A Letter to God
1. What made Lencho angry when he counted the money?
(a) Lencho received sixty pesos less than what he had demanded from God
(b) Lencho received thirty pesos less than what he had demanded from God
(c) Lencho received hundred fifty pesos less than what he had demanded From God
(d) Lencho received seventy pesos less then what he had demanded from God
Ans: (b) Lencho received thirty pesos less than what he had demanded from God
2. Who is the chief character in the story " A letter to God" ?
(a) Rajvir
(b) Pranjal
(c) lencho
(d) Nelson Mandela
Ans: Lencho
3. Where is Lencho's house ?
(a) On the crest of a low valley
(b) On the crest of a low hill
(c) On the crest of a low mountain
(d) In the countryside
Ans: On the crest of a low hill
4. What is the profession of Lencho ?
(a) Manager
(b) farmer
(c) Postman
(d) Trader
Ans: (b) Farmer
5. Lencho cultivated_____.
(a) Corn
(b) Barley
(c) Paddy
(d) Wheat
Ans: Corn
6. " These area 't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." who uttered this line ?
(a) The Postman
(b) Lencho
(c) The older boys
(d) The woman who was preparing supper
Ans: (c) Lencho
7. What was needed by Lencho's field for a good harvest ?
(a) Rain
(b) Pesticides
(c) Tilling
(d) Manure
Ans: (a) Rain
8. Who exclaimed " Yes, God willing".
(a) The Postmaster
(b) The older boys
(c) Lencho himself
(d) The woman who was preparing supper
Ans: (d) The woman who was preparing supper
9. Who wrote the prose-piece "A Letter to God"?
(a) Arup Kumar Datta
(b) G. L Fuentes
(c) Lucio Rodrigues
(d) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Ans: (b) G. L Fuentes
10. Lencho compared the little drops of rain with___.
(a) Ten cent pieces
(b) Five cent pieces
(c) Twenty cent pieces Ans.
(d) Two cent pieces
Ans: (b) Five cent pieces
11. Why did Lencho need money?
(a) To save his family from the pangs of hunger
(b) To buy a pair of oxen
(c) To enroll his children to school.
(d) To buy paddy seeds.
Ans: (a) To save his family from the pangs of hunger
12. Lencho compared the big drops of rain with
(a) Five cent pieces
(b) Ten cent pieces
(c) Twenty cent pieces
(d) Two cent pieces
Ans: (b) Ten cent pieces
13. Who exclaimed, "We'all go hungry this year."
(a) The Postmaster
(b) The older boys
(c) Lencho
(d) The woman who was preparing supper
Ans: (c) Lencho
14. The field was white, as if covered with____."
(a) Salt
(b) Snow
(c) Milk
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Salt
15. "A plague of locusts would have left more than this." What is a locust?
(a) A kind of bacteria
(b) A wild animal
(c) a kind of insects
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) a kind of insects
16. How much money did Lencho need in his time of crisis?
(a) One Seventy pesos
(b) Seventy Five pesos
(c) Hundred pesos
(d) Seventy pesos
Ans: (c) Hundred pesos
17. How much money was the
(a) Seventy Five pesos
(b) One Seventy pesos
(c) Hundred pesos
(d) Seventy pesos
Ans: (d) Seventy pesos
18. Lencho hoped for a help from
(a) The Postmaster
(b) God
(c) His relatives
(d) His friends
Ans: God
19. How did Lencho work in his fields?
(a) Like a machine
(b) Like an animal
(c) Like a tractor
(d) None of these
Ans: (c) Like a tractor
20. Why was Lencho not at all surprised to see the money in the envelope?
(a) He had unwavering faith in God
(b) He was so sad that he did not acknowledge it
(c) He was a mischievous man
(d) None of These
Ans: (a) He had unwavering faith in God
21. Peso is the currency of
(a) Spain
(b) Australia
(c) The USA
(d) Latin America
Ans: (d) Latin America
22. What did Lencho think of the post-office employees?
(a) Mischievous
(b) Proud
(c) A bunch of crooks
(d) Corrupt
Ans: (c) A bunch of crooks
23. What was the only one thing that the Earth needed according to Lencho?
(a) Water from the river
(b) A downpour or at least a shower
(c) Snowfall
(d) None of These
Ans: (b) A downpour or at least a shower
24. What does the story tell about the character of Lencho?
(a) Lencho was a lazy fellow.
(b) Lencho had faith in God.
(c) Lencho was a friendly and amiable man.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b) Lencho had faith in God.
25. Lencho compared the quantum of damage with:
(a) plague of locusts
(b) attack by mice
(c) attack by sparrows
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) plague of locusts
26. What was the only hope left in the hearts of Lencho and his family?
(a) There was no hope left
(b) Compensation Government
(c) Help from Lencho's friends and relatives
(d) Help from God
Ans: (d) Help from God
27. Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho's letter?
(a) To keep intact Lencho's unwavering faith in God
(b) The postmaster was a very good and kind man
(c) To help Lencho and his family in the time of crisis.
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) To keep intact Lencho's unwavering faith in God
