NCERT Solutions Class 9 English (Moments)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 9 English (Moments) Chapter – 10 The Beggar has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 10 (The Beggar)
Think about it
1. Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
Answer – Lushkoff became a beggar by circumstance. Formerly, he sang in a Russian choir, but was sent away for drunkenness. This led him to beg.
2. What reasons does he give Sergei for telling lies?
Answer – Lushkoff said that since he was fired for being an alcoholic, he had to tell lies. And, if he told the truth no one would give him anything.
3. Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
Answer – No, Lushkoff is not a willing worker. He is physically weak. He can do nothing except begging. But he is trapped in his own words said to Sergei. He has to agree to chop wood for Sergei to save his face.
4. Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
Answer – When Sergei shifted to another house, he hired Lushkoff to help in packing and hauling of the furniture. He paid him and remarked that he was happy he had learnt to earn through work. But Sergei was not right in his assessment. Lushkoff was still an idle person. In fact, he was too weak to do any work.
5. Lushkoff is earning thirty-five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
Answer – Lushkoff was obliged to Sergei because if he had not come to Sergei, then he might still have been calling himself a teacher or a student. He would have been begging. By listening to Sergei, he had changed his ways. He was a notary and earned thirty five roubles a month.
6. During their conversation, Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
Answer – Sergei took Lushkoff to his home and gave him the task of chopping wood. He asked Olga, his cook, to take Lushkoff to the wood shed and to let him chop wood.
When Lushkoff becomes a notary and accidentally meets Sergei, he tells him that all that while, Olga was the one who chopped wood. She felt pity for Lushkoff and did the chopping herself instead of letting Lushkoff do it.
Lushkoff says that her kindness changed him to be a better person and to earn his living.
