Question

3. One of them, of course, was sure to be missing.
a. Who is meant by them' here?
b. Where were they assembled and why?
c. What happened upon the discovery that one of them' was missing?
4. This would send my uncle rushing impetuously down to the gate, where he would recollect that he had
with him neither his bag nor his umbrella.
a. What sent the uncle 'rushing'?
b. What happened to the bag and the umbrella?
What was the
consequence of all this rush?
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Answer 1

the "them" meant here is the people gathered

Answer 2

3 a.ans =them refers to uncle podeger's children here