CLASS 10
A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She makes him run the whole day
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She keeps feeding him, the whole day through
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She lets the dog out in morning and takes him back in evening
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She doesn;t feed him properly
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Mrs. Pumphrey initially believed Tricki had grown listless because he didn’t seem to have any energy. She started giving him tiny extras between meals to build him up, some malt and cod liver oil, and a bowl of Horlicks at night to help him sleep because she felt he must be malnourished.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mrs. Pumphrey, who is a rich woman always overfeeds her dog as she is very fond of it and cannot refuse when the dog asks for more food. Once when she took her dog for a walk a veterinary doctor was shocked to see a dog as obese as Tricky and suggested Mrs. Pumphrey put him on a diet for the dog’s own wellbeing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The narrator, a veterinary surgeon, was a very wise and tactful doctor. He handled Tricki properly with compassion as he understood that the dog was not suffering from any illness. From the dog’s lazy condition, he could make out that he had become bulky due to overfeeding by his mistress.
Detailed explanation-4: -When she called him to describe Tricki’s deteriorating condition, he immediately took the dog with him to the surgery. He took good care of it all the while and helped it recover completely. He could be called tactful as he enjoyed the eggs, wine and brandy that Mrs Pumphrey had brought for the dog.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mrs. Pumphrey thought that Tricki was suffering from malnutrition, as he was weak and listless. So, she started to give him extra snacks like cod-liver oil and malt between the main meals and Horlicks after dinner to make him stronger. She also continued his cream cakes and chocolates.