A Letter to God – Short Answer Questions with Answers
1. What are raindrops compared to and why?
Answer: Raindrops were compared to “new coins” because they were valuable for Lencho’s crops and promised a good harvest.
2. Who promised a good harvest?
Answer: The falling rain promised a good harvest to Lencho.
3. How did Lencho’s prediction about rain come true?
Answer: Lencho had predicted rainfall for his crops, and soon dark clouds gathered and it started raining.
4. Why was Lencho’s soul filled with sorrow?
Answer: Lencho’s soul was filled with sorrow because the hailstorm destroyed all his crops.
5. Why was the family not really upset?
Answer: The family was not completely upset because they still had faith in God for help.
6. Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho’s first letter addressed to God?
Answer: The postmaster was impressed by Lencho’s faith in God and wanted to keep his faith alive.
7. How was Lencho helped?
Answer: Lencho was helped by the postmaster and other post office employees, who collected money for him.
8. Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
Answer: Lencho became angry because the amount of money in the envelope was less than what he had asked for.
9. Do you think the post-office employees were a bunch of crooks?
Answer: No, they were kind and generous people who helped Lencho by collecting money for him.
10. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer: No, Lencho was not surprised because he had complete faith in God.
11. Why did the postman laugh heartily?
Answer: The postman laughed heartily on seeing a letter addressed to God.
12. What was Lencho’s remark for the post office employees?
Answer: Lencho called the post office employees “a bunch of crooks.”
13. Who made Lencho angry?
Answer: The post office employees made Lencho angry because he thought they had taken part of the money.
14. What was the single hope for the family of Lencho?
Answer: Their single hope was the help of God.
15. What did Lencho call the employees of the post office in his letter to God?
Answer: Lencho called them “a bunch of crooks.”
16. What quality of Lencho impressed the postmaster? How did he decide to help him?
Answer: Lencho’s strong faith in God impressed the postmaster. He decided to collect money from his employees and friends to help Lencho.
17. What did the boys do exposing themselves to the rain in the chapter “A Letter to God”?
Answer: The boys ran out in the rain and collected frozen hailstones.
18. Who helps Lencho and in what manner is he helped?
Answer: The postmaster and post office employees helped Lencho by collecting money and sending it in an envelope.
19. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer: Lencho felt sad and hopeless because all his crops had been destroyed.
20. What was the result of the sudden strong wind as described in the lesson “A Letter to God”?
Answer: The strong wind brought a hailstorm that completely destroyed Lencho’s crops.
21. When did Lencho receive the letter? Why did he become angry?
Answer: Lencho received the letter at the post office. He became angry because the money was less than the amount he had requested.
22. Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
Answer: Lencho was angry because he received only seventy pesos instead of one hundred pesos.
A Letter to God – Long Answer Questions
1. What was Lencho’s pride and possession?
Answer:
Lencho’s field of ripe corn was his only pride and possession. His family depended entirely on it for food and livelihood. He worked hard in the field and hoped for a rich harvest every year.
2. Bring out Lencho’s immense faith in God.
Answer:
Lencho had complete faith in God. After the hailstorm destroyed his crops, he wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred pesos. He strongly believed that God would surely help him in his difficult situation.
3. How did the hailstones affect Lencho’s field? What was his only hope?
Answer:
The hailstorm completely destroyed Lencho’s crops and fields. The plants were badly damaged, leaving no hope of harvest. In this difficult time, Lencho’s only hope was God, whom he trusted completely.
4. How did post office employees help Lencho? How did Lencho react to their help?
Answer:
The postmaster and employees collected money and sent it to Lencho in an envelope signed by God. Lencho became angry because the amount was less than expected and thought the employees had stolen some money.
5. Sketch the character of:
(i) Lencho
Answer:
Lencho was a hardworking and honest farmer. He had deep faith in God and believed that God would help him in every problem. However, he was also simple-minded and suspicious of the post office employees.
(ii) The Postmaster
Answer:
The postmaster was kind, generous, and helpful. He was touched by Lencho’s faith in God and collected money to help him. He wanted to keep Lencho’s faith alive through his noble actions.
6. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
Answer:
Lencho wrote a letter to God because his crops were destroyed by a hailstorm. He needed money to feed his family and sow the field again. He believed that only God could help him.
7. How did the rain change into disaster? How did it affect Lencho’s field?
Answer:
The pleasant rain soon turned into a violent hailstorm with strong winds. The hailstones destroyed Lencho’s entire crop and fields. The field looked white as if covered with salt, leaving the family helpless.
8. Whom did Lencho call ‘a bunch of crooks’ and why?
Answer:
Lencho called the post office employees “a bunch of crooks” because he received only seventy pesos instead of one hundred. He believed that God could not make mistakes, so the employees must have stolen the remaining money.
9. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho?
Answer:
The postmaster sent money to Lencho because he was deeply impressed by Lencho’s faith in God. He collected money from his employees and friends to help Lencho and to keep his faith alive.
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