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NCERT Class 10 English : A Letter To God

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A Letter To God, Marks - 2

1. “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins.” Why did Lencho consider the raindrops as ‘new coins’? 

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Q. Why were the raindrops like ‘new coins’ for Lencho? 

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Q. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’? 

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Q. Why did Lencho compare the raindrops to ‘new coins’? 

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Q. To what are the raindrops compared and why? 

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Q. What did Lencho call the raindrops and why? 

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Q. What are the raindrops compared to and why? 

• Lencho considered so because he assumed that these raindrops would make his crops good and thereafter he would earn a good amount of money by selling them. 

 

2. “But don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks”. 

Q. What made Lencho think that the post office employees were a “bunch of crooks”? 

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Q. Why did Lencho call the post office employees a ‘bunch of crooks’? 

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Q. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.) 

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Q. Why did Lencho think that the postal employees are a ‘bunch of crooks’? 

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Q. Who did Lencho think/call a ‘bunch of crooks’ and why? 

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Q. Why did Lencho address the postal employees to be a ‘bunch of crooks’? 

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Q. What made Lencho think that the postmaster and the postman were crooks? 

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Q. Why did Lencho consider the postal employees as a ‘bunch of crooks’? 

• Lencho, in his ignorance, called them so because he had a misapprehension that the post office employees had duped him by embezzling rest thirty pesos. 

 

3. What did the postmaster do after he had received Lencho’s letter? 

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Q. How did the postmaster react after receiving Lencho’s letter? What did he do then? 

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Q. “The postmaster – a fat, amiable fellow—also broke out laughing, but almost immediately turned serious”. Why did the he break out laughing and immediately turn serious? 

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Q. What was the postmaster’s reaction on receiving Lencho’s letter? 

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Q. How did the postmaster react after he had seen Lencho’s letter ? 

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Q. What did the postmaster do to keep Lencho’s faith alive in God? 

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Q. Why did the postmaster want to answer Lencho’s letter? 

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Q. Why did the postmaster do to keep Lencho’s faith in God intact? 

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Q. Why did the postmaster do in order not to shake Lencho’s unquestionable faith in God? 

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Q. “In order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea.” What idea did the postmaster come up with and why? 

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Q. “In order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea.” What did the postmaster do in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God? 

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Q. Immediately after reading the letter, the postmaster turned serious. Why? 

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Q. Why did the postmaster turn serious immediately after reading Lencho’s letter? 

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Q. Why did the postmaster laugh at Lencho’s latter? 

• After the postmaster had received Lencho's letter, he burst out laughing at first. But suddenly became serious and got touched by Lencho's implicit faith in God. Hence, in order to keep that faith of Lencho in God intact, he chalked out a plan and answered the letter with money in it. 

 

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4. What did Lencho do throughout the morning? What did he see in the north-east? 

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Q. " Throughout the morning Lencho--- who knew his field intimately --- had done nothing els but see the sky towards the north-east." Who saw the sky towards the north-east and why? 

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Q. Why was Lencho gazing/ staring at the sky towards the north-east? 

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Q. What had Lencho been doing throughout the morning? What did he notice/ observe in the north-east? 

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Q. What was Lencho looking at sky towards the north-east? What did he discover/ find there? 

• Throughout the morning, Lencho just saw the sky towards the north-east. In the north-east, he saw that huge 'mountains of clouds' were approaching. 

 

5. Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. Why? 

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Q. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped? 

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Q. Why was Lencho shattered after the hailstorm had stopped? 

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Q. Why was Lencho worried about his future? 

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Q. Why did Lencho become upset when the hail stopped? 

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Q. " It was really getting bad now". What made Lencho say so? 

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Q. Why did Lencho feel broken? 

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Q. What did the hailstorm do? How was Lencho's field destroyed? 

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Q. How did the hailstorm destroy Lencho's crop? 

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Q. Describe the destruction caused by the hailstorm in Lencho's field? 

Ans: Lencho cherished a hope that he would be able to maintain his family with the corns he had cultivated. But his dream, unfortunately, remained as a nightmare, since the hail, leaving his field bare, wreaked havoc on his crops. That is why Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. 

