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Mention three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
Solution
The author’s grandmother “accepted her seclusion with resignation”. She spent her days of loneliness by engaging herself in the wheel-spinning activity, reciting prayers, and feeding the sparrows.
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