Footprints Without Feet: A Question of Trust · Class 10 · CBSE English
Why did Horace Danby prefer to rob Shotover Grange specifically?
Practice question from Footprints Without Feet: A Question of Trust (Class 10 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Why did Horace Danby prefer to rob Shotover Grange specifically?
- A.Because the owners were away on a permanent vacation.
- B.Because he had studied the house, its rooms, electric wiring, and garden meticulously over two weeks.Correct answer
- C.Because the safe contained the most expensive collection of diamonds in England.
- D.Because the family dog knew him and would not bark.
Solution
Horace had spent a fortnight studying Shotover Grange, noting down details about the rooms, the electric wiring, the garden, and even the family's movements.
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