THE BEGGAR ( NOTES)
1.Where did Sergei send Lushkoff? What advice did he give him?
Sergei found that Lushkoff was not fit for physical labour. He decided to give him
some cleaner and simpler job. He sent him to an office where his job was to copy
the documents. He advised him to work hard and not to drink.
2.Where did Sergei see Lushkoff after two years? What work was he doing then?
After two years, Sergei met Lushkoff in a theatre. Sergei found him well dressed
and in a very happy state of mind. At that time, he was working as a notary. His
income was thirty-five roubles every month.
3.What was Lushkoff in reality?
In reality, Lushkoff belonged to a Russian choir. He was sacked from that job
because of his drinking habit. He pretended to be a school teacher or a student to
earn some money through begging.
4.What cleaner job did Sergei provide to Lushkoff?
Sergei realised that Lushkoff was too weak to do any physical labour. He provided
him a job in an office. The job was to make copies of documents. This job needed
only writing skill which he had. This was a cleaner job for him.
8.Why did Sergei call Lushkoff his ‘Godson’?
Sergei helped Lushkoff in mending his ways. Now Lushkoff was no more a beggar.
He was working as a notary and earning a handsome salary. Sergei was proud of
himself for making Lushkoff a respectable person. So he called him his Godson.
9.Bad habits ruin a person. Lushkoff turned to begging because of his drinking
habit. How does this habit ruin him? What lesson do you learn from his life?
Lushkoff was a middle-aged man. He was a beggar. He used to beg in a polished
manner. Once he pretended to be a school teacher. Next time he presented
himself as a student. In fact, he was a singer in a Russian Choir. He was sent away
1.Where did Sergei send Lushkoff? What advice did he give him?
Sergei found that Lushkoff was not fit for physical labour. He decided to give him
some cleaner and simpler job. He sent him to an office where his job was to copy
the documents. He advised him to work hard and not to drink.
2.Where did Sergei see Lushkoff after two years? What work was he doing then?
After two years, Sergei met Lushkoff in a theatre. Sergei found him well dressed
and in a very happy state of mind. At that time, he was working as a notary. His
income was thirty-five roubles every month.
3.What was Lushkoff in reality?
In reality, Lushkoff belonged to a Russian choir. He was sacked from that job
because of his drinking habit. He pretended to be a school teacher or a student to
earn some money through begging.
4.What cleaner job did Sergei provide to Lushkoff?
Sergei realised that Lushkoff was too weak to do any physical labour. He provided
him a job in an office. The job was to make copies of documents. This job needed
only writing skill which he had. This was a cleaner job for him.
8.Why did Sergei call Lushkoff his ‘Godson’?
Sergei helped Lushkoff in mending his ways. Now Lushkoff was no more a beggar.
He was working as a notary and earning a handsome salary. Sergei was proud of
himself for making Lushkoff a respectable person. So he called him his Godson.
9.Bad habits ruin a person. Lushkoff turned to begging because of his drinking
habit. How does this habit ruin him? What lesson do you learn from his life?
Lushkoff was a middle-aged man. He was a beggar. He used to beg in a polished
manner. Once he pretended to be a school teacher. Next time he presented
himself as a student. In fact, he was a singer in a Russian Choir. He was sent away
