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Read these lines: "Wolf! Wolf's cub! Go away!" shouted the priest, waving a sprig of the sacred tulsi plant. "Again? Last time it was because I was a man. This time it is because I am a wolf. Let us go, Akela." What is the point of the boy's reply?
AEach side wants him to lead them in turn
BEach side drives him out for being the other
CThe villagers are kinder than the wolves
DHe has broken the same law in both places
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Each side drives him out for being the other
1. 1. The word again tells the reader this has happened to him before.
2. 2. The first time he was driven out for being a man, which was the charge made among the wolves.
3. 3. This time he is driven out for being a wolf, which is the charge made among people.
4. 4. The same two names are used against him in opposite directions, so neither side will keep him.
5. 5. Option A gives him a welcome from both, which reverses the scene.
6. 6. Option D suggests one shared law, but the two charges contradict each other.
_Source: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894)_
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