Read the following stories and answer the questions that follow: |
Once there was a miser who sold all his possessions and, with the money, bought a great lump of gold He dug a deep hole at the edge of the garden, and there he buried his gold Once a day, thereafter, the miser went to the garden, dug up his gold, and embraced it lovingly. |
One of the miser's workmen wondered why his master spent so much time in the garden. One day, he hid behind a tree and soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure. |
That night, when the miser was fast asleep, the workman crept into the garden and stole the lump of gold. |
When the miser found that his gold was gone, he tore his hair and cried aloud in his despair. A neighbour came running to see what was the matter, and the grief-stricken miser told him what had happened. |
Then the neighbour said, "Pray stop your weeping. Go and find a stone. Place the stone in the hole and imagine that it is your lump of gold The stone will serve your purpose, for you never meant to use the gold anyway." |
"To a miser, what he has is of no more use than what he has not." |
A) He was fond of flowers.
B) He used to guard the hidden gold
C) He used to touch his gold lovingly.
D) He used to dig up a new hole daily.
Correct Answer: C
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