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The Man Who Knew Too Much
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30/01/2021 11:01 am
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Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
We tried to hit back at him with clumsy sarcasms and practical jokes.
(а) Who is ‘him’ referred to here?
(b) Why was he ‘attacked’?
(c) Give the meaning of ‘sarcasms’.
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30/01/2021 11:01 am
(а) ‘Him’ is here referred to Private Quelch.
(b) He was ‘attacked’ for browbeating his fellow trainees with his vast knowledge.
(c) ‘remarks that are intended to hurt someone’.