strict and imposes strict rules on him. Richard feels abused like a prisoner in his own home. Thinking his mother and sister will be happier without his unhappy face around, he runs away from home. Unfortunately, his mother and sister are heartbroken. When they pass away, Richard inherits the house and the estate.

When Claudia's parents split up, she is upset. Colin relates well to Jack, his mother's boyfriend. Jack looks after him and Colin is able to talk to him about school. But, Colin's mother decides to leave Jack. Ralph's story entitled A Tale of Three Stepmothers is not a tale of woe but, as he puts it, rather complicated. He has a number of siblings and half-siblings, stepgrandparents and three stepmothers, not counting his father and mother.

Pixie has to spend weekends with her father and his new family. She finds it difficult to get along with her stepsisters. When her father breaks his promise of allowing her to have a room to herself in his house, she feels cheated and thrashes things out with her stepmother. While Robbo gets along with their stepfather, Callie refuses to accept him. She feels that Roy is always picking on her. When they have baby Dumpa, Roy becomes stricter with Callie. She moves out of the house to stay with her father.

 
 

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