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English Core · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q10
Why do you think that Edla's kindness had a stronger effect on the peddler than the ironmaster's hospitality in 'The Rattrap'?
Why do you think that Edla's kindness had a stronger effect on the peddler than the ironmaster's hospitality in 'The Rattrap' ?
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Edla's compassion was genuine / unconditional.
her kindness transformed the peddler / peddler returns the money he had stolen earlier
the ironmaster's kindness and hospitality was based on a mistaken identity / conditional / wanted to send him away when the truth came out
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