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Question
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following
(i) Soapy did not want to go to prison. ______
(ii) Soapy had been to prison several times. _____
(iii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the city through the winter. _____
(iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal nature. ______
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Solution
(i) Soapy did not want to go to prison. - False.
(ii) Soapy had been to prison several times. - True.
(iii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the city through the winter.- False.
(iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal nature. - True.
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