Key Concepts
- 1Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'crooks'?
- 2Who is the author of 'A Letter to God'?
- 3Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'crooks'?
- 4What is the central irony in 'A Letter to God'?
- 5Who is the author of 'A Letter to God'?
- 6What is the central irony in 'A Letter to God'?
- 7Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'crooks'?
- 8Who is the author of 'A Letter to God'?
- 9What is the central irony in 'A Letter to God'?
- 10Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'crooks'?
Important Formulas & Facts
He received only 70 pesos instead of 100. He had absolute faith in God, so he believed God must have sent 100 and the post office workers stole 30 pesos.
G.L. Fuentes — a Mexican author. The story is about a farmer named Lencho who writes a letter to God asking for money after a hailstorm destroys his crops.
He received only 70 pesos instead of 100. He had absolute faith in God, so he believed God must have sent 100 and the post office workers stole 30 pesos.
The people who helped Lencho (postmaster and employees) are the very ones he accuses of being thieves. The real helpers are seen as villains due to his blind faith.
G.L. Fuentes — a Mexican author. The story is about a farmer named Lencho who writes a letter to God asking for money after a hailstorm destroys his crops.
The people who helped Lencho (postmaster and employees) are the very ones he accuses of being thieves. The real helpers are seen as villains due to his blind faith.
He received only 70 pesos instead of 100. He had absolute faith in God, so he believed God must have sent 100 and the post office workers stole 30 pesos.
G.L. Fuentes — a Mexican author. The story is about a farmer named Lencho who writes a letter to God asking for money after a hailstorm destroys his crops.
The people who helped Lencho (postmaster and employees) are the very ones he accuses of being thieves. The real helpers are seen as villains due to his blind faith.
He received only 70 pesos instead of 100. He had absolute faith in God, so he believed God must have sent 100 and the post office workers stole 30 pesos.
Must-Know Questions
Q1Why did Lencho call the raindrops 'new coins'?
Lencho compared the raindrops to new coins because his crop needed rain to thrive. The big drops were ten-cent pieces and the little ones were fives, showing how valuable rain was for his livelihood.
Q2What destroyed Lencho's crop?
A hailstorm destroyed Lencho's entire field of corn. The hailstones rained for an hour and the field looked as if covered with salt.
Q3What was Lencho's only hope after the hailstorm?
After the hailstorm destroyed his crops, Lencho's only hope was help from God. He had unwavering faith that God would help him and his family survive.
Q4How much money could the postmaster collect for Lencho?
The postmaster could collect only 70 pesos from his employees and friends, though Lencho had asked for 100 pesos. He sent it under the signature 'God'.
Q5Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'a bunch of crooks'?
Lencho received only 70 pesos instead of the 100 he had asked from God. He had complete faith that God would send the full amount, so he concluded that the post office employees must have stolen the remaining 30 pesos.
Practice A Letter to God
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