Beehive (Prose): The Snake and the Mirror · Class 9 · CBSE English
What humorous thought crossed the narrator's mind regarding his medical profession while the snake was coiled around his arm?
Practice question from Beehive (Prose): The Snake and the Mirror (Class 9 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What humorous thought crossed the narrator's mind regarding his medical profession while the snake was coiled around his arm?
- A.He thought about prescribing medicine for the snake.
- B.He considered himself a poor, foolish, and stupid doctor with no medicines in the house for snakebite.Correct answer
- C.He wondered if snakes had a separate medical council.
- D.He planned to perform surgery on the reptile.
Solution
Even in mortal danger, the narrator maintained his signature self-deprecating humor. He painfully realized that he was just a struggling doctor who did not even possess basic medicines to save his own life from a snakebite.
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