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CHAPTER01TWOGENTLEMENOFVERONAPAGE03Question1:

Whatarethequalitiesofa"gentleman"?Workwithyourpartnerandcompletethefollowingwebchartbylistingthequalitiesofagentleman.

Answer:

Question2:

Basedonyourdiscussionabove,whatdoyouthinkthestoryisabout?

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________________________________________________Answer:Thestorycouldbeaboutwhethertheprotagonistsaretrulygentlemanlyornot,basedonthequalitieslistedabove.

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Question4(1):Thedriverdidnotapproveofthenarratorbuyingfruitfromthetwoboysbecause(a)theboyswereuntidyandpoorlydressed(b)thestrawberrieswerenotfresh(c)theywereaskingforaheavyprice(d)thedriverdidnotapproveofsmallboyswhoworkedAnswer:

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(a)theboyswereuntidyandpoorlydressed

Question4(2):Thenarratorwasmostimpressedbytheboys'(a)desiretoearnmoney(b)willingnesstowork(c)abilitytoperformmanytasks(d)senseoffun

Answer:(b)willingnesstowork

Question4(3):NicolawasnotpleasedwhenJacopoaskedthenarratortodrivethemtoPoletaashe(a)didnotwantastrangertobecomeinvolvedwiththeirplans(b)preferredgoingtoPoletabytrainsothathecouldenjoythescenery(c)didnotwanttoaskanyoneforfavours(d)didnotwanttotakehelpfromsomeonehedidnotknowwellAnswer:(a)didnotwantastrangertobecomeinvolvedwiththeirplans

Question4(4):ThenarratordidnotgoinsideLucia'sroomas(a)hedidnotwanttointrudeintotheirprivacy(b)hethoughtthattheboyswouldobject(c)Luciawouldnotwelcomeastranger(d)theboyswouldfeelhewasspyingonthemAnswer:(a)hedidnotwanttointrudeintotheirprivacy

Question4(5):TheboyswerethefirsttojointheresistancemovementagainsttheGermansbecause(a)theGermanshadhurttheirsister(b)theGermansruledthecity(c)theGermanshadruinedtheirfamily(d)theGermanshaddestroyedtheirhomeAnswer:(c)theGermanshadruinedtheirfamily

Question4(6):Theauthordidnotspeaktotheboysontheirreturnjourneybecause(a)hethoughttheboyswouldprefertokeeptheirsecret(b)hethoughttheboyswereashamedoftheirsister'scondition(c)hethoughttheywouldn'ttellhimthetruth(d)hethoughttheboysmightaskhimformoneyfortheirsisterAnswer:(a)hethoughttheboyswouldprefertokeeptheirsecret

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Question5(a):"Wedomanythings,sir,"Nicolaansweredseriously.Heglancedatushopefully.Answer:Thenarratorwassurprisedtoseetheboysshiningshoesbecausehethoughtthattheysoldfruitsforaliving.However,whenhequestionedtheboysregardingthis,Nicolasaidthattheyalsodidalotofotherthingsforaliving.Theboyshopedthatthenarratorwouldaskfortheirservicesandinreturnwouldearnsomegoodmoney.

Question5(b):Hecoloureddeeplyunderhissunburn,thengrewpale

Answer:Thenarratorwasastonishedtoseethatboysworkedharddayandnightandyetlivedmeagerly.Hewantedtoknowwhattheboysdidwiththemoneytheyearned.WhenhequestionedNicola,heappeareduncomfortable.Perhapstheboyswerenotusedtoanybodyquestioningthemregardingtheirearnings,andthenarratorsquestionembarrassedthem.

Question5(c):Hesmileduncomfortably."Justplans,sir,"heansweredinalowvoice.

Answer:WhenthenarratorsuggestedthattheboysweresavingtoemigratetotheStates.Nicolarespondedthathowmuchevertheywishedtodothat,currentlytheyhadotherplans,whichhewasunwillingtoanduncomfortablesharingwiththenarrator.

Question5(d):Yetinboththeseboyishfacestherewasaseriousnesswhichwasfarbeyondtheiryears.

Answer:Althoughtheboysweresmallandinnocent,therewasamaturityintheirdemeanour,whichwasunbelievableattheirage.

Question6(a):Whydidn'tLuigi,thedriver,approveofthetwoboys?Answer:Luigijudgedthetwoboysbytheirappearance.Hedidnotapproveofthetwoboysbecausetheywereshabbilydressedandhethoughtthattheymightsellbadfruit

Question6(b):Whywerethenarratorandhiscompanionimpressedbythetwoboys?Answer:Thenarratorandhiscompanionweresurprisedthattheboysweredoingsomanythingsatsuchayoungage.Underthehotsuntheysoldfruits,newspapers,ranerrandsandweretouristguidesaswell.Theydidanyoddjobthattheywereaskedtodo.Theirwillingnesstodoanykindofworkimpressedthenarratorandhiscompanion.

