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 ‘looked'.

Answer 1

I) The speaker said that he does many jobs such as buying tickets for opera, getting American cigarettes for tourists.

II) The speaker is referring to the narrator.

III) Nicola was serous as he thought that the narrator underestimated his skills for his age.

IV) The synonym of looked is glanced.

Answer 2

i) The speaker does several works for survival/ livelihood.

ii) The Narrator.

iii) Nicola doesn‟t want to share his personal life with any stranger.

iv) Glance.