CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -At first, Chubukov suspected that Lomov had come to him to borrow money because he was in his evening dress. He was not sincere when he told Lomov that he had always loved him and he was like his own son as he had decided not to give any money to Lomov.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lomov came to Chubukov’s house to ask him for the hand of his daughter Natalya in marriage. Chubukov was first suspicious and thought that Lomov had come to ask for some money. But when he came to know the real reason he was overwhelmed with joy because he believed Lomov would be a profitable match for his daughter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Lomov came to Chubukov to request him to allow him to propose to his daughter Natalya.

Detailed explanation-4: -(b) Borrowing money. Explanation: Chubukov thought that Lomov had come to borrow some money as he was in his evening attire. Ans: (b) twenty times.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lomov was a quarrelsome person. He came to Chubukov’s house to propose Natalya. But he started arguing about the meadows and insisted that those meadows belonged to him. Later he kept on proving that his dog Squeezer is better than ‘Guess’ – the dog of Chubukov’s.