A letter to God MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 5, 2025

  1. Who is the author of “A Letter to God”?
    a) Leo Tolstoy
    b) G.L. Fuentes
    c) O. Henry
    d) Anton Chekhov
    ✔️ Answer: b) G.L. Fuentes
  2. What was the name of the main character in the story?
    a) Pedro
    b) Lencho
    c) Panchito
    d) Miguel
    ✔️ Answer: b) Lencho
  3. What was Lencho’s profession?
    a) Shopkeeper
    b) Carpenter
    c) Farmer
    d) Teacher
    ✔️ Answer: c) Farmer
  4. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
    a) To ask for good health
    b) To complain about his poverty
    c) To request money after his crops were destroyed
    d) To thank God for the rain
    ✔️ Answer: c) To request money after his crops were destroyed
  5. What natural disaster destroyed Lencho’s crops?
    a) Flood
    b) Storm
    c) Earthquake
    d) Hailstorm
    ✔️ Answer: d) Hailstorm
  6. How much money did Lencho ask for in his letter?
    a) 50 pesos
    b) 100 pesos
    c) 200 pesos
    d) 500 pesos
    ✔️ Answer: b) 100 pesos
  7. Who collected money to help Lencho?
    a) The villagers
    b) The postmaster and his employees
    c) The mayor
    d) The bank manager
    ✔️ Answer: b) The postmaster and his employees
  8. How much money did Lencho receive from the post office?
    a) 50 pesos
    b) 70 pesos
    c) 100 pesos
    d) 80 pesos
    ✔️ Answer: b) 70 pesos
  9. What was Lencho’s reaction upon receiving the money?
    a) He was grateful to God
    b) He was happy but suspicious
    c) He was sad and disappointed
    d) He wrote another letter complaining about the amount
    ✔️ Answer: d) He wrote another letter complaining about the amount
  10. What did Lencho call the post office employees in his second letter?
    a) Kind people
    b) Thieves
    c) Angels
    d) Honest men
    ✔️ Answer: b) Thieves
  11. What lesson does the story “A Letter to God” teach us?
    a) The power of faith
    b) The importance of education
    c) The beauty of nature
    d) The necessity of wealth
    ✔️ Answer: a) The power of faith
  12. What literary device is used in “A Letter to God” when Lencho calls the post office employees ‘thieves’?
    a) Metaphor
    b) Irony
    c) Simile
    d) Hyperbole
    ✔️ Answer: b) Irony