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Question
Answer the following question. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)
What was Patrick’s wish? (3)
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Solution
Patrick wanted the elf to do all his homework until the end of the semester, which was for 35 days.
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