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  NCERT English Class 9th – The Beggar Detailed Summary Introduction The Beggar is a famous story written by Anton Chekhov. The story tells us how kindness, sympathy, and honest work can completely change a person’s life. Detailed Summary The story begins when a lawyer named Sergei meets a poor beggar outside his house. The beggar is wearing torn clothes and looks weak and hungry. He asks Sergei for money and says that he was once a school teacher who lost his job because of false accusations. While listening to him, Sergei suddenly remembers seeing the same man earlier in the street. At that time, the beggar had claimed that he was a university student who had been expelled from college. Sergei realizes that the man is lying. Sergei becomes angry and scolds him for cheating people through lies. He tells him that begging dishonestly is shameful. Feeling ashamed, the beggar finally tells the truth. His name is Lushkoff . He says that he used to sing in a Russian choir, but he los...
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NCERT English Class 9th – The Beggar Exercise Question Answers (Simple Words)

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Thinking about the Text

1. Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

Lushkoff became a beggar because of his bad habit of drinking alcohol. He lost his job in the Russian choir because of drunkenness. Later, he started begging and telling lies to get money.

2. What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?

Lushkoff says that without lies nobody would give him money. He was hungry and poor, so he lied to survive.

3. Is Sergei right in saying that Lushkoff is not a beggar but a spoiled, drunken and cunning man? Why?

Yes, Sergei is partly right because Lushkoff was addicted to alcohol and used lies to cheat people. But later he changed himself and became honest.

4. Why does Sergei offer work to the beggar?

Sergei wants Lushkoff to stop begging and earn money through honest work. He believes that work can improve his life.

5. Why was Olga different from Sergei?

Olga was more kind and emotional than Sergei. Sergei advised and scolded Lushkoff, but Olga silently helped him by doing his work herself.

6. “She is responsible for my being in this position.” Who says this and why?

Lushkoff says this about Olga. He says that Olga’s kindness and sympathy changed his life and made him leave drinking.

7. What good work did Olga do for Lushkoff?

Olga secretly chopped wood for him, felt sorry for him, cried for him, and encouraged him to become a better person.

Additional Short Question Answers

1. Who was Sergei?

Sergei was a lawyer.

2. What did the beggar pretend to be?

He pretended to be a school teacher and sometimes a university student.

3. What was the real profession of Lushkoff?

He was a singer in a Russian choir.

4. Why did he lose his job?

He lost his job because of drinking alcohol.

5. What work did Sergei first give him?

Sergei first gave him the work of chopping wood.

6. Who actually chopped the wood?

Olga chopped the wood because Lushkoff was weak.

7. What job did Lushkoff get later?

He got a job as a copyist.

8. What is the moral of the story?

Kindness and sympathy can change a person’s life.

Important Lines for Exam

  • Lushkoff was changed by Olga’s kindness.

  • Honest work is better than begging.

  • Sympathy can reform a person.

  • Sergei helped Lushkoff find work.

Character Sketch in Simple Words

Lushkoff

  • Poor and weak

  • Addicted to alcohol

  • Later becomes honest and hardworking

Sergei

  • Strict but helpful

  • Wants people to work honestly

Olga

  • Kind and caring

  • Real reason behind Lushkoff’s change

Moral of the Story

The story teaches us:

  • Never depend on lies.

  • Hard work gives respect.

  • Kindness can change people’s lives.

Written by: Anton Chekhov

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