The Beggar – Question Answers
(A) Short Answer Type Questions
1. For how many days have the poor hungry man had nothing to eat?
The poor hungry man had nothing to eat for three days.
2. How did he lose his eight-year-old job as a schoolteacher?
He lost his job because he was accused of stealing chalk and pencils, though he was innocent.
3. Describe the beggar as Sergei, the advocate, first met him.
When Sergei first met him, the beggar looked ragged, dirty, weak and drunk, wearing torn clothes and speaking in a pitiful voice.
4. What made the mendicant ask money from Sergei?
Hunger and poverty forced the mendicant to ask money from Sergei.
5. How did Sergei recognize that he had met the man the day before the previous day?
Sergei recognized him because the beggar had told a different story earlier, claiming to be a student instead of a teacher.
6. What did the man admit, laying his hand on his heart?
He admitted that he was lying and cheating people to get money.
7. Who was Sergei’s cook? Why did Sergei call her out of the kitchen?
Sergei’s cook was Olga. He called her to expose the beggar’s lies.
8. Sergei accepted the chopping of wood because he was hungry and wanted work. Is this so? If not, then why?
No, this is not so. He accepted the work out of shame, not hunger.
9. Olga took the beggar into the yard. What did she do then?
She gave him an axe and ordered him to chop wood, scolding him harshly.
10. What did the pseudo-teacher do then? Describe in brief.
He chopped wood very lazily, often resting, as he was weak and unused to physical labour.
11. Why did Sergei’s anger vanish and why did he feel sorry and ashamed of himself?
His anger vanished because the beggar was willing to work. Sergei felt ashamed because he realized the man was broken and helpless.
12. From that day on he often appeared in the yard and every time work was found for him. What jobs did he do?
He did jobs like chopping wood, shovelling snow, cleaning sheds and beating carpets.
13. When the crates were moving Sergei’s furniture, why did they jeer at him?
They jeered at him because he was slow, weak and awkward at the work.
14. What was the beggar’s name? What ‘some other, cleaner employment’ was offered to him by Mr. Sergei?
The beggar’s name was Lushkoff. Sergei offered him work as a copyist.
15. Where did Sergei see the man again after two years?
Sergei saw him again at a theatre ticket office.
16. How did Lushkoff earn his living there?
He earned his living as a ticket collector at the theatre.
17. Who was it that saved the beggar?
It was Olga who saved the beggar.
18. Olga, in anger, used to call Lushkoff ‘Oh you sot’. What else did she call him?
She also called him a drunkard, good-for-nothing fellow and miserable creature.
19. Did Lushkoff cut wood at Sergei’s house himself? If not, who used to do his work?
No, he did not cut the wood himself. Olga used to do his work secretly.
20. Owing to what did a change take place in Lushkoff?
The change took place due to Olga’s kindness, sympathy and silent help, which reformed him completely.
(B) Long Answer Type Questions (about 60 words)
1. What was Sergei’s role to reform Lushkoff in the story?
Sergei played an important role in reforming Lushkoff. Instead of giving him money, he offered him work. He made him realize the value of honest labour. By giving him regular employment and later a respectable job as a copyist, Sergei helped him regain dignity and self-respect.
2. Describe the character-sketch of Olga, the cook, in brief.
Olga appears harsh and rude outwardly but is kind-hearted inside. She scolds Lushkoff, yet secretly helps him by doing his work. Her sympathy, compassion and silent sacrifice bring a complete transformation in Lushkoff’s life. She is the true reformer in the story.
3. Who was Lushkoff? How was he transformed totally?
Lushkoff was a drunkard beggar who lived by telling lies. With Sergei’s help and Olga’s kindness, he began working honestly. Her sympathy touched his heart and changed him completely. He gave up drinking and became a respectable man earning his living honestly.
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