The Post Office is referred to as Ali's 'place of pilgrimage' as he ____. 

• visited it daily 

• came there to pray for a letter from his daughter

• went there with faith and hope 

• believed God would bless him if he went there

In the story, ‘The Letter’ the postmaster called Ali ‘a pest’. Do you find his comment, justified? Explain.

Answer the following in about 150 words:
Imagine Ali writes a letter to one of his friends about what he does before his death. Write that letter on his behalf.  

Ali's walking to the Post Office daily even in the biting cold weather shows his ____.

The Post Office is referred to as Ali's 'place of pilgrimage' as he ____. 

The Post Master's rudeness to Ali reveals his ____.

Ali did not come to the Post Office for several days as ____.

'Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to wait.' The Post Master was waiting for ____. 

Who was Ali? Where