Question

from \gooseberries\ by anton chekhov in this excerpt, the narrator recounts how his brother nikolay ivanovitch fulfills his childhood dream of becoming a landowner. 1 my brother nikolay bought through an agent a mortgaged estate of three hundred and thirty acres, with a house for the family, with servants quarters, with a park; there was a river, but the water in it was the color of coffee because on one side of the estate there was a brickyard and on the other a factory. but nikolay ivanovitch did not grieve much: he ordered twenty gooseberry - bushes, planted them, and began living as a country gentleman. 2 last year i went to pay him a visit. i thought i would go and see what it was like. in his letters my brother called his estate \tchumbaroklov waste, alias himalaiskoe.\ i reached \alias himalaiskoe\ in the afternoon. it was hot. everywhere there were ditches, fences, hedges, fir - trees planted in rows, and there was no knowing how to get to the yard, where to put ones horse. i went in to see my brother. he was sitting up in bed with a quilt over his legs; he had grown older, wrinkled. 3 we embraced each other and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey - headed and near the grave. he dressed and led me out to show me the estate. 4 \well, how are you getting on here?\ i asked. 5 \oh, all right, thank god: i am getting on very well.\ 6 he was no more a poor timid clerk, but a real landowner, a gentleman. he was already accustomed to it, had grown used to it, and liked it. he ate a great deal. which statement summarizes how nikolay is depicted in the passage? he is focused on his newly elevated status. he is mindful of how the peasants view him. he is unconcerned with the costs of material things. he is distressed about nearing the end of his life.

Explanation:

The passage shows Nikolay fulfilling his dream of becoming a land - owner and getting used to his new status as a gentleman. He is described as being accustomed to his new life as a landowner and enjoying it, which implies he is focused on his newly elevated status. There is no mention of peasants' views, his attitude towards material costs, or his distress about the end of his life.

Answer:

He is focused on his newly elevated status.