(i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions)
(ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition)
(ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition)
Approach Solution - 1
(i) The doctor is a poor man. He does not have much money. His house has no electricity. It is a small rented room which has many rats. He has about sixty rupees in his suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, he also possesses one solitary black coat.
(ii) He wants to be a handsome person. So he decides to shave daily and grow a thin moustache. He also wishes to accumulate wealth.
Approach Solution -2
(i) The doctor is a poor man with little money. He lives in a small, rented room without electricity, and it has many rats. He has about sixty rupees in his suitcase, a few shirts, some dhotis, and one black coat.
(ii) He wants to look handsome, so he decides to shave every day and grow a thin moustache. He also hopes to become wealthy one day.
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2. What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?
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