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Question
Based on your reading of the poem, answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
- 'I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act' -The poet is referring to
Options
the snake going into the dreadful hole
the accursed modern education
the act of throwing a log of wood at the snake
the act of killing the snake
Solution
the act of throwing a log of wood at the snake
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