Passage:: He saw nothing, he had no knife or sharpinstrument, the grating of the window was of iron and he had too often assured himself of its solidity. His furniture consisted ofabed, a chair, a table, a pail, anda jug. The bed hadiron clamps, but they were screwed to the wall and it would have required a screwdriver to take them off, Dantes had but one resource which was to break the jug and with one of the sharp fragments attack the wall. He left the jug fall on the floor and it broke in pieces. He concealed two or three of the sharpestfragments in his bed, leaving the reston the floor. The breaking of the jug was too natural an accident to excite suspicion, and next morning galore went grumblingly to fetch another, without giving himself the trouble to remove the fragments. Dantes heard joyfully the key gratein the lock asguard departed. (Q-3): The guard left the fragments because he-

A did not notice them

B wished to punish Dantes

C was too lazy to bother

D wanted Dantes to Clear them up

Solution

Correct Answer: Option C

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