 

6. What did Lencho write in his letter to God? 

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Q. What did Lencho write in his second letter to God? 

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Q. What did Lencho write in his first letter to God? 

• In his second letter to God, Lencho wrote, "God: Of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don't send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks. Lencho." 

 

7. What did Lencho say to his sons after the hail stopped? 

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Q. "We will go hungry this year". Who is the speaker here? Why does he say so? 

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Q. "A plague of locusts would have left more than this". Why does the speaker say so? 

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Q. "All our work, for nothing" ...... "We will go hungry this year". What made Lencho say so? 

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Q. What does Lencho say was worse than a plague of locusts and why? 

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Q. What did Lencho say to his sons standing in the middle of the field? 

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Q. How did Lencho express/ reveal his sadness to his sons after the had stopped? 

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Q. How did Lencho share his sorrows to his sons after the hail had stopped? 

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Q. What did Lencho say to his sons when his soul was filled with sadness? 

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Q. What did Lencho say to his sons when his crop got destroyed? 

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Q. How did Lencho bemoan to his sons? 

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Q. What did Lencho say to his boys after his field got destroyed? 

• After the hail had stopped, Lencho told his sons that a group of locusts would have left more crops than what the hail had left. He added that they would have no corn that year. He also added that all their work went vain and there was no one to help them. 

 

8. Why did Lencho go out when the big drops of rain were falling? 

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Q. For what reason, did Lencho go out in the rain? 

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Q. What was the reason behind Lencho's going out in the rain? 

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Q. Why did Lencho go out in the rain? 

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Q. What sort of pleasure of feeling did Lencho want to have ? 

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Q. Why did Lencho go out when big drops of rain began to fall? 

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Q. Why did Lencho go out and get wet in the rain? 

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Q. Why did Lencho intend to get wet the rain? 

• Lencho was ecstatic when it started raining. He was so excited that he could not stay at home and went out to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body. 

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Q. State whether the following statements are true or false

1. Lencho was a farmer. 

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Q. Lencho was a farmer by profession. 

• True. 

 

2. Lencho was a trader. 

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Q. Lencho was a carpenter/ businessman by profession. 

• False. 

 

3. Lencho's house was situated on crest of a low hill in a valley. 

• True. 

 

4. Lencho's house was located on the top of low hill in an island. 

• False. 

 

5. Lencho lived in a solitary house. 

• True. 

 

6. Lencho lived alone in a solitary house. 

• False. 

 

7. From the height of Lencho's house, one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with flowers. 

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Q. The river, Lencho's field of ripe corn dotted with flowers could be seen from the height of the isolated house. 

• True. 

 

8. From the height of the solitary house, one could see the sea and the field of green crops dotted with flowers. 

• False. 

9. The field of ripe corn always promised a good harvest. 

• True. 

 

10. The field of ripe corn never promised a good harvest. 

• False. 

 

A Letter To God, Marks - 1 or 2

1. Who is the author of the prose- piece entitled, "A Letter to God"? 

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Q. Name the writer of the story, "A Letter to God". 

• G.L. Fuentes is the author of the prose- piece entitled "A Letter to God". 

 

2. Who was Lencho? 

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Q. What was Lencho? 

• Lencho was a destitute and diligent cultivator who wrote a letter to God when his crops were ruined. 

 

3. What was Lencho's profession? 

• Lencho's profession was farming. 

 

4. What was Lencho by profession? 

• Lencho was a cultivator by profession. 

 

5. Where did Lencho live? 

• Lencho lived in solitary house which was situated on the hilltop in a valley. 

 

6. What was the peculiar thing about Lencho's house? 

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Q. What was the peculiarity about Lencho's house? 

• The peculiarity about Lencho's house was that it was the only one house in the entire valley. 

 

 

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7. Which crop did Lencho cultivate? 

• Lencho cultivated corn. 

 

8. What crop was farmed by Lencho? 

• Corn was farmed by Lencho. 

 

9. What did the crop need before ripening? 

• Before ripening, the crop needed a downpour or at least a shower. 

 

10. What could be seen from the crest of the hill? 

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Q. What things could one see from the top of the hill? 

