CLASS 9
THE BEGGAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He was defamed by his employer
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He did not want to work that is why took to beg
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He sang in Russian choir and was sent away for drunkenness
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. Lushkoff pleads to Sergei to have pity on him. He says that he has not eaten anything for three days and does not have five copecks for lodging. He further tells Sergei that he had been a village school teacher for eight years and had lost his job due to scheming and lies.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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: -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. He could not get along without lying as no one would give him anything if he told the truth.