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Question 1:
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Answer:
Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest. However, they required a good downpour before harvesting. After a downpour, he could sell the harvest and get money. That is why he compared the raindrops to ‘new coins’.
Question 2:
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Answer:
The rain was pouring down. But suddenly, a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain. There was not a single leaf left on the trees and the flowers were gone from the plants. The corn was completely destroyed
Question 3:
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer:
When the hail stopped, Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness. He looked around at his fields and said that even a plague of locusts would have left more than what was left after the hailstorm. He said that they would have no corn that year and they would go hungry. He was full of sorrow.
Question 4:
What did Lencho hope for?
Answer:
Lencho hoped for rains as the only thing that his field of ripe corn needed was a shower.
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Question 1:
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Lencho had complete faith in God. The sentences in the story that show this are as follows:
(i) But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, there was a single hope: help from God.
(ii) “God,” he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year
(iii) He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town.
(iv) It said: “God: of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much
Question 2:
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
Answer:
No, Lencho does not try to find out who had sent the money to him. This is because he never suspected that it could be anybody else other than God who would send him the money. His faith in God was so strong that he believed that God had sent him the money.
Question 3:
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
Answer:
No, Lencho does not try to find out who had sent the money to him. This is because he never suspected that it could be anybody else other than God who would send him the money. His faith in God was so strong that he believed that God had sent him the money.
Question 4:
What made him angry?
Answer:
He got angry when he counted the money. There were only seventy pesos in the envelope. He was confident that God could neither make a mistake nor deny him what he had requested. Therefore, he concluded that the post office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos.