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a) ii and v
b) i and iii
c) ii and iv
d) iii and v

iii Pick the option that lists the option corresponding to—'with a blow of his fist.’

a) Option (i)
b) Option (ii)
c) Option (iii)
d) Option (iv)

iv Lencho’s letter included
a) details of his problems.
b) description of the post office.
c) belief of being looted.
d) List of further demands.

v Pick the most suitable quote for this extract.
a) “It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain
b) “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”- Confucius
c) “You see a person’s true colours when you are no longer beneficial to their life.”- anonymous
d) “True generosity means accepting ingratitude.” - Coco Chanel

C Answer in 20-30 words
i People get support from family and friends during bad times. How does Lencho’s family behave
after the harvest is ruined?
ii ‘Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write.’
What does this line tell us about the norm amongst such farmers, then?
iii What, according to you would have been the likely reaction of Lencho’s
wife upon knowing about him writing an actual letter to God?
iv Lencho waited eagerly for a reply to his letter to God. Do you think the postmaster was also very
keen to know Lencho’s reaction upon receiving the ‘reply’?

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