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A Letter to God

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Lencho step out into the rain at the beginning of the story?

a)

to bathe in the rain

b)

to compare the rain to new coins

c)

to collect his crop

d)

to have the pleasure of the rain on his body

2.

"These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." This is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Pathetic Fallacy

3.

How much money did Lencho ask God for?

a)

70 pesos

b)

100 rubles

c)

100 pesos

d)

70 rubles

e)

30 dollars

4.

Why did Lencho need money?

a)

To save his family from hunger

b)

To repay loans incurred by the field

c)

To save his land

d)

To buy a shop

5.

Was Lencho surprised to see the money?

a)

A little

b)

Not at all

c)

Very much

d)

Neutral

6.

Lencho was expecting:

a)

Rain

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

Hailstones

d)

Storm

7.

Who first read Lencho's letter?

a)

Lencho

b)

Lencho´s wife

c)

The postmaster

d)

A postman

8.

When the hailstorm was over, Lencho said to his sons: "A plague of ... would have left more than this."

a)

grasshoppers

b)

locusts

c)

insects

d)

cockroaches

9.

Identify the conflicts present in the story.

a)

Man vs Nature

b)

Man vs Society

c)

Man vs Man

d)

Man vs Self

e)

Man vs Supernatural

10.

'A Letter to God' was written by:

a)

Ruskin Bond

b)

James Herriot

c)

G.L. Fuentes

11.

"The postmaster was a fat, amiable man." What is the meaning of amiable?

a)

Rude

b)

Thoughtful

c)

Friendly

d)

Enthusiastic

12.

How much money was the postmaster able to arrange?

a)

100 pesos

b)

75 pesos

c)

50 pesos

d)

70 pesos

13.

What did Lencho ask for in his second letter?

a)

More money

b)

The remaining amount and to not send it by mail

c)

The remaining amount and to send it by mail

d)

A punishment for the crooks

14.

What is the irony in this story?

a)

Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting for a shower

b)

Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange for money for him

c)

Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him

d)

There is no irony