CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lushkoff was the memeber of Russian Choir group due to his drunkenness behaviour he was removed. Later he started begging and started telling lies as this was the only easiest way for him to earn money and fool those who were sympathise towards his sad stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -No, Lushkoff is not a willing worker. He had lost his strength and stamina due to his habit of drinking. He was unhealthy and did not feel the slightest inclination to do any work.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. :-Lushkoff tells Sergei that he was telling lies because no one would help him if he told the truth about his drunkenness. Instead, lies helped him get both sympathy and money that he required desperately to keep himself alive.

Detailed explanation-4: -What lies did Lushkoff tell people to beg? Ans. In order to beg alms and earn sympathy, Lushkoff told different lies to people. He would claim to be a student who had been expelled or a village schoolteacher who had lost his job because of the intrigues and lies of others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. about a year. He claims that he was a school teacher who lost his job because of the attempts made by people to defame him. Lushkoff gave the reason for his telling lies that he formerly sang in a Russian choir but was fired from his job for bean alcoholic.