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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q5
Why was the peddler surprised at the hospitality he received from the crofter?
Why was the peddler surprised at the hospitality he received from the crofter ?
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usually met with sour faces and people refusing to give him shelter / the world had never been kind to him
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2022board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.