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(4) The moment the letter fell into the mailbox, the postmaster went to apen It It said,, ciod of the money that Tasked only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest. Since I, geod every much, But don’t send it to me through mail because the post office employees, yet bunch of crooks,”, , Q. (1) Why did the postmaster open the letter ?, , Ans, The postmaster opened the letter to sce what Lencho had written., , Q. 2) Why does the writer tell God not to send the money through mail ?, , Aus. The writer, (Lencho) told the God not to send the money through mail because,, ye said the post office employees were a bunch of crooks., short Answer Type Questions, , Q. at did Lencho hope for ? ., , s. Lencho hoped for a good harvest. The crop only needed some rain., Why did Lencho say that the raindrops were like ‘new coins’ ?, s. Lencho said that the raindrops were like ‘new coins’ because the rain would help, nis crop and he expected a rich harvest., . How did the rain change ? What happened to Lencho’s fields ?, , Ans. Suddenly, large hailstones began to fall with the rain and continued for an hour., The corn was totally destroyed., , Q. 4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped ? ;, , Ans. Lencho was filled with sadness. All his labour had been wasted. He said that year, they would have no corn. :, , Q.5. Who or what did Lencho have faith in ? What did he do?, , Ans. Lencho had faith in God and he wrote a letter addressed to God asking for a, hundred pesos to buy food and for seeds., , Q. 6. Who read the letter ?, , Ans. The postmaster read the letter., , Q. 7. What did the postmaster do then ?, , Ans. He was touched by Lencho’s faith in God. So he collected seventy pesos and, sent it to Lencho with a letter signed : God., , Q. 8. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it ?, , Ans. Lencho was not surprised to find the letter and the money. He felt that God, himself had sent him the money. :, , Q.9. What made him angry ?, , Ans. He was angry because he had demanded a hundred pesos and he got only, seventy pesos., , Q. 10. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho ? Why does he sign the letter, ‘God’?, , Ans. The postmaster does not want to break Lencho’s faith in God. He feels good, about this. He signs the letter : God to reaffirm his faith in God. If he didn’t do so, Lencho, might think differently., , Q. 11. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money tohim ? Why/why not ?, , Ans. Lencho did not try to find out who had sent him the money. He believed, naturally, , that God bad sent him the money., wt. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money ? Whatis the irony in, the situation ?, Ans. Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money., The irony of the situation is that the kind effort of the postmaster which deserves gratitude, isnullified by Lencho’s thinking.