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Assignment Letter to god

The document consists of an assignment with extracts from a story involving a character named Lencho, who expresses satisfaction with his corn field until a hailstorm strikes. It includes multiple-choice questions and short and long answer questions that explore themes of faith, trust in God, and human nature, particularly focusing on Lencho's interactions with the postmaster and his views on the post office employees. The assignment encourages critical thinking about moral values and human emotions in response to challenges.

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Assignment Letter to god

The document consists of an assignment with extracts from a story involving a character named Lencho, who expresses satisfaction with his corn field until a hailstorm strikes. It includes multiple-choice questions and short and long answer questions that explore themes of faith, trust in God, and human nature, particularly focusing on Lencho's interactions with the postmaster and his views on the post office employees. The assignment encourages critical thinking about moral values and human emotions in response to challenges.

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ASSIGNMENT

EXTRACTS: 1. With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a
curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones
began to fall.

(a) Who was satisfied?

(i) Lencho (ii) God

(iii) Post master (iv) None

(b) Why was he satisfied?

(i) To see his crops (ii) To see the letter from God

(iii) To see the rain falling (iv) To see the new coins

(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘covered’?

(i) To cover (ii) Curtain

(iii) Draped (iv) Ripe

(d) Suddenly--------------- began to fall.

(i) Rain drops (ii) Snow

(iii) Snow flakes (iv) Large hailstones

2. The moment the letter fell into the mail box, the post master went to open it. It said,”God, of the
money I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But
don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks.

(a) What did Lencho mean by the rest?


(b) Who was in Lencho’s mind when he was writing the letter?
(c) Find out a word opposite of ‘honest’ from the extract.
(d) Who are denoted as a bunch of crooks?

3. Lencho showed the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence- but he became
angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, not could he have denied
Lencho what he had requested.

(a) What was Lencho’s reaction on seeing the money?


(b) What was the amount Lencho got from God?
(c) Who handed the letter to Lencho?
(d) Lencho’s belief in God was 3
(i) Strong (ii) Weak
(iii) Very weak (iv) Somewhat strong
4. So in order to not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the
letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it, he needed something more than good
will, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution: He asked money from his employees.
(a) Who decided to answer the letter?
(b) Whose help the post master sought to contribute money?
(c) Which word in the exract means the same as ‘firm decision’?
(d) Who is ‘he’ in the passage?

5 . In the north-east, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet.
The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and
when he returned he exclaimed,” These are not raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The
big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives”.

(a) Why did Lencho go out in the rain?


(b) Why did Lencho compare the rain drops to new coins?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘coming closer’?
(d) What are the rain drops compared to?
SHORT QUESTIONS:

1. Explain the qualities of the post office employees?


2. Why would you not agree with Lencho calling them ‘a bunch of crooks’?
3. Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
4. How did the post master help Lencho?
5. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hailstorm stopped?
6. What were Lencho’s feelings when he found the letter with money in it? What didhe do after opening
the letter?
7. Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money?
8. What did Lencho write in his second letter?
9. Where was Lencho’s house situated?
10. Write a short note on Lencho’s belief in God.
LONG QUESTIONS:

1. What moral values does the postmaster display in his behaviour?


2. Lencho seemed to be an impulsive man who felt suddenly elated at the rainfall and later became sad
to see the destruction which the rain had caused. Did he lack tolerance? Did he not have the courage to
face the challenges of life? Elucidate it discussing the values one must possess to face any type of
situation.
3. What makes Lencho write a letter to God? What was its outcome? 4. Lencho had faith in God but
lacked faith in humanity. Elaborate.

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