Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as____________.

(i) American farmers had nothing in common with European princesses

(ii) men generally married girls from a similar background

(iii) American men married girls who studied in America

(iv) American men did not know fencing and were beaten by the Swiss guards

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(ii) men generally married girls from a similar background

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Based on your reading of the story, answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

(a) The narrator says that John was “_______ of the stuff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of. His tone is sarcastic because _______________

(i) he hated John.

(ii) he felt that John was a threat to him.

(iii) John was not particularly good-looking.

(iv) nobody liked John.

(b) Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as ___________

(i) American farmers had nothing in common with European princesses.

(ii) men generally married girls from a similar background.

(iii) American men married girls who studied in America.

(iv) American men did not know fencing and were beaten by the Swiss guards.

(i) he is a bully.

(ii) his manager was a bully.

(iii) he was being bullied by his co-workers.

(iv) he was doing very well at his job.

(d) The narrator says that life has no geographical bounds implying that ___________

(i) human being are essentially the same everywhere.

(ii) boundaries exist only on maps.

(iii) one should work towards the good of mankind.

(iv) he was happy to travel to other countries.

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Q. Why did the Europeans colonise America?

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Dauntless men and women with their children crossed America in covered wagons.

Q. The discovery of what by Columbus and his men led to the eventual colonisation of America?

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