Question

A. Write the correct stanza numbers against the summary of each stanza given below.
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you.
Stanza no.
Summary
Clotheslines are rarely seen now as new ways to dry clothes have
appeared, making it hard to know what goes on in any house.
Stanza 9
People could make out when a family member was sick by the
number of sheets and clothes spread out to dry.
The clothesline could also tell when a baby was born in a house.
Neighbours would often judge new residents on the basis of the
whiteness of the clothes on the clothesline.
• Clothes spread on a clothesline made it impossible to keep secrets.
One could tell how much the children in a house had grown from
one look at the clothesline.
Expensive and decorative fabrics hanging on the clothesline meant
that the family had guests.
The time, when neighbours would know each other through the
clothes hanging on the clothesline, is over now.
If one wanted, one could also know whether the people were at
home or away on a holiday, by a look at the clothesline.
• The duration of guests staying at someone's place was also made
clear by looking at the clothesline.​

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