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Question - 1
What did Lencho hope for?
Answer:The only thing the Earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning, Lencho - who knew his field intimately - had done nothing else but see the sky towards the northeast, hoping it would rain.
Question - 2
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins'?
Answer:Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. The air was fresh and sweet. Raindrops falling from the sky looked like they were new coins. The big drops were ten-cent pieces and the little ones were fives.
Question - 3
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?
Answer:Suddenly a strong wind began to blow, and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. For an hour the hail rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the corn field, and the whole valley. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed.
Question - 4
What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer:Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. The hail had left nothing. That year they would have no corn.
Question - 5
Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Answer:Lencho had unwavering faith in Gold. He decided to write a letter to god conveying his grievances and asking for 100 pesos for his survival. He also wanted the money for replanting his crops which were totally destroyed.
Question - 6
Who read the Letter?
Answer:A postmaster who was also an employee of the post office read the letter. He found the letter very funny and was amazed to see the letter addressed to god.
Question - 7
What did the postmaster do then?
Answer:The postmaster was surprised to see the faith of the man to start up a correspondence with god. so, in order not to shake the writer's faith in god, he collected money from his employees and several friends of his to give something as an act of charity.
Question - 8
Was Lencho surprised to find the money?
Answer:Lencho was not surprised to receive the letter as he was expecting it. Instead, he was angry when he found that the amount was less than what he had asked for. He knows god couldn't have made a mistake nor could he have denied Lencho what he requested for.
Question - 9
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why or why not?
Answer:Lencho was very optimistic about the existence of God and this blind faith made him think of his better will being received and responded to. So, he didn't bother to question the identity of the person who sent him the money.
Question - 10
There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature and between humans themselves. How are these illustrated?
Answer:The story 'A Letter to God' depicts two kinds of conflict. One between humans and nature and the other among men themselves.
In the beginning, the farmer hopes for rain for the benefit of his corn fields. He becomes overjoyed when it starts raining and starts thinking about all the benefits he would get after the harvest. Not much later, his joy turns to sorrow when the wind becomes strong leading to a hailstorm. Here, there is a disagreement between man and nature. All men want nature to act according to their aspirations.
The second conflict arises when Lencho starts doubting the honesty of the post office employees.
He, unaware of the act of charity by the postmaster and his employees called them a bunch of crooks. This is the conflict among the men themselves where one is not ready to trust the other.
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