27. Read the passage given below and answer the following
questions:
The country Shining was g...
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27. Read the passage given below and answer the following
questions:
The country Shining was governed by a despotic leader who
though a warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from
anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused
him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was
given strict orders to immediately put to death all aged people.
Those were barbarous days, and the custom of abandoning old
people to die was not uncommon.
The poor farmer loved his aged mother with tender reverence, an
the order filled his heart with sorrow. But no one ever thought
twice about obeying the mandate of the governor, so with many
deep and hopeless sighs, the youth prepared for what at that tim
was considered the kindest mode of death,
b.
Who governed Shining?
What was the cowardly act of the governor?
Did the people obey the governor's order?
What proclamation did the governor send out?
d.
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