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Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.    (1 x 3 = 3) They were selling wild strawberries. 'Don't buy', warned Luigi, our cautious driver. (a) Who were selling the strawberries? (b) To whom was Luigi speaking? (c) Why did the driver disapprove of the author and his companion buying fruit from the boys?

Answer:

  (a) The two boys-Nicola and Jacopo, were selling the strawberries. (b) Luigi was speaking to the author and his friend. (c) The boys were shabbily dressed and not leaving a good impression on Luigi. He also thought that they could get better fruit in Verona. Hence, he did not approve of the author and his friend buying fruit from the two boys.