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Q. What view could be seen from the height of Lencho's house? 

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Q. What could be seen from the height of Lencho's house? 

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Q. What could be seen from Lencho's house?

• The river and Lencho's field of ripe corn dotted with flowers could be seen. 

 

11. What did the field of ripe corn dotted with flowers promise? 

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Q. What promised a good harvest? 

• The field of ripe corn dotted with flowers promised a good harvest. 

 

12. What had Lencho been doing throughout the morning? 

• Throughout the morning, Lencho had been looking at the sky towards the north-east. 

 

13. Why did Lencho keep gazing/ staring at the sky? 

• Lencho kept gazing/ staring at the sky expecting rain. 

 

14. What was seen approaching in the north-east? 

• In the North-East, huge 'mountains of clouds' could be seen approaching. 

 

15. "Now we're really going to get some water, women". Who is the 'woman' here? 

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Q. Who was the woman mentioned in the story? 

• The woman mentioned here is Lencho's wife 

 

16. "Now we're really going to get some water, women". Is Lencho sure that it is going to rain? 

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Q. How is Lencho sure that it is going to rain? 

• Yes, by looking at the sky, Lencho is sure that it going to rain. 

 

17. What were the older boys doing? 

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Q. What were the older sons of Lencho doing? 

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Q. Where were the older boys working? 

• They were working in the field. 

 

18. What were the smaller boys doing? 

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Q. What were the smaller sons of Lencho doing? 

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Q. Where were the smaller boys playing? 

• The smaller boys were playing near the house. 

 

19. What was the woman doing? 

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Q. What was the woman preparing? 

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Q. What was Lencho's wife doing/ preparing? 

• She was preparing supper. 

 

20. What happened during the meal? 

• During the meal, big drops of rain began to fall. 

 

21. When did the rain start? 

• The rain started during the meal. 

 

22. What did Lencho predict? 

• Lencho predicted that it would rain. 

 

23. What did Lencho compare to ' new coins'? 

• Lencho compared raindrops to 'new coins'. 

 

24. To what are the raindrops compared ? 

• The raindrops are compared to new coins. 

 

25 .What were the raindrops like, according to Lencho? 

• According to Lencho, raindrops were like 'new silver coins'. 

 

26. What did Lencho compare the raindrops to? 

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Q. To what did Lencho compare the raindrops? 

• Lencho compared the raindrops to new coins. 

 

27. What are the raindrops compared to? 

• The raindrops are compared to new coins. 

 

28. What objects did Lencho call ' new coins'? 

• Lencho called the raindrops as new coins. 

 

29. What are the ' big drops' of rain compared to? 

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Q. To what are the ' big drops' of rain compared? 

• The 'big drops' of rain are compared to ' ten cent pieces of coin'. 

 

30. What are the ' little drops' of rain compared to? 

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Q. To what are the ' little drops' of rain compared? 

• The ' little drops' of rain are compared to ' five cent pieces of coin. 

 

31. What did Lencho compare the ' big drops' of rain to? 

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Q. To what did Lencho compare the 'big drops' of rain? 

• Lencho compared the 'big drops' of rain to ten cent pieces of coin. 

 

32. What did Lencho compare the 'little drops' of rain to? 

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Q. To what did Lencho compare the 'little drops'of rain? 

• Lencho compared the ' little drops' of rain to five cent pieces of coin. 

 

33. How did Lencho regard his field when it draped in a curtain of rain? 

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Q. How did did Lencho regard his field when it started raining? 

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Q. How did Lencho regard the field of ripe corn? 

• When it started raining, Lencho regarded his filed with satisfaction. 

 

34. How did Lencho feel when it started raining? 

• Lencho felt happy when it started raining first. But his happiness did not last for a long. 

 

35. What happened to the rain suddenly? 

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Q. How did the rain change? 

• The rain suddenly changed into very large hailstones. 

 

36. What resembled 'new silver coins’ ? 

• The ' hailstones' resembled ' new silver coins'. 

 

37. Why did the children run out in the rain? 

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Q. Why did Lencho's children run out in the rain? 

