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Question
Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:
The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because…………
Options
he wanted to attend the wedding with him
he wanted him to sit with him
he wanted him to listen to his story
he wanted to stop him from going to the wedding
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Solution
he wanted him to listen to his story
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