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MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader
Chapter 9 : The Beggar
MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader Chapter 9 The Beggar
Q1. Who is the author of the story "The Beggar"?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Anton Chekhov
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Oscar Wilde
Correct Answer: B
Q2. What was the name of the beggar?
A. Sergei
B. Lushkoff
C. Olga
D. Ivan
Correct Answer: B
Q3. What was Sergei’s profession?
A. Doctor
B. Teacher
C. Advocate
D. Engineer
Correct Answer: C
Q4. What lie did the beggar tell Sergei when they met for the first time in the story?
A. He was a student
B. He was an expelled village schoolteacher
C. He was a soldier
D. He was a businessman
Correct Answer: B
Q5. Where had Sergei seen the beggar two days ago?
A. In a park
B. In Sadovaya Street
C. In a school
D. At his office
Correct Answer: B
Q6. What lie had the beggar told Sergei in Sadovaya Street?
A. That he was a teacher
B. That he was an expelled student
C. That he was a cook
D. That he was a driver
Correct Answer: B
Q7. Why was Lushkoff dismissed from the Russian choir?
A. For being lazy
B. For drunkenness
C. For stealing
D. For bad singing
Correct Answer: B
Q8. How did Sergei react when he caught the beggar's lie?
A. He laughed
B. He was filled with disgust and threatened to call the police
C. He gave him money
D. He ignored him
Correct Answer: B
Q9. What work did Sergei offer to Lushkoff?
A. To clean his house
B. To chop wood
C. To cook food
D. To drive his carriage
Correct Answer: B
Q10. What was the name of Sergei’s cook?
A. Mary
B. Olga
C. Anna
D. Sofia
Correct Answer: B
Q11. How did Lushkoff look when he arrived to chop wood?
A. Strong and healthy
B. A sickly, drunken, and weak man
C. Happy and excited
D. Very tall
Correct Answer: B
Q12. Did Lushkoff really want to chop wood at first?
A. Yes, he was very hungry for work
B. No, he accepted it only out of pride and because he was trapped by his own words
C. Yes, he loved physical work
D. He wanted to steal the wood
Correct Answer: B
Q13. How did Olga behave towards Lushkoff initially?
A. She was very kind
B. She glared at him and threw the axe at his feet
C. She ignored him
D. She started crying
Correct Answer: B
Q14. How much was Lushkoff paid for chopping wood the first time?
A. One rouble
B. Half a rouble
C. Ten roubles
D. Five roubles
Correct Answer: B
Q15. On which day of the month did Lushkoff usually appear to work?
A. The 15th
B. The 1st
C. Every Sunday
D. The last day
Correct Answer: B
Q16. Besides chopping wood, what other tasks did Lushkoff do?
A. Shovelled snow
B. Put the wood-shed in order
C. Dusted the rugs and mattresses
D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Q17. When Sergei moved to another house, what work did Lushkoff do?
A. He chopped wood
B. He helped in packing and hauling the furniture
C. He painted the walls
D. He cooked food
Correct Answer: B
Q18. How did Lushkoff behave during the moving of the furniture?
A. He worked very hard
B. He hardly touched the furniture and walked behind the wagons hanging his head
C. He was laughing
D. He stole a chair
Correct Answer: B
Q19. What did Sergei offer Lushkoff after seeing his sobriety?
A. More wood-chopping
B. Some cleaner employment (copying documents)
C. A job as a cook
D. A house
Correct Answer: B
Q20. What was the last thing Sergei told Lushkoff when he gave him the letter for his friend?
A. "Don't come back"
B. "Work hard, don't drink, and remember my words"
C. "You are a thief"
D. "Goodbye forever"
Correct Answer: B
Q21. After how many years did Sergei meet Lushkoff again?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Ten years
Correct Answer: B
Q22. Where did Sergei meet Lushkoff after two years?
A. At the wood-shed
B. At the ticket window of a theatre
C. In the street
D. In a restaurant
Correct Answer: B
Q23. How was Lushkoff dressed when Sergei saw him at the theatre?
A. In rags
B. In a coat collar of curly fur and a seal-skin cap
C. In a school uniform
D. In a suit
Correct Answer: B
Q24. What was Lushkoff’s profession when he met Sergei at the theatre?
A. A teacher
B. A notary
C. A driver
D. A clerk
Correct Answer: B
Q25. How much was Lushkoff earning as a notary?
