CLASS 10
A QUESTION OF TRUST
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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dust
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smell of flowers
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pollen
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Flowers hindered Horace in his work because he had hay fever, a disorder affecting the nose and throat, caused by allergy to pollen or dust. Due to this problem, whenever he came close to flowers, he began to sneeze’ and could be caught.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was allergic towards flowers which caused him ‘hay fever’ every summer. Though Horace appeared to be honest, he stole from wealthy people once a year to purchase valuable, expensive books.
Detailed explanation-3: -Horace is now the assistant librarian in the prison. He often thinks of the charming, clever young lady who was in the same profession as he was, and who tricked him. He gets very angry when anyone talks about ‘honour among thieves’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Horace had removed his gloves in order to give his cigarette lighter to the lady, whom he misidentified as the mistress of the house. As a result, when he opened the safe at her request, he unintentionally left his fingerprints all over the room. 11.
Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: iii) his finger prints was the piece of evidence against horace danby.