Question

"we do many things, sir," nicola answered seriously. he glanced at us hopefully." i. what does the speaker mean by "we do many things, sir, ? ii. whom is he addressing to ? iii.why was nicola serious ? iv. find the synonym of ├втВм╦Ьlooked'.

Answer 1

I. It means they do many jobs such as selling fruit, shining shoes, running errands, hawking newspapers, guiding tourists to different places in Verona, etc. They did all these jobs to earn money for their sick sister.

II.He is addressing to the narrator, A.J. Cronin.

III.He was serious because he was focused on earning more money for his sick sister. He was a serious boy by nature.

IV. The synonym for the word ‘looked’ is ‘glanced’.

Answer 2

1 The speaker meant that Nicola and Jacoppo do many jobs like selling fruits , ran errans, etc for living

2 the Nicola is addressing the narrator

3 Nicola was serious because their secret was find out by narrator

4 The synonym of looked is glanced inthe line