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The Letter
In the story, ‘The Letter’ the postmaster called Ali ‘a pest’. Do you find his comment, justified? Explain.
Ali was very familiar figure for post office because he used to go to there daily. He would go and sit at a particular bench every day, waiting for his name to be called out. On one day, he had come to the post office after several days as he had fallen ill. He enquired for his letter from the postmaster. The postmaster, who was in a hurry to leave, lost his temper on Ali and called him a pest. Ali was not at all a pest; it was just that he came after many days so he was curious to know whether a letter had come for him.
Some More Questions From The Letter Chapter
'Ali displays qualities of love and patience.' Give evidence from the story to support the statement.
How do you know Ali was a familiar figure at the Post Office?
Why did Ali give up hunting?
What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story, 'The Letter'?
The postmaster says to Ali, 'What a pest you are, brother!' Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons for your answer.
'Ali came out very slowly, turning after every few steps to gaze at the post office. His eyes were filled with tears of helplessness, for his patience was exhausted, even though he still had faith.' Why were Ali's eyes filled with tears of helplessness? What had exhausted his patience but not his faith?
'Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to wait.' Who is tortured by doubt and remorse? Why? What is he waiting for?
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