Q) Why didn't Luigi the driver approve of the two boys?
Answer: The driver didn't approve the narrator's decision to buy wild strawberries from the two boys because they were untidy and poorly dressed. Moreover they would get better strawberries in the city of Verona.
Q) Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys?
Answer: The narrator and his companion were impressed by the earnest appeal in the dark eyes of Nicola and Jacopo.
Q) Why was the author surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoe-shine boys?
Answer: The author was surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoe-shine boys, the previous day when he met them he thought they were fruit sellers.
Q) How were the boys useful to the author?
Answer: Nicola and Jacopo were extremely useful to the author. They were ready to buy him a pack of American cigarettes,book seats for the opera or find him the name of a good restaurant. They also helped the author as a tourist guide.
Q) Why were the boys in the square at night? What character traits are manifested?
Answer: Nicola and Jacopo were in that deserted square at night because they were waiting to sell the unsold newspaper to the passengers returning from Padua.
The characters traits exhibited through this act are that the boys were diligent, determined and honest.
Q) What do you learn from "We are not complaining Sir"?
Answer: The two brothers Nicola and Jacopo were sincerely and honestly working hard to earn sufficient money for the medical expenses of their ailing sister, Lucia who was suffering from tuberculosis of spine. Since they were determined and diligent,they did not expect sympathy or help from anyone. They had no grievance about their I'll fate. So the boys replied rather humbly.
Q) Why didn't the boys disclose their problems?
Answer: The brothers, Nicola and Jacopo did not expect sympathy or help from anybody. They were brave enough to struggle against all odds, in order to fulfil their purpose of accumulating money for their sister Lucia's medical expenses. They proved to be quite matured and so they were evasive their plans.
Q) Justify the title ' Two gentlemen of Verona' .
Answer: The two brothers Nicola and Jacopo braved the obstacles of life with utmost sincerity, diligence and honesty. They were rather precocious. These are true qualities of a gentleman. So the title is justified.
The characters traits exhibited through this act are that the boys were diligent, determined and honest.