A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov is an important chapter in the Bihar Board Class 12th English curriculum. The story is a humorous and satirical take on the complexities of courtship, marriage, and social norms in 19th-century Russia. In this article, we provide a detailed summary of the chapter along with information on how to download the PDF for free.

“A Marriage Proposal” is an interesting and entertaining one-act play written by a famous dramatist and story-writer of Russia, Anton Chekhov. In this play, the three characters are Chubukov, Natalia and Lomov. They all are neighbours. They are bosom friends by relation. Lomov and Natalia.

So, Lomov wants to marry Choobookov’s daughter but he does not dare to put the proposal of marriage-ceremony before Natalia. Natalia’s father, Choobookov also wants his daughter to marry Lomov but he does not find a way to make his daughter agree with this proposal. One day Lomov comes to the house of his friend Choobookov and tells everything about the marriage of Natalia and him.

Chubukov becomes very happy to know about this marriage proposal. By Chance, the daughter of his friend, Natalia also comes there. Soon Natalia and Lomov start quarrelling over the superiority of their dogs-leap and guess and a piece of land belonging to Lomov. Having heard the shout, Chubukov becomes a friend and pretends to be dying and appeals to Lomov and Natalia to accept the marriage proposal.

At last, Natalia accepts the feeling of her dying father and puts the marriage proposal before Lomov and he also accepts it immediately. In this way, their hot celebration turns into a cool marriage. Then, Natalia’s father Choobookov comes to his senses and becomes happy that my daughter is going to marry a rich man and with my friend Lomov.

1. Who is the writer of the prose piece “A Marriage Proposal”?
(A) William Shakespeare
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Anton Chekhov
(D) Manohar Malgonkar | Ans- (C)

2. Anton Chekhov was born in ……..
(A) 1850
(B) 1860
(C) 1855
(D) 1865 | Ans- (B)

3. Lomov was the ………….. of Choobookov.
(A) neighbour
(B) enemy
(C) friend
(D) sister | Ans- (A)

4. That is a load off my back, “said ………
(A) Choobookov
(B) Lomov
(C) Somov
(D) Romov | Ans- (A)

5. Lomov is a neighbour of ……….
(A) Runokov
(B) Monokov
(C) Choobookov
(D) Denukov | Ans- (C)

6. R.K. Narayan has written ……..
(A) A Pinch of Snuff
(B) The Guide
(C) Train to Pakistan
(D) Savitri | Ans- (B)

7. Natalia’s dog is named ……….
(A) Leap
(B) Wrap
(C) Deep
(D) Neap| Ans- (A)

8. The name of the dog of Lomov is ………..
(A) Guess
(B) Buess
(C) Ruess
(D) Cruess | Ans- (A)

9. A Marriage Proposal is an …………… act play.
(A) three
(B) one
(C) two
(D) four | Ans- (B)

10. ……….. says that he is having a heart failure.
(A) Lomov
(B) Choobookov
(C) Natalia
(D) Matalia | Ans- (A)

11. Lomov’s dog has two defects he is old and his ……………. is too short.
(A) mouth
(B) teeth
(C) legs
(D) muzzle | Ans- (D)

12. Lomov has come to ask for his daughter ………….. hand in marriage.
(A) Natalia’s
(B) Matalia’s
(C) Khatalia’s
(D) Ratalia’s | Ans- (A)

13. …………. is mad in love with Lomov.
(A) Natalia
(B) Khatalia
(C) Matalia
(D) Ratalia | Ans- (A)

1. How does Choobookov react when he comes to know that Lomov wants to marry Natalia?
Ans- Chubukov gets truly overjoyed and says that he has wished for it to happen for a long time. He embraces and kisses Lomov.

2. Why does Lomov think that this is a critical age?
Ans- Lomov is already thirty-five years old and still unmarried. He thinks this is a critical age because if he does not get married soon he will never be able to marry.

3. Why does Lomov feel nervous before proposing to Natalia?
Ans- Lomov is a man of nervous temperament and so, he is not sure whether Natalia will accept him. He feels nervous before proposing to her as if he is going to take the final examination.

4. Why is Natalia afraid that all her hay may rot?
Ans- Natalia is afraid because it has started raining heavily and she had the whole meadow mown. So, she thinks that all her hay may rot.

5. Where was the real indictment against the Colonization to be found?
Ans- According to Lomov, the meadows were lent by his aunt and grandmother to the peasants of Natalia’s great-grandfather for an indefinite period without any payment.

6. Why is Lomov unable to speak about marriage?
Ans- Lomov is unable to speak about marriage due to his hesitation and the possibility of acceptance. So, he does not ask Natalia’s father for her hand to marry.

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A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov is a funny and thought-provoking story. Its themes of social expectations, misunderstandings, and the absurdity of human nature are still relevant today. The story is an important part of the Bihar Board Class 12th English curriculum. By downloading the free PDF, students can prepare better for their exams. It will also help them understand the story’s core messages more deeply.

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