*Ch.9 The Proposal (Anton Chekhov)*
Ans. Anton Chekhov
Ans. A young landowner
Ans. Thirty five years old
Ans. Twenty five years old
Ans. From palpitations
*6. What is the worth of the Oxen Meadows?*
Ans. Three hundred roubles
*7. Who was Guess?*
Ans. Lomov’s pet dog
Ans. Natalya’s pet dog
Ans. 125 roubles
Ans. 85 roubles
Ans. Chubukov
Ans. Natalya
Ans. Both Lomov and Chubukov
Ans. Yes
Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. Why does Lomov go to Chubukov’s house? How is he
treated?*
Ans. Lomov goes to Chubukov's house to ask for his daughter, Natalya's hand. Being surprised at his sudden and unexpected visit, Chubukov
pretends to be very polite to him as he thinks Lomov has come to borrow money
from him.
*2. Write a note on the title of the play ‘The
Proposal’.*
Ans. The title of the play is 'The proposal' because the whole play is about Lomov proposing Natalya. From the
beginning, the story revolves round a marriage proposal.
Lomov comes to Natalya's house to propose to her.
*3. Why does Chubukov suspect Lomov when he comes
his house?*
Ans. At first, Chubukov suspected that Lomov
had come to him to borrow money
because he was in his evening dress. He was not sincere when he told
Lomov that he had always loved him and he was like his own son as he had
decided not to give any money to Lomov.
*4. How is the proposal finally made or not made?*
Ans. As Natalya doesn't know that he has come
to propose her, she thinks that he has come to claim oxen meadows as his own,
she starts quarrelling. This results in one after another quarrel. Then the
proposal is made and accepted. Finally, they get married.
*5. Why is Lomov anxious to marry Natalya?*
Ans. He was anxious to get married as he had already reached a critical age.
So he decided to propose a girl in the neighbourhood. Her name was Natalya, a
girl of twenty-five years old. Lomov thought that she was a good housekeeper
and was not bad looking.
*6. Why is Natalya is so anxious to marry Lomov?*
Ans. Natalya was anxious to marry Lomov
because she had already passed the
age to get married and now no one would marry her so when she got
to know that Lomov had come to propose her, she told Chubukov to bring him
back.
*7. Describe Lomov’s first meeting/quarrel with
Natalya.*
Ans. The first quarrel was about who possessed oxen
meadows. Both said that they were theirs and Natalya called his father
to prove it, and then Lomov said he should show the papers.
*8. What is the cause of the second quarrel between
Lomov and Natalya?*
Ans. The second issue of dispute between
Natalya and Lomov in 'The Proposal ' is over their dogs. According to Lomov, his dog Guess is superior to
Natalya's dog Squeezer. But, Natalya claims that Squeezer is definitely the
better of the two.
Long Answer
*1. Give a brief character sketch of Natalya/ Lomov/ Chubukov.*
Ans. Natalaya was a young unmarried girl of
twenty five years. She lived in the neighbourhood of Lomov, a young unmarried
man. She was an excellent housekeeper and well educated. But she was very quarrelsome. She began a quarrel with Lomov over a piece of land
that had little value. She said that those meadows were not much worth to her
but she could not stand unfairness. But when she learnt that Lomov had come to
propose to her, she forgot all fairness and unfairness. They started to quarrel about dogs. Both claimed their
respective dogs to be of a superior breed.
*2. Bring out the humorous elements in the one act
play, ‘The Proposal’.*
Ans. The Proposal' written by Anton Chekhov,
makes fun of the
upper-middle-class society. The custom of marriage where there is
no place for love and trust. ‘The
Proposal' is a great comedy. It is because
of the characters and how they behave. Natalya, Lomov
and Chubukov fight over foolish things. All these create a lot of laughter. Natalya and Lomov indulge in
arguments over petty issues like ownership of Oxen Meadows and superiority of
dogs which makes the play humorous.