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Question
Why is the post office referred to as Ali's ‘place of pilgrimage’?
Options
He visited it daily.
He came there to pray for a letter from his daughter.
He went there with faith and hope.
He believed God would bless him if he went there.
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Solution
He went there with faith and hope.
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