3. How much money should Hughie have of his own to marry Laura?

Answer: 10,000 Pounds

4. Whose portrait was Alan making?

Answer: A beggar, in fact the richest man of Europe

5. What did Hughie give the beggar? 6. Who was the beggar in fact?

Answer: The richest man of Europe Baron Hausberg

7. Who are rarer, as per Alan?

Answer: Model millionaire.

1. Who was Hughie? What was his profession? 

Answer: Hughie was a handsome young man but without a profession.

2. What was the problem in Hughie marrying Laura?

Answer: Laura's father asked Hughie to have 10,000 pounds before he could think of marrying her.

3. Describe the beggar as he appeared in the studio.

Answer: The beggar was a wizened old man, with a wrinkled face, and a most piteous expression, wearing a coarse tattered brown cloak, and his thick boots were patched and cobbled. He held a rough stick and with other he held out his battered hat for alms.

4. What did Hughie do to the beggar?

Answer: Hughie took pity on the beggar and dropped a sovereign in his hat.

5. Why did Hughie feel sorry for having given a sovereign to the beggar?

Answer: Hughie felt sorry for having given a sovereign to the beggar when he learnt that he in fact was Baron Hausberg, the richest man of Europe.

6. How did Baron Hausberg reward Hughie for his philanthropy?

Answer: Baron Hausberg rewarded Hughie for his philanthropy by sending him a cheque of 10,000 pounds and also attended his s wedding-breakfast.

C. Write TRUE or FALSE:

1. Hughie had inherited a large fortune from his parents.

Answer: FALSE

2. Alan and Hughie were close friends.

Answer: TRUE

3. Hughie was in no profession at this time.

Answer: TRUE

4. The beggar was in fact a millionaire.

Answer: TRUE

5. Hughie offered a job to the beggar.

Answer: FALSE

6. Hughie had to beg apology from the beggar.

Answer: FALSE

7. Hughie could marry because of what he did to the beggar.

Answer: TRUE

D. Tick the right option:

1. Hughie was a handsome young man,

Answer: but without a profession

2. Alan was giving finishing touches to the

Answer: portrait

3. In those days, painters, poets and physicians were given

Answer: guineas

4. Hughie gave the beggar a

Answer: sovereign

5. Hughie's sovereign came back to him as

Answer: 10,000 pounds

E. Give your views:

1. Alan said that the beggar was quite devoted to Hughie. What could have been its reason?

Answer: The beggar was quite devoted to Hughie because he had taken pity on his beggar outlook and had also gave him a sovereign.

2. Alan had told the beggar all about Hughie. If you were Hughie, would you like this? Why?

Answer: If it were the real beggar, I wouldn't like it, but if her were a multi billionaire, I would rather praise it as it could open up new vistas.

3. Baron Hausberg gifted a cheque of 10,000 pounds to Hughie. Do you think he deserved it? Why do you think so?

Answer: Hughie had shown pity on a beggar, though he was unaware of the real identity, so he deserved it.