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Question
Jacopo asked the narrator to drive them to Poleta Why was Nicola uncomfortable with it?
Options
Did not want a stranger to become involved with their plans.
Preferred going to Poleta by train so that he could enjoy the scenery.
Did not want to ask anyone for favours.
Preferred avoiding help from someone he did not know well.
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Solution
Did not want to ask anyone for favours.
Explanation:
Nicola objects, saying, “We could not think of troubling you, sir,” and looks vexed at Jacopo, showing he was reluctant to impose or ask for help.
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