What type of literary work is "By the Railway Side"?

• Poem

• Drama

• Travel essay

• Short story

What unchanging human value is central to the essay?

• Ambition

• Compassion

• Pride

• Indifference

What emotion does the hunchbacked woman represent?

• Jealousy

• Fear

• Empathy and horror at human suffering

• Anger

What lesson does Meynell's experience teach us?

• Suffering is inevitable, so we ignore it.

• Human compassion remains vital in a changing world.

• Technology can replace empathy.

• Progress makes people stronger.