CLASS 10
A QUESTION OF TRUST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Los Angeles
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London
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Las Vegas
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Horace monitored every move of the house and knew that the family was out in London and only two servants lived in the Shotover Grange, in absence of the family. Therefore, the correct answer is that the family was in London, who lived in Shotover Grange.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The real culprit in the story is the woman who pretended to be a member of the family living at Shotover Grange. She tricked Horace Danby into believing her, and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The safe was in the drawing room, behind a rather poor painting. Horace wondered for a moment whether he should collect pictures instead of books.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dear Student, Shotover is a hill and forest in England, and ‘grange’ means a country house.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.