Answer
the following questions briefly.
(a)
Why didn't Luigi, the driver, approve of the two boys?
(b)
Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys?
(c) Why was the author surprised to see
Nicola and Jacopo working as shoeshine boys?
(d)
How were the boys useful to the author?
(e) Why were the boys in the deserted
square at night? What character traits do they exhibit?
(f) The narrator asks the boys, "Must
you work so hard? You both look rather tired."
The
boys reply, "We are not complaining, sir." What do you
learn about the boys from their reply?
(g) When the narrator asks the boys about
their plans, they are evasive. Why don't they disclose their
problems?
Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) Why didn't Luigi, the driver, approve of the two boys?
(b) Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys?
(c) Why was the author surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoeshine boys?
(d) How were the boys useful to the author?
(e) Why were the boys in the deserted square at night? What character traits do they exhibit?
(f) The narrator asks the boys, "Must you work so hard? You both look rather tired."
The boys reply, "We are not complaining, sir." What do you learn about the boys from their reply?
(g) When the narrator asks the boys about their plans, they are evasive. Why don't they disclose their problems?
(a) Luigi judged the two boys by their
appearance. He did not approve of the two boys because they were
shabbily dressed and he thought that they might sell bad fruit.
(b) The narrator and his companion were
surprised that the boys were doing so many things at such a young
age. Under the hot sun they sold fruits, newspapers, ran errands and
were tourist guides as well. They did any odd job that they were
asked to do. Their willingness to do any kind of work impressed the
narrator and his companion.
(c) The narrator was surprised to see
Nicola and Jacopo shining shoes because he thought that selling
fruits was their only occupancy.
(d) The boys did everything the narrator
and his companion asked them to do: they showed them around the city,
bought tickets for the opera for them, told them about good
restaurants and ran all their errands.
(e) The boys were waiting for the last bus
from Poleta so that they could sell all their papers. This explains
the fact that the two boys were very hardworking and dedicated.
(f) The boys were very focused and
committed. Their only motive was to pay for their sister’s
treatment. They did not care for their comfort but tirelessly worked
hard to earn money.
(g) The boys probably were not comfortable
discussing their problems with strangers. They didn’t want.
They would rather work hard and earn money than have anybody feel
sorry for them and help them.
(a) Luigi judged the two boys by their appearance. He did not approve of the two boys because they were shabbily dressed and he thought that they might sell bad fruit.
(b) The narrator and his companion were surprised that the boys were doing so many things at such a young age. Under the hot sun they sold fruits, newspapers, ran errands and were tourist guides as well. They did any odd job that they were asked to do. Their willingness to do any kind of work impressed the narrator and his companion.
(c) The narrator was surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo shining shoes because he thought that selling fruits was their only occupancy.
(d) The boys did everything the narrator and his companion asked them to do: they showed them around the city, bought tickets for the opera for them, told them about good restaurants and ran all their errands.
(e) The boys were waiting for the last bus from Poleta so that they could sell all their papers. This explains the fact that the two boys were very hardworking and dedicated.
(f) The boys were very focused and committed. Their only motive was to pay for their sister’s treatment. They did not care for their comfort but tirelessly worked hard to earn money.
(g) The boys probably were not comfortable discussing their problems with strangers. They didn’t want. They would rather work hard and earn money than have anybody feel sorry for them and help them.