• The children ran out in the rain to pick the hailstones. 

  

38. " The boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the ' frozen pearls'. What do the ' frozen pearls' refer to here? 

• Here, the ' frozen pearls' refer to 'hailstones'. 

 

39. What are the 'hailstones'compared to? 

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Q. To what are the hailstones compared? 

• The hailstones are compared to 'frozen pearls'. 

 

40. " It's really getting bad now." What is really getting bad? 

• The continuous falling of rain along with hailstones is really getting bad. 

 

41. Was the rain really a boon to Lencho's life? 

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Q. Was the rain really a blessing for Lencho's field? 

• No, the rain was a curse, indeed. 

 

42. " I hope it passes quickly. It did not pass quickly". Why did Lencho wish for it to pass quickly? 

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Q. What did Lencho wish to pass quickly? 

• Lencho wished the rain or hailstorm to pass quickly because if continued, it would destroy his crops. 

 

43. How long did the rain hail? 

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Q. How long did it hail? 

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Q. How long did the hail continue? 

• For an hour, the hail rained. 

 

44. Where did the hail rain for an hour? 

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Q. Where did the hail rain ? 

• The hail rained on Lencho's house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield and on the whole valley for an hour. 

 

45. How did Lencho's field look after the hail had rained? 

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Q. How was the field after the rain/hail/hailstorm? 

• After the hail had rained, Lencho's field looked white as if covered with salt. 

 

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46. What happened to the trees after the hailstorm? 

• Not a leaf remained on the trees after the hailstorm. 

 

47. What happened to Lencho's corn after the hailstorm? 

• After the hailstorm, Lencho's corn was totally destroyed. 

 

48. What happened to the flowers after the hailstorm? 

• After the hailstorm, the flowers were gone from the trees. 

 

49. Whose soul was filled with sadness after the hailstorm? 

• After the hailstorm, Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. 

 

50. "Lencho was happy when it started raining. But his happiness did not last long". What was the reason? 

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Q. Why did Lencho's happiness not last for a long? 

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Q. What was reason behind Lencho's sudden unhappiness? 

• Lencho's happiness did not last long because the rain suddenly changed into very large hailstones which swept away all his corns.  

 

51. What destroyed the corn Lencho had sown? 

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Q. What destroyed Lencho's field of ripe corn? 

• A heavy hailstorm destroyed the corn Lencho had sown. 

 

52. What happened to the crop when the storm had passed? 

• When the storm had passed, Lencho's crops got destroyed. 

 

53. " A plague of locusts would have left more than this". What does 'plague' refer to here? 

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Q. What does ' plague' mean here? 

• ' Plague’, indeed, means an infectious disease or epidemic. But here, it refers to ' a large number of insects'. 

 

54. What is compared to ' a plague of locusts'? 

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Q. To what 'a plague of locusts' is compared? 

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Q. What is compared to ' a plague of locusts'? 

• The hailstorm that destroyed Lencho's corns is compared to ' a plague of locusts'. 

 

55. What does Lencho compare 'a plague of locusts'? 

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Q. To what does Lencho compare ' a plague of locusts'? 

• Lencho compares the ' devastating hailstorm' to 'a plague of locusts'.

 

56. How did Lencho and his family react to the calamity? 

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Q. How did Lencho and his family react to the loss caused by the hailstorm? 

• All of them were upset at that loss. 

 

57. Why would Lencho have no corn that year? 

• Lencho would have no corn that year because all his corn was destroyed by the hailstorm. 

 

58. " The night was a sorrowful one". How? 

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Q. Why was the night sorrowful for Lencho? 

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Q. How did the night become sorrowful for the family? 

• At that particular night, Lencho's entire crops got destroyed. Thus, the night was sorrowful. 

59. "All our work, for nothing". What made Lencho say so. 

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Q. Why did Lencho say that all his work was for nothing? 

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Q. Why was all their work for nothing? 

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Q. Why did Lencho's hardwork go in vain? 

• Lencho said so because the hailstorm had entirely destroyed his annual crops. 

 

60. What was the effect of the rain? 

• The rain, along with a heavy hailstorm, destroyed Lencho's crops. 

 

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