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Question
Answer of these question in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
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Solution
Margie had been given many tests in geography by the mechanical teacher, but
there was no improvement in her performance. It only kept getting worse. It is for this
reason that Margie’s mother sent for the County Inspector to find out why this was
happening.
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