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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for A Question of Trust (Chapter 4, CBSE Class 10 English) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the A Question of Trust textbook chapter.

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What these solutions cover

All 8 questions in A Question of Trust are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Read and Find Out

  1. What does Horace Danby like to collect?
  2. Why does he steal every year?
  3. Who is speaking to Horace Danby?
  4. Who is the real culprit in the story?

Think about it

  1. Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?
  2. What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn't Horace suspect that something is wrong?
  3. "Horace Danby was good and respectable — but not completely honest". Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can't he be categorised as a typical thief?
  4. Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
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Read the A Question of Trust textbook chapter / PDF, or browse all CBSE Class 10 English solutions.

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