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प्रश्न
What did the photograph portray?
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उत्तर
The photograph portrayed North Col and the old route which had been made famous by the struggles of those great climbers in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
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Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
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How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
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| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
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Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
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