CLASS 10
THE THIEFS STORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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But I hesitated ____ for some reason I can’t explain ____ and I lost the chance to get away.
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I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform.
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I went back to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower.
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I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal something that to return it undetected.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The thief thought that on discovering the theft, Anil’s face would show a touch of sadness. The sadness would not be for the loss of money, but for the loss of trust.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hari felt nervous as he went back to Anil’s house because it was much easier to steal something than it was to return it undetected.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anil does not hand over the thief to the police because he realized that Hari had learnt his lesson and had changed for the better. Otherwise, he would never have come back and kept the money at the same place from where he had stolen it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. What theme is suggested by the narrator returning the money to Anil? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.