CLASS 9
THE BEGGAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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dancing
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singing
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teaching
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. Lushkoff has become a beggar not by choice but by circumstance. He was a singer in a Russian choir but was sent away for his drunkenness. Alcoholism had made him weak and he could not toil, so he took to begging for survival.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. Lushkoff was a middle aged poor man. He belonged to the Russian choir but was sacked from his job due to his drinking habits. To get some money he pretended to be a school teacher who had lost his job due to Page 2 conspiracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lushkoff was given the job of chopping wood by Sergei. He agreed to do it as he had lied that he had to beg as he did not have a job.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Lushkoff gave the reason for his telling lies that he formerly sang in a Russian choir but was fired from his job for being an alcoholic. So, he had to tell lies.
Detailed explanation-5: -A beggar is a man named Lushkoff. He is weak, malnourished and alcoholic. He lost his job due to alcohol abuse only. He met an advocate Sergei who offered him work.