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1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Beggar'?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) Anton Chekhov

C) O. Henry

D) Oscar Wilde

2 / 40What was the beggar's name?

A) Lushkoff

B) Sergei

C) Ivan

D) Olga

3 / 40What was Sergei's profession?

A) Doctor

B) Teacher

C) Judge

D) Advocate

4 / 40In the beginning, what did the beggar claim to be?

A) An expunged student

B) A wounded soldier

C) A school teacher

D) A farmer

5 / 40Where had Sergei seen the beggar before?

A) In the market

B) In Sadovaya Street

C) At the theatre

D) Near the church

6 / 40What was the beggar's real reason for losing his job?

A) Illness

B) Drunkenness

C) Theft

D) Old age

7 / 40Sergei offered Lushkoff the job of _______.

A) Cleaning

B) Cooking

C) Wood-chopping

D) Copying

8 / 40Who was the cook in Sergei's house?

A) Maria

B) Olga

C) Lucy

D) Anna

9 / 40How did Olga react when she saw Lushkoff?

A) With anger and pity

B) With a happy smile

C) She ignored him

D) She was afraid

10 / 40Who actually chopped the wood for Lushkoff?

A) Sergei

B) Sergei's friend

C) Olga

D) Lushkoff himself

11 / 40What did Sergei give Lushkoff for wood-chopping?

A) A whole rouble

B) Half a rouble

C) Two roubles

D) Food only

12 / 40Lushkoff was earlier a member of a _______.

A) Factory

B) Russian Choir

C) Military unit

D) School team

13 / 40Where did Sergei meet Lushkoff after two years?

A) In a restaurant

B) In his office

C) At a theatre ticket office

D) In a park

14 / 40What was Lushkoff's new job after two years?

A) Teacher

B) Notary

C) Advocate

D) Clerk

15 / 40How much was Lushkoff earning as a notary?

A) 20 roubles

B) 50 roubles

C) 35 roubles

D) 10 roubles

16 / 40Sergei felt _______ for having put Lushkoff on the right path.

A) Angry

B) Pleased and proud

C) Jealous

D) Sad

17 / 40Lushkoff told Sergei that he was saved by _______.

A) Money

B) Sergei's threats

C) Olga's words and noble deeds

D) Hard work

18 / 40What did Olga call Lushkoff?

A) A brave man

B) A miserable/unlucky fellow

C) A genius

D) A thief

19 / 40Sergei moved to a new house and Lushkoff helped him in _______.

A) Moving furniture

B) Cooking food

D) Selling books

20 / 40Sergei threatened to call the _______ when he caught the beggar's lie.

A) Teacher

B) Judge

C) Police

D) Doctor

21 / 40Lushkoff's overshoes were _______ in height.

A) Same

B) Different (One high, one low)

C) Very small

D) Both high

22 / 40Lushkoff was a "_______" to the task of wood-chopping.

A) Expert

B) King

C) Scarecrow

D) Machine

23 / 40Where did Sergei send Lushkoff with a letter?

A) To a school

B) To a friend for copying work

C) To a hospital

D) To the army

24 / 40What was Lushkoff wearing when Sergei saw him at the theatre?

A) Rags

B) Coat with fur-collar

C) Soldier uniform

D) Red shirt

25 / 40Did Lushkoff chop any single wood by himself?

A) Yes, all

B) Only half

C) No

D) Most of it

26 / 40Lushkoff's eyes were _______.

A) Bright

B) Dull and drunken

C) Sharp

D) Small

27 / 40Olga used to _______ every time she saw Lushkoff's condition.

A) Weep/Cry

B) Laugh

C) Shout

D) Cook

28 / 40Sergei thought work was the "_______" for Lushkoff.

A) Punishment

B) Cure

C) Burden

D) Problem

29 / 40What is the central theme of the story?

A) Greed

B) Compassion and Reformation

C) Revenge

D) Fear

30 / 40The story is set in which country?

A) India

B) Russia

C) England

D) USA

31 / 40Which word means 'a person who cheats'?

A) Swindler

B) Advocate

C) Notary

D) Mendicant

32 / 40Lushkoff was paying for his seat in the _______.

A) Balcony

B) Gallery

C) Front row

D) Box

33 / 40Olga said, "There is no _______ for you in this world."

A) Money

B) Pleasure/Hope

C) Food

D) Friend

34 / 40Lushkoff's hands were _______ with cold.

A) Hot

B) Blue

C) Dry

D) Red

35 / 40Sergei had a _______ heart despite being strict.

A) Hard

B) Kind

C) Evil

D) Small

36 / 40The beggar was a _______ person initially.

A) Weak and lazy

B) Strong

C) Honest

D) Wealthy

37 / 40What rouble Lushkoff earned for first chopping?

A) 1 rouble

B) 50 kopecks (half rouble)

C) 10 kopecks

D) 2 roubles

38 / 40Lushkoff used to sit on a _______ in the yard.

A) Log of wood

B) Chair

C) Stone

D) Bench

39 / 40Sergei called Lushkoff his "_______".

A) Enemy

B) Godson

C) Student

D) Brother

40 / 40The story shows that kindness is _______ than lecturing.

A) Worse

B) More effective

C) Equal

D) Useless

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