Seventeen Oranges - Prose
Class 9 / English
Seventeen Oranges - Prose
Question 2 of 9Book: TN-ENG-09Chapter 4
How did Pongo the policeman catch the narrator red-handed?
A
He searched his cart
B
His apron string broke and his trouser pockets were bulging with seventeen oranges
C
He saw him pick fruit
D
Clem informed him
Correct AnswerB.
His apron string broke and his trouser pockets were bulging with seventeen oranges
Explanation
The narrator's apron string broke, revealing seventeen stolen oranges concealed in his bulging pockets.