12th English Prose Q&A 2026
Ln 1 : Two Gentlemen of Verona
A) Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo?
Nicola was wearing an old jersey and cut-off khaki pants. Jacopo had on a short army tunic that looked loose on his thin body. Both of them had brown skin, messy hair, and dark, serious eyes.
B) What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
During the summer, under the hot sun, the boys polished shoes, sold fruits, delivered newspapers, guided tourists around the town, and ran small errands.
c) How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Usually, the boys rented bicycles to visit Poleta. But one Sunday, the narrator helped them by driving them in his car to the small village where their sister was being treated for tuberculosis.
D) Who took the author to the cubicle?
The nurse in a white uniform at the hospital in Poleta took the author to the cubicle.
E. Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking in the cubicle?
The girl was about twenty years old. She was sitting up on pillows, wearing a pretty lace jacket. Her eyes looked soft and gentle, and she resembled her brothers.
F. Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless?
The siblings went through terrible suffering. They faced near starvation and the freezing winter. For many months, they survived in a small shelter they built themselves among the ruins.
G. The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why?
The narrator learned the boy’s story from the nurse. He respected their decision to keep it private. Their sacrifice and love deeply moved him, so when the boys returned to go back to the city, he stayed silent and did not reveal what he knew.
Paragraph Questions (Slow Learners)
Two Gentlemen of Verona
TITLE : Two Gentlemen of Verona
AUTHOR : A.J.Cronin
Theme : Determination and perseverance can turn the circumstances in our favor.
- Nicola and Jacopo were brothers living in Verona, a small village in Italy
- Their father was killed in war.
- Their sister Lucia was suffering from tuberculosis.
- They did all sorts of jobs and earned money for her treatment.
- The narrator was a helpful person.
- He helped them buy fruits and drop in their village.
- The boys did not want anybody’s sympathy and charity.
- They remained determined.
- So the narrator called them ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
Moral : Where there is will, there is way.
