A LETTER TO GOD : 1 mark questions.
4. Who is the writer of the prose-piece, “A Letter to God”?
Ans: G.L. Fuentes is the writer of the prose-piece, “A Letter to God”.
5. Who was Lencho?
Ans: Lencho was a Latin American farmer.
6. Where was the house of Lencho situated?
Ans: The house of Lencho was situated on the crest of a low hill in a valley.
7. From where can one see the river?
Ans: One can see the river from the top of the hill.
8. What crop was farmed by Lencho?
Ans: Lencho farmed corn.
9. What was the peculiar thing about Lencho’s house?
Ans: The peculiar thing about Lencho’s house was that it was the only one in the entire valley.
10. What did the crop need before ripening?
Or, what was the only thing that the crop needed ?
Ans: The crop needed a downpour or at least a shower before ripening.
11. Who was the “woman” mentioned in the story?
Ans: The “woman” mentioned in the story was Lencho’s wife.
12. What was prepared by the woman?
Ans: Supper was prepared by the woman.
13. Where were the older boys working?
Ans: The older boys were working in the field.
14. Where were the smaller boys playing
Ans: The smaller boys were playing near the house.
15. What was Lencho’s profession?
Ans: Lencho’s profession was farming.
16. What happened during the meal?
Ans: Big drops of rain began to fall during the meal.
17. When did the big drops of rain begin to fall?
Ans: The big drops of rain began to fall while Lencho’s wife was preparing meal.
18. From where the huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching?
Ans: From the north-east direction the huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching.
19. How was the air?
Ans: The air was fresh and sweet.
20. Why did Lencho go out in the rain?
Ans: Lencho went out in the rain to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
21. What were the raindrops like, according to Lencho?
Ans: The raindrops were like new coins, according to Lencho.
22. When did the very large hailstones begin to fall
Ans: A strong wind began to blow at first time. Thereafter, very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.
23. How did the field look, after the rain?
Ans: The field looked white, as if covered with salt after the rain.
24. What happened to Lencho’s field?
Ans: Lencho’s field was completely destroyed by the hailstones.
25. Who or what did Lencho have faith in?
Ans: Lencho had deep faith in God.
26. Was Lencho a hardworking man?
Ans: Yes, Lencho was a hardworking man. He was, in fact, an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields.
27. To whom did Lencho write a letter?
Ans: Lencho wrote a letter to God.
28. What was the strange thing about Lencho’s letter?
Ans: The strange thing about Lencho’s letter was that it was addressed to none other than God.
29. What did Lencho expect in reply to his letter?
Ans: Lencho expected a hundred pesos in reply to his letter.
30. Where did Lencho drop the letter? Ans: Lencho dropped the letter in the mailbox at the post office.
31. To whom did the postman give the letter?
Ans: The postman gave the letter to the postmaster.
32. Who read the letter?
Ans: The postmaster read the letter.
33. What was the idea that the postmaster came up with?
Ans: The postmaster came up with the idea of answering the letter as God himself.
34. From whom did the postmaster ask for money?
Ans: The postmaster asked for money from his employees and friends.
35. How much money did the postmaster himself give?
Ans: The postmaster gave a part of his salary
36. Did Lencho receive a reply to his letter?
Ans: Yes, Lencho received a reply to his letter with seventy pesos where
the signature was ‘God’.
37. When did Lencho come to the post office again?
Ans: Lencho came to the post office again the following Sunday.
38. Who handed the letter to Lencho? Ans: The postman handed the letter to Lencho.
39. What did Lencho seek when he went up to the window?
Ans: Lencho sought paper and ink when he went up to the window.
40. Why did Lencho write a second letter to God?
Ans: Lencho wrote a second letter to God to complain that only a part of the money reached him. He blamed the post office employees for this.
41. Who read the letter for the second time
Ans: The postmaster read the letter for the second time.