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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:Oxen Meadows, it’s true, was once the subject of dispute, but now everybody knows that they are mine. There’s nothing to argue about. You see my aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of these Meadows in perpetuity to the peasants of your father’s grandfather, in return for which they were to make bricks for her.1. Who is the speaker of these lines?(i) Chubukov is the speaker of these lines.(ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.(iii) Natalya is the speaker of these lines.(iv) Lomov’s aunt is the speaker of these lines.2. To whom is the speaker speaking?(i) The speaker is speaking to Natalya.(ii) The speaker is speaking to Lomov.(iii) The speaker is speaking to ghost.(iv) The speaker is speaking to Chubukov.3. What was the 'subject of dispute?(i) The ownership of Birchwood was the subject of dispute.(ii) The ownership of Blue Meadows was the subject of dispute.(iii) The ownership of Oxen Meadows was the subject of dispute.(iv) The ownership of Burnt Marshes was the subject of dispute.4. What did the peasants do for them?(i) The peasants worked for ten years, making house for them.(ii) The peasants worked for forty years, making bricks for them.(iii) The peasants worked for twenty years, making equipments for them.(iv) The peasants worked for sixty years, making sand for them.5. What was the topic of the second argument?(i) The topic for the second argument was jewellery.(ii) The topic for the second argument was the proposal.(iii) The topic for the second argument was the land.(iv) The topic for the second argument was the dogs.

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1. (ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.

2. (i) The speaker is speaking to Natalya.

3. (iii) The ownership of Oxen Meadows was the subject of dispute.

4. (ii) The peasants worked for forty years, making bricks for them.

5. (iv) The topic for the second argument was the dogs.



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