Match List I with List II:
| List I: Story | List II: Author |
|---|---|
| A. 'The Lion's Skin' | I. Washington Irving |
| B. 'The Man Who Liked Dickens' | II. W. Somerset Maugham |
| C. 'Rip Van Winkle' | III. Stephen Crane |
| D. 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky' | IV. Evelyn Waugh |
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Correct answer: C. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
Explanation
Maugham's story (Creatures of Circumstance, 1947); Waugh's story (1933), later the ending of A Handful of Dust; Irving (The Sketch Book, 1819); Crane (1898).
Note: Options 2 and 4 are misprinted in the source (numbers repeated); normalised here.
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