A letter to God Short Summery with mcq

Lesson 1 – A Letter to God 

Author:  G. L. Fuentes

 🌾 **Summary (Short but Complete)**

 Lencho was a poor farmer who lived on the top of a low hill with his family. His house was the only one in the entire valley. He was very hardworking and honest. He depended completely on his fields for his living. One year, his crops needed rain badly. Lencho looked at the sky and hoped for rain. Soon, it started raining, and Lencho became very happy. But within moments, the rain turned into a hailstorm. The hailstones destroyed all his corn fields. Lencho’s heart was filled with sadness and despair. He believed that without his crop, his family would starve. However, Lencho had deep faith in God. He believed that God sees everything and helps those in need. So he decided to write a letter to God. In his letter, he asked God to send him **100 pesos** so that he could sow his field again and feed his family. He addressed the letter simply to **“God”** and posted it at the post office. The postman laughed at first, but the **postmaster**, who was a kind and sympathetic man, was deeply impressed by Lencho’s faith. He decided to help him. He collected money from his employees and contributed some from his own salary. However, the total amount was **less than 100 pesos**. They could collect only about **70 pesos**, which the postmaster put in an envelope and signed it “God.” When Lencho came to the post office the next Sunday, he was not surprised to find the letter from God. But when he counted the money, he became angry. He believed that **God could not make a mistake or deny him what he had asked for**. So, he wrote another letter to God, asking Him to send the **rest of the money**, but not through the **post office**, because he thought that the post office employees had **stolen the remaining amount**. 

💡 Main Points at a Glance

 1. **Lencho** – A poor, hardworking, and honest farmer. 

2. **Setting** – His house on a hill overlooking his fields. 

3. **Problem** – Crops destroyed by hailstorm. 

4. **Faith in God** – Writes a letter asking God for help. 

5. **Postmaster’s kindness** – Collects money secretly. 

6. **Irony** – Lencho suspects the helpers (post office staff) of stealing. 

7. **Theme** – Faith in God, innocence, and human kindness. 

8. **Moral** – Have faith, but also learn to see goodness in others. --- 

 **Short Question–Answers** 

 Q1. Who was Lencho?** 

➡️ Lencho was a poor and hardworking farmer who lived with his family on a hill. 

 Q2. What destroyed Lencho’s crops?** 

➡️ A severe hailstorm destroyed all of Lencho’s corn fields. 

 Q3. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?** 

➡️ He wrote to God to ask for 100 pesos to sow his fields again and support his family. 

 Q4. How did the postmaster help Lencho?** 

➡️ The postmaster collected money from his staff and himself, and sent it to Lencho in the name of God. 

Q5. Why did Lencho become angry after getting the money?** 

➡️ He received only 70 pesos instead of 100, so he thought the post office employees had stolen the rest. 

 Q6. What is the irony in the story?** 

➡️ The irony is that the very people who helped Lencho are the ones he suspects of theft. --- 

🎯 MCQs for Practice 

1. Who is the writer of “A Letter to God”? 

 a) G.L. Fuentes b) R.L. Stevenson c) Robert Frost d) Carolyn Wells 

 👉 **Answer:** a) G.L. Fuentes 

 2. What did Lencho hope for? 

 a) A letter b) Rain for his crops c) Money d) Sunshine 

 👉 **Answer:** b) Rain for his crops 

 3. What destroyed Lencho’s field? 

 a) Heavy rain b) Hailstorm c) Drought d) Flood 

 👉 **Answer:** b) Hailstorm 

 4. How much money did Lencho ask from God? 

 a) 70 pesos b) 100 pesos c) 50 pesos d) 80 pesos 

 👉 **Answer:** b) 100 pesos 

 5. How much money did the postmaster send? 

 a) 100 pesos b) 70 pesos c) 90 pesos d) 60 pesos 

 👉 **Answer:** b) 70 pesos 

 6. What did Lencho think about the post office employees? 

 a) They were kind b) They stole the money c) They helped God d) They didn’t know God 

 👉 **Answer:** b) They stole the money 

 7. What is the central theme of the story? 

 a) Blind faith in God b) Human selfishness c) Kindness and faith d) Poverty and wealth 

 👉 **Answer:** c) Kindness and faith