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What was Don Cesareo's hobby?
Music
Gardening
Reading
Why did the narrator often look at the Bernasconi house?
It was very beautiful.
It had a carefully kept garden.
He hoped to see someone.
What was special about the beggar's appearance?
He had old clothes of many colors.
He looked very dangerous.
He looked thin and hungry.
What did the narrator think the beggar had in his huge, dirty bag?
Things people had given him.
Clothes and a blanket.
Things that he had stolen from people.
Why did the narrator say he didn't tell the police about how the beggar died?
He thought Don Cesareo was right to push the beggar away.
Don Cesareo was his friend.
He did not want to cause problems for the old man.
Why did the narrator say he didn't speak to Don Cesareo after he killed the beggar?
He was afraid of Don Cesareo.
He felt strange knowing that he knew what Don Cesareo had done.
Don Cesareo knew that he saw what happened.
Why was Mrs Bernasconi surprised to see him after he followed the beggar into her house?
He came in without ringing the door bell.
He had not visited them for a long time.
Her daughter had just had a baby.
What did the narrator think when he saw Gustavo throwing stones?
That he should be careful or he might hurt someone.
That he should be doing something more useful.
That his parents were silly for letting him do this.
How did Don Cesareo die?
A stone hit him on the head.
He was frightened and fell.
The beggar's ghost pushed him.
Why did the narrator say he didn't tell the Bernasconi family what he thought happened to Gustavo?