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Answer : In the short story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ by A.J. Cronin, the nurse told the narrator that Nicola and Jacopo came from a well-off family. Their home and family were destroyed in the war. They had suffered starvation and loneliness as a result of the war.
What secret about the brothers does the nurse tell the narrator?
What secret about the brother does the nurse tell about the narrator? OR What was the touching story told by the nurse? Ans. The nurse told the narrator about the heart-rending story of the boys.
What information did the narrator collect from the nurse about Lucia?
The nurse told the author that Lucia is suffering from tuberculosis. She is single sister of those boys. Her father was a well known singer and had been killed early on in the war .
What did the narrator learn about from the nurse in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
What does the narrator learn from Lucia’s nurse? Answer: The narrator came to know from the nurse that they were orphans except for having their sister – Lucia. He also learnt the truth that the boys had lived a cultured life before being orphaned as their father, a widower, was a well-known singer at La Scala.
What was Nicola and Jacopo’s father?
1) Nicola and Jacopo’s Father was a widower and a famous singer. He was the only person who earned for a living but he was killed by the Early part of the war. 2) Lucia was suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. Her brothers helped her by admitting her in a hospital in Poleta.
In what different ways were the boys useful for the narrator?
The boys were useful in many ways. They took the narrator and his companion around Verona. They got for them American cigarettes, opera tickets, and acted as their tourist guides. They not only took them around a beautiful place but also gave them useful information as to which restaurants served good pasta.
What were these two gentlemen selling outskirts of the town *?
They shined shoes, sold fruit, distributed newspapers, conducted tourists round the town, and ran errands for money. They did not spend much on clothes and food.
What Favour did Jacopo ask the narrator?
The Younger brother, Jacopo, asked the Narrator if he could send the two boys in his car to Poleta. He asked this because he thought the narrator was very kind.
What message is conveyed through the story Two Gentlemen of Verona in 150 words?
Answer: The message that we get from ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ is one should face one’s adversities with courage and determination. It also teaches us that behind soiled faces and torn clothes lies souls that are pure, full of love and self-sacrifice.