CLASS 9
THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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sixty rupees
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Shirts and dhotis
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solitary black coat
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all the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the doctor’s possessions when he set up his medical practice? Ans. The doctor had about sixty rupees in his suitcase when he set up his medical practice. In addition, he had some shirts, dhotis and one solitary black coat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: The doctor is a poor person with hardly any wealth. He lived in a small rented room with no electricity and lots of rats in it, since he just started with his medical practice, he didn’t have much. Ans: He wants to be a person who is rich and attractive and hence decides to grow a thin moustache. 2.
Detailed explanation-3: -The doctor lived in a small, poorly furnished room which did not have any electricity. It was an outer room with one wall looking upon the open yard. The roof was tiled and supported by gables which rested on a beam. The room did not have a ceiling and it was infested with rats.
Detailed explanation-4: -But a short encounter with a snake, a full-blooded cobra, cured him of his pride. When the snake reached his shoulder and coiled itself around his arm, the doctor lost all arrogance and was reminded of the existence of God.