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Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.

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Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.

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Solution

No he was not successful finally in changing his pigtail’s position. ‘The Pigtail hangs behind him’.

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Chapter 2.2: A Tragic Story - Exercise A [Page 107]

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Samacheer Kalvi English - Term 3 Class 6 TN Board
Chapter 2.2 A Tragic Story
Exercise A | Q A. 4. | Page 107

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