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I followed casually."Hello again," he said.I gave him my most appealing smile. "I want to work for you," I said."But I can’t pay you."I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had misjudged my man. I asked, "Can you feed me?""Can you cook?""I can cook," I lied again."If you can cook, then maybe I can feed you."He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’thelp laughing. (The Thief’s Story)Even though Hari Singh followed Anil casually, it was a/an …………………A. careless action.B. staged move.C. unusual decision.D. bold step.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The correct answer is (B) staged move.

In the story The Thief's Story,

• Hari Singh is deceitful to Anil from the beginning.
• She tells him that she knows how to cook when in fact she doesn't.
• Her smiling in the most appealing way and following Anil casually was all a calculated and a staged move.