Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Lencho has complete faith in God. He firmly believes that God sees everything, knows his situation, and will definitely provide the help he needs to survive.
The sentences that tell us this are:
- "All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience."
- "God," he wrote, "if you don't help me, my family and I will go hungry this year."
- "God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested."
Explanation
Lencho's absolute faith in God is the central theme of the story. Part (i) is directly answered by identifying God as the object of his faith. For part (ii), students must extract the exact sentences from the text that demonstrate this faith. The first sentence shows his internal belief that God is omniscient and his only hope. The second sentence from his letter shows his complete reliance on God for survival. The third sentence, which occurs after he receives the money, proves that his faith is unshakeable—he refuses to believe God made a mistake and instead blames the post office employees for the missing money.