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In pursuit of his ambition he worked hard. We had to give him credit for that. He borrowed training manuals and stayed up late at nights reading them.       (a) Who is 'he' in the above extract? (b) For which reason 'he' borrowed training manuals and other reading materials? (c) What was his ambition?

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                (a) Here 'he' refers to 'Private Quelch', an army cadet. (b) Private Quelch was in the habit of showing off his knowledge to others. He always interrupts and point out things during ongoing lectures. In order to show off his intelligence and to enhance his knowledge, he used to read manuals and other training materials. (c) His ambition was to acquire a stripe and to get a commission and he really worked hard in pursuit of his ambition.