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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below. What happened inside that house? I really don’t know.

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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know.
I guess it will always be a mystery.

  1. Does the poet know what happened in the house?
  2. What is the mystery about the house?
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Solution

  1. the poet does not know what happened inside the house.
  2. No one knows what is happening inside the house and the poet thinks it will remain a mystery.
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Chapter 7.2: The House on Elm Street - Exercise [Page 203]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 7.2 The House on Elm Street
Exercise | Q A. 5. | Page 203

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