CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -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. He agrees to chop wood for Sergei not because of his pride and shame and he had been trapped by his own words.

Detailed explanation-2: -No, Lushkoff is not a willing worker. He only agrees to chop wood for Sergei because he was caught in his lies and trapped by his own words. Thus out of pride and shame he agrees to chop the wood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lushkoff has become a beggar by choice. Formerly he had sung in a Russian choir but due to drunkenness he was sent away. After that he resorted to begging as it was the easiest way for him to earn money and fool those who would be sympathetic towards his sad stories.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was removed due to his drinking habits. The question has been asked from the story The beggar. He was a beggar who used to earn money through sympathy and was not very interested to do any work. Because of his inebriated behaviour, he was kicked out of a choir.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the beginning of the story ‘The Beggar’, Lushkoff is shown as an alcoholic who begged for alms. Even when he was offered work by Sergei, he wasn’t much interested in working and wasted his time. It was Olga’s compassion that changed Lushkoff into a better man.