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Why does the author describe garbage as 'gold' for the ragpickers?
Why does the author describe garbage as 'gold' for the ragpickers?
- Because they are forced to view garbage positively due to their circumstances
- Because they sell the items they find for a high price
- Because they believe that garbage has intrinsic value
- Because they appreciate the value in discarded items that others do not see (correct)
How do ragpickers view the items they collect from the garbage?
How do ragpickers view the items they collect from the garbage?
- As valuable possessions to keep for themselves
- As items of no value, collected out of necessity
- As items with hidden potential to be resold or repurposed (correct)
- As worthless objects to be disposed of immediately
What does the author imply by stating 'Garbage to them is gold'?
What does the author imply by stating 'Garbage to them is gold'?
- Ragpickers consider garbage as valuable as gold
- Ragpickers see garbage as a source of wealth (correct)
- Ragpickers prefer collecting gold over garbage
- Ragpickers have a tendency to hoard garbage like gold coins
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