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A Letter to God
1. How does Lencho's faith in God affect his life?
(a) It makes him hopeful
(b) It makes him nonchalant
(c) It makes him sorrowful
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. What was the main reason for Lencho's letter to God?
(a) To ask for help
(b) To thank God
(c) To buy a tractor
(d) To complain about the weather
Ans. (a) To ask for help
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. What is the central theme of the story?
(a) Love with crops
(b) Faith in God
(c) Lack of trust
(d) Responsibility towards family
Ans. (b) Faith in God
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. Why did the postmaster collect money from his colleagues?
(a) He wanted to gain recognition
(b) He wanted to give for charity
(c) He wanted to help Lencho
(d) He wanted to buy a present for Lencho
Ans:(c) He wanted to help Lencho
(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. What message does the story convey about faith?
(a) Faith is non-existent
(b) Faith is futile
(c) Faith is essential
(d) Faith is vague
Ans. (c) Faith is essential
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
28. The postmaster's action was a 'selfless' act of kindness. It means:
(a) Done for personal gain
(b) Done with ulterior motive
(d) Done without expectation of reward
Ans. (c) Done without expectation of reward
29. "It destroyed everything." What does 'it' refer to here?
(a) Letter
(b) Rain
(c) Hailstorm
(d) God
Ans. (c) Hailstorm
30. "Lencho was an ox of a man." What metaphor is used here?
(a) Symbolizing intelligence and hard working nature
(b) Symbolizing wisdom and benevolence
(c) Symbolizing anger and aggression
(d) Symbolizing strength and hard work
Ans. (d) Symbolizing strength and hard work
31. What did Lencho's crops need?
(a) Rain
(b) Fertilizers
(c) Hailstorms
(d) Sunshine
Ans. (a) Rain
(a) To apologize for asking money
(b) To thank God for the money
(c) To accuse God of not sending the full amount
(d) To ask God to send him rest of the money
Ans. (d) To ask God to send him rest of the money
33. Who collected Lencho's letter from the mailbox?
(a) Lencho himself
(b) Postmaster
(c) Post office employee
(d) Lencho's wife
Ans. (b) Postmaster
(a) A joyful but challenging period
(b) A difficult or unfortunate situation
(c) A fortunate or lucky situation
(d) A difficult but overwhelming situation
Ans. (b) A difficult or unfortunate situation
(a) He wrote a letter to God.
(b) None of the above
(c) He accepted the situation calmly
(d) He sought and begged for help
Ans. (a) He wrote a letter to God.
(a) It is hopeful and optimistic
(b) It is dark and cynical
(c) It is neutral and objective
(d) It is humorous and satirical
Ans. (a) It is hopeful and optimistic
37. What was Lencho's attitude towards God?
(a) Unswerving
(b) Faithful
(c) All of the above
(d) Hopeful
Ans. (c) All of the above
38. How did the postmaster decide to respond to Lencho's letter?
(a) By sending a befitting reply mocking Lencho
(b) By sending money
(c) By neglecting the letter
(d) By personally visiting Lencho
Ans. (b) By sending money
39. What was the immediate cause of Lencho's financial trouble?
a. Crops
(b) Locusts
(c) Rain
(d) Hailstorm
Ans. (d) Hailstorm
40. What did the postmaster think of Lencho's faith in God?
(a) He considered it an act of stupidity
(b) He admired it
(c) He was appalled at his foolishness
(d) He mocked it
Ans. (b) He admired it
