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English · 2025 · 3 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q9
How did Ausable get rid of Max? (The Midnight Visitor)
How did Ausable get rid of Max ? (The Midnight Visitor)
Official answer
Ausable - a clever spy- encountered Max waiting in his room
fabricated a story about balcony
police knocking at the door
Max fearing police- hastily leaped out of the window- resulting in a fall
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