Question6(c):WhywastheauthorsurprisedtoseeNicolaandJacopoworkingasshoeshineboys?

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Answer:ThenarratorwassurprisedtoseeNicolaandJacoposhiningshoesbecausehethoughtthatsellingfruitswastheironlyoccupancy.

Question6(d):Howweretheboysusefultotheauthor?Answer:Theboysdideverythingthenarratorandhiscompanionaskedthemtodo:theyshowedthemaroundthecity,boughtticketsfortheoperaforthem,toldthemaboutgoodrestaurantsandranalltheirerrands.

Question6(e):Whyweretheboysinthedesertedsquareatnight?Whatcharactertraitsdotheyexhibit?Answer:TheboyswerewaitingforthelastbusfromPaudasothattheycouldsellalltheirpapers.Thisexplainsthefactthatthetwoboyswereveryhardworkinganddedicate

Question6(f):Thenarratoraskstheboys,"Mustyouworksohard?Youbothlookrathertired."Theboysreply,"Wearenotcomplaining,sir."Whatdoyoulearnabouttheboysfromtheirreply?Answer:Theboyswereveryfocusedandcommitted.Theironlymotivewastopayfortheirsisterstreatment.Theydidnotcarefortheircomfortbuttirelesslyworkedhardtoearnmoney.

Question6(g):Whenthenarratoraskstheboysabouttheirplans,theyareevasive.Whydon'ttheydisclosetheirproblems?Answer:Thetwoboysdidnotwantthenarratortoknowoftheirproblemsbecausetheywerestrongandcourageouskidsinthefaceofadversitywhodidnotwantastrangertosympathisewiththem.Theywereconfidentkidswhowouldratherworkhardandearninordertofindsolutionsofthesameontheirown

Question7(a):Appearancesaredeceptive.Discusswithreferencetothetwoboys.Answer:ThenarrativebeganwithdescriptionoftheshabbyappearanceofthetwoboysNicolaandJacopo.Inspiteoftheirappearance,thenarratorboughtfruitfromthem.Inthefollowingdays,thenarratordiscoveredthattheboysdidalotofotherthingsapartfromsellingfruit:theysoldnewspapers,theywereshoeshineboys,touristguidesandranerrands.AllthismadethenarratorthinkthattheboyswereworkingsohardtosavemoneytoemigratetoAmerica.However,itisrevealedduringthecourseofthestorythattheironlymotivewastobeabletopayfortheirsisterstreatment.Warhaddestroyedmostoftheirfamilyandyetithadnotfilledthemwithdespair.Theboyswereworkingdayandnighttosavewhateverwasleft.Behindtheirshabbyappearanceswerehiddentwonoblesoulswhosededicationandselflessnesspromises

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anewhopeformankind.

Question7(b):DoyouthinktheboyslookedafterLuciawillingly?Givereasonsforyouranswer.Answer:Theboyslovedtheirsister.Shewastheonlyfamilyleftafterthewarwasover.Whentheyrealizedthattheirsisterhadtuberculosisofthespine,theygotheradmittedtoahospital.Theyworkedharddayandnighttopayforhertreatment.TheyvisitedtheirsistereverySundayinthehospital.Theycouldhaveemigratedtothestatesbuttheychosetostaybackandlookaftertheirsister.Theydidntwanttoloseher.

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Question9:TwoGentlemenofVeronaiswritteninthefirstperson.Astorywritteninthefirstpersonisafirsthandaccountofeventstoldornarratedthroughtheeyesofasinglecharacter,typicallythemaincharacter.Storieswritteninthefirstpersonareeasilyidentifiedbytheuseofthepronoun'I'ratherthan'heorshe'.

Thereaderwillseephrasessuchas"Isaid,Ithought,"ratherthan"hesaid,shethought."Everythingisexperiencedthroughtheeyesofasinglecharacter,andallthoughtsandobservationsarelimitedtothatoneperson.Therecanbenooutsideobserver.Ifthenarratordoesnotseeorexperienceaneventfirsthand,itcannotbeapartofthestory.Allscenesinthestoryarefilteredthroughthisperson'suniqueperception.

