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SAI International School
                                                Grade IX – English
                                              Chapter - The Beggar
                                                Home Assignment

               1. 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?

               2. What was the first work assigned to Lushkoff? What value did
               Sergei want to teach him?


               3. What change did Sergei notice in Lushkoff when he met him after
               two years? How did Olga help him? According to you, what
               changed him? Do you think positivity of Olga helped him?

               4. “Don‟t offer a fried fish to a hungry boy, help him learn how to
               catch and fry a fish.” Do you think Sergei believed in this
               statement? What would have happened to Luskhoff if Sergei had
               given him money rather than offering him work?


               5. Lushkoff goes through various experiences in life as narrated in
               the story „The Beggar‟. These experiences bring out several hidden
               traits in his character. Enumerate at least five of these traits.

               6. Give a character sketch of Sergei.

               7. Compassion and pity can bring positive changes in a human
               being. How does the story „The Beggar‟ prove it?

               B- Answer the following questions in about 100 words:


               1. Give a pen-portrait of Olga (Sergei‟s cook) in about 100-150
               words.

               2. Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why
               does he say so? Is he justified in saying this?
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