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1. 1.

   What kind of injustice do you think has been done?

2. 2.

   How do you think the Professor will react to the post?

3. 3.

   The word mysterious here means

   1. strange
   2. unreasonable
   3. not applicable
4. 4.

   State whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Also, correct the false statements.

   1. Kolya was the nickname of Nicolai Yvgrafovitch Almasov's wife.
   2. Vera helped Kolya to keep his spirits high.
   3. The Professor was sure that there was a clump of bushes over the spot.
   4. The pownbroker offered Vera three roubles for the diamond in her ring.
   5. Almasov tried to send Vera back to home as she was not interested in accompanying him.
   6. Lilac became Vera's favourite flower.
5. 5.

   'Without his wife, he would never have found enough energy and would have given up.' How did Kolya's wife, Vera, prove this statement true?

6. 6.

   Pick a sentence from the story that shows that Vera was blessed with 'presence of mind'.