CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mrs. Pumphrey used to give ____ to Tricki at night to make him sleep.
A
wine
B
brandy
C
a bowl of horlics
D
eggs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pumphrey told about Tricki that he was very unenergetic. Mrs. Pumphrey thought that he must be suffering from malnutrition, so she had been giving him some little extra food between meals to build his health. She also gave him some malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. To bring Tricki to normal health she started giving him a beer and cod-liver oil. She also gave him a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Mrs Pumphrey had started bringing around eggs to build Tricki’s strength. Later, even bottles of wine and brandy began to arrive. The narrator and his partners started enjoying the eggs, wine and brandy meant for Tricki.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word ‘convalescing’ seemed to do something to Mrs Pumphrey. She started to bring round fresh eggs, two dozen at a time, to build up Tricki’s strength.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : Tricki was under the supervision of the doctor. He made up a bed for Tricki in a warm loose box next to where other dogs slept.

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