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Question
What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
Solution
The boys hated the Germans who had destroyed their town and killed their father. So, they joined the resistance movement against the Germans.
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neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
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