CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE THIEFS STORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Anil had given me a key to the door, and I could come and go as I pleased. He was the most trusting person I had ever met. And that is why it was so difficult to rob him.9. Who was the most trusting person narrator had ever met?
A
Anil.
B
publisher
C
Anil’s friends
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ultimately, the boy-thief realised that the only person who could help him was the man whom he had robbed a few hours ago. Naturally, Anil was the most trusting man Hari Singh had ever met in his life. Anil forgot the breach of his trust but rewarded Hari by giving a fifty-rupee-note and promising to pay him regularly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anil is robbed by the thief, but his goodness reforms the thief and he return’s Anil’s money. This proves that the trust that Anil had invested in the thief paid off. Anil lets him in and offers him food without cross checking his identity. Thus, it proves that Anil was extremely trusting.

Detailed explanation-3: -He felt that he should go back to Anil if only to read and write. So he decided to return to Anil feeling very nervous. The thief was very grateful to Anil and quite liked working for him. Since Anil was the most trusting man he had met.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anil even knew how Hari cheated him of a rupee a day while buying the day’s supplies. But he never said anything to him. This is such a case where most people would have handed him over to the police. Anil was different from such employers because he was a modest and trusting man.

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