A. 20 roubles a month
B. 35 roubles a month
C. 50 roubles a month
D. 100 roubles a month
Correct Answer: B
Q26. Who did Sergei think had reformed Lushkoff?
A. Olga
B. Himself (Sergei)
C. Lushkoff’s father
D. The police
Correct Answer: B
Q27. According to Lushkoff, who actually saved him?
A. Sergei
B. Olga, the cook
C. His teacher
D. His friend
Correct Answer: B
Q28. Why did Lushkoff say Olga saved him?
A. Because she gave him money
B. Because she used to chop the wood for him and wept for him
C. Because she was his relative
D. Because she gave him food
Correct Answer: B
Q29. What would Olga say to Lushkoff while crying?
A. "Go away"
B. "You unhappy man! There is no pleasure for you in this world"
C. "I hate you"
D. "Give me money"
Correct Answer: B
Q30. Did Lushkoff chop even a single stick of wood at Sergei's house?
A. Yes, all of them
B. No, not a single one
C. Only on the first day
D. Only half
Correct Answer: B
Q31. Why did Olga chop the wood for him?
A. She was paid extra
B. Out of misery and noble deeds (compassion)
C. Lushkoff forced her
D. She liked chopping wood
Correct Answer: B
Q32. How did Olga’s behavior change Lushkoff?
A. It made him angry
B. He stopped drinking and began to change his life
C. It made him more lazy
D. He started hating women
Correct Answer: B
Q33. What was the "turning point" in Lushkoff’s life?
A. Meeting Sergei
B. Olga’s selfless help and her tears
C. Going to jail
D. Getting a new coat
Correct Answer: B
Q34. What was Lushkoff asking for when he first met Sergei in the story?
A. Work
B. Five copecks for a night’s lodging
C. A job as a teacher
D. A suit
Correct Answer: B
Q35. Sergei felt ________ to see Lushkoff at the theatre.
A. Angry
B. Pleased/Puffed up (thinking he reformed him)
C. Jealous
D. Sad
Correct Answer: B
Q36. What did Lushkoff call Sergei at the theatre?
A. My enemy
B. My godfather
C. My boss
D. My brother
Correct Answer: B
Q37. The word "waif" used for Lushkoff means:
A. A rich person
B. A homeless or neglected person
C. A thief
D. A worker
Correct Answer: B
Q38. Why did Lushkoff tell lies at the beginning?
A. He liked lying
B. No one would give him anything if he told the truth
C. He forgot the truth
D. He was a professional actor
Correct Answer: B
Q39. What did Lushkoff do with the letter Sergei gave him?
A. He tore it
B. He took it to Sergei's friend and got work
C. He sold it
D. He lost it
Correct Answer: B
Q40. Lushkoff’s face was:
A. Bright and happy
B. Red and flabby
C. Pale and thin
D. Dark and scary
Correct Answer: B
Q41. What did Lushkoff buy at the theatre?
A. A ticket for the gallery
B. A drink
C. A book
D. A hat
Correct Answer: B
Q42. How did Sergei feel about helping Lushkoff initially?
A. He felt he was doing a "good deed"
B. He felt forced
C. He felt bored
D. He felt guilty
Correct Answer: A
Q43. Olga is a symbol of:
A. Cruelty
B. Silent and selfless kindness
C. Laziness
D. Wealth
Correct Answer: B
Q44. What was the main reason for Lushkoff’s downfall?
A. Lack of education
B. Alcohol/Drunkenness
C. Bad luck
D. War
Correct Answer: B
Q45. What kind of story is "The Beggar"?
A. A horror story
B. A story of transformation and human kindness
C. A science fiction
D. A comedy
Correct Answer: B
Q46. What did Sergei call Lushkoff when he caught him lying?
A. "My friend"
B. "Swindler" and "Scurvy monster"
C. "Genius"
D. "Gentleman"
Correct Answer: B
Q47. Lushkoff's change of heart shows that:
A. Punishment is best
B. Kindness and empathy can reform a person
C. Money is everything
D. Lies are good
Correct Answer: B
Q48. How much did Lushkoff earn on the first day?
A. 10 copecks
B. 50 copecks (half a rouble)
C. 1 rouble
D. Nothing
Correct Answer: B
Q49. The word "notary" means:
A. A person who chops wood
B. A legal officer who certifies documents
C. A singer
D. A teacher
Correct Answer: B
Q50. Does the story have a happy ending?
A. No
B. Yes, the beggar is reformed and successful
C. It is an open ending
D. It ends in a tragedy
Correct Answer: B