Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.)
Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money. When he counts the money and finds only seventy pesos instead of the hundred he asked for, he becomes angry. He firmly believes that God could not have made a mistake or denied him what he requested.
Consequently, he assumes that the postal workers must have stolen the remaining thirty pesos. In his second letter to God, he explicitly calls them a bunch of crooks and asks God to send the rest of the money through a different method.
The irony in the situation lies in Lencho's complete misunderstanding of the events. The post office employees were the very people who collected the money to help him. The postmaster experienced the contentment of performing a good deed and even signed the letter as 'God' to preserve Lencho's faith.
However, instead of being grateful to the employees for their selfless act, Lencho blames them for the theft. It is an unexpected aspect because the people who went out of their way to help him are the ones he accuses of being dishonest, making the situation both strange and amusing.
Explanation
The question tests the student's understanding of character perspective and literary devices, specifically irony. For part (i), the context clearly shows Lencho's unwavering faith in God makes him believe God sent the exact amount, leading him to blame the postal workers for the missing thirty pesos. For part (ii), the irony arises from the contradiction between the post office employees' benevolent actions (collecting and sending the money) and Lencho's accusation that they are crooks. The very saviours are mistaken for thieves, which is the opposite of what is expected, fulfilling the definition of situational irony provided in the prompt.