Thethirdpersonisanarrativemodeinwhichboththereaderandauthorobservethesituationeitherthroughthesensesandthoughtsofmorethanonecharacter,orthroughanoverarchinggodlikeperspectivethatseesandknowseverythingthathappensandeverythingthecharactersarethinking.Inthismodeofnarration,thenarratorcantellthereaderthingsthatthemaincharacterdoesnotknow,orthingsthatnoneofthecharactersknow.

Answer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,onesamplesolutionhasbeenprovidedforyourreference.

Thedriverwaitedoutsideuntiltheboysrejoinedhim,andthendrovethembacktothecity.Theysatbesidehim,notspeaking.Thedriverdidnotsayaword.Hethoughttheboyswouldprefertofeelthattheyhadsafelykepttheirsecret.Yettheirdevotionhadtouchedhimdeeply.Warhadnotbrokentheirspirit.Theirselflessactionbroughtanewnobilitytohumanlife,gavepromiseofagreaterhopeforhumansociety.

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Question10(a:Theloveanddevotion,andthefamilyvaluesNicolaandJacopodisplay.Answer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointersfordiscussionhavebeenprovidedforyour

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reference.TheirlivesbeforethewarSmallfamily:father,twobrothersandasisterHowwardevastatedtheirlives.Inspiteofcontrarycircumstances,howtheyaredriventogetbacktotheirfamily.

Question10(b:TheirprideinthemselvesandtheirfamilyAnswer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointersfordiscussionhavebeenprovidedforyourreference.Theboysnevercomplainoftheircircumstancesandthehardshipstheyface.Theydontwanttorevealaswhytheyareworkingdayandnight.TheydontdisclosetheirreasonforgoingtoPoleta.

Question10(c:ThetrusttheyplaceinthenarratorAnswer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointersfordiscussionhavebeenprovidedforyourreference.Howtheboysareusefultothenarratorandhiscompanion.JacoporequeststhenarratortosendthemtoPoletaintheircarwhichtheymightnothaveaskedanybody.Afterinitialdisagreementbetweenthebrothersandreassurancefromthenarratortheyagreetogowithhim.Theyareverycomfortableandtrusthimcompletely.

Question10(d:Thereasonthenarratordoesnotdisclosetothemthatheknowstheirsecret.Answer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointersfordiscussionhavebeenprovidedforyourreference.

NicolainitiallyisnotcomfortablewiththenarratordrivingthemtoPoleta.

Aftersomethinkingtheyagree.

Themomenttheyreachtheirdestinationtheyjumpoutofthecaranddonotaskthenarratortocomewiththem.Ontheotherhand,theysuggesthimtospendtimeatacafinthevillage.

Thenarratorunderstandstheirreluctancetosharetheirpurposeofvisitwithhimand,therefore,doesnotdisclosetothemthatheknowstheirsecret.

Question11:

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Asthenarrator,writeanarticleonthelessonoflove,faithandtrustthatyouhavelearntfromthetwoyoungboysofVerona.Answer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointershavebeenprovidedforyourreference.

Thenarratorsinitialimpressionofthetwoboys.

Theirwillingnesstodoanykindofjob.

Theirbehaviourandinnocence.

Thematuritytheydisplay.

Theirusefulnesstothenarrator

Thereasonbehindtheirhardwork

Warhadnotdestroyedtheirspiritbutfilledthemwithanewenergy

Theysettobuildwhatwasleftafterthewar

Lovefortheirsister.

Theirregularweeklyvisitstomeettheirsister.

Theirmakingsurethattheyregularlypayforhertreatment.

Theirdedication,sacrifice,selflessness.

Question12:Afterherbrothers'visit,Luciawritesapageinherdiaryaboutherpastlifeandherpresentsituation.AsLuciawritethediaryentryinabout150words.Answer:Note:Thisquestionistobeansweredonthebasisofyourownunderstanding,experienceandthoughts.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoupreparethesolutiononyourown.However,somepointershavebeenprovidedforyourreference.

Thewarhaddestroyedmyhome.

Wealmostdiedofstarvationandextremecold.

MybrothershatedtheGermans.Theyjoinedtheresistancemovement.

Afterthewarwasover,theycamebacktomebutunfortunatelyIwasafflictedwithtuberculosisofspine.

Theyadmittedmeinahospital.

Theycomeheretomeetmeeveryweek

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Ilookforwardtotheirvisit.

Theyareworkingveryhardtopayformytreatment.

Todaytheycameinacarunlikeothertimeswhentheycycle30kmsjusttomeetme.

Theytoldmeaboutthisgentlemanwhoespeciallydrovethemhere.

TheyhadshownhimVerona.Theyransmallerrandsforhim.

IprayIfeelbetterandbeabletowalkandsingagain.

Iamgratefulforsuchlovelybrothers