CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the doctor realize?
A
He was a handsome doctor
B
He was a handsome bachelor
C
He was smart
D
He was poor and had nothing to boast
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The doctor had just started his practice. Therefore, his earnings were meagre. He lived in a small rented room, which was not electrified.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did the doctor and his friends find when they went to remove things from the room? Ans. The doctor and his friends found that there was nothing in the room except for a dirty vest. All the other things had been stolen away by some thief.

Detailed explanation-3: -As he was in trouble, he started feeling the presence of God. He was not able to do anything, so he started thinking of god. Suppose I said something and he did not like it… I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The important decision made by the doctor was that he would shave daily and grow a thin moustache, to look more handsome. The earth-shaking decision made by the doctor was that he would always keep that attractive smile on his face.

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