Question

"all right. i am a notary now and am paid thirty-five roubles a month". (i) who is the speaker ? (ii) with whom is the speaker talking? (iii) how did they know each other? (iv) who motivated the speaker to change his life? how do you know?

Answer 1

1) the beggar said this

2)they know each other because the beggar met him as a student and then as a teacher.

3)Sergei motivated the beggar to change his life. We know this as the story tells us that the two of them met and Sergei motivated him for doing some work and change his life.