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2. The boy asked the man to put his foot on his __________.
(a) knee (b) footrest (c) pavement (d) shoulder

3. The boy’s father left __________ months back.

(a) six (b) eight (c) two (d) four

4. As the boy stood holding the notes, his eyes filled up with __________.

(a) tears (b) gratitude (c) thanks (d) anger

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The boy was thin and __________.

2. The boy stopped at each floor to __________ the doors of all the flats.

3. The bigger and brighter __________ on the top floor caught the boy’s attention.

4. People were coming out of the __________ and going down the steps.

5. The man took out a __________ ten rupee notes.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. The shoeshine boy has five sisters to support.

2. The boy is the only one in the family who earns.

3. The shoeshine boy is fifteen years old.

4. A box and footrest cost forty rupees if they are ordered.

5. The shoeshine boy charges half to get more customers.

D. Answer the following questions.
1. What was the boy doing at the mansion at nine o’clock in the morning?

2. Describe the shoeshine boy’s attire.

3. Which apartment’s door was he waiting to open?

4. What was the boy using for footrest?

5. Was the boy an expert in his job of shoeshine? Pick out sentences from the text to support
your answer.

6. What were the problems the boy was facing at home?

7. Describe the characters of the boy and the man.

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