10th Class English The Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth Question Bank 10th CBSE English The Frog and the Nightingale by Vikram Seth

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    Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.                         (1 x 3 = 3) Once upon a time a frog Croaked away in Bingle Bog. Every night from dusk to dawn He croaked awn and awn and awn. Other creatures loathed his voice, But, alas, they had no choice. (a) What does 'Bingle Bog' refers to? (b) What does the phrase 'dusk to dawn' mean? (c) The other creatures had no choice. Why?

    Answer:

      (a) 'Bingle Bog' refers to a marshy land where the frog and the other creatures live. (b) It means that the frog sang from 'evening to morning'. (c) They had no choice because the frog would not stop singing.


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