Question

6 the american comes to with a start. in india, milk in a bowl means only one thing - bait for a snake. he realizes there must be a cobra in the room. he looks up at the rafters - the likeliest place - but they are bare. three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. there is only one place left - under the table. what 2 things do you learn from the highlighted text? snakes like to be warm. there is a cobra in the rafters. snakes like milk. there is a cobra in the corner. there is a cobra under the table.

Explanation:

The text mentions that there must be a cobra in the room (implied as a likely place - the rafters) and that in India, milk in a bowl is bait for a snake (suggesting snakes like to be warm as they might be drawn to the situation).

Answer:

Snakes like to be warm. There is a cobra in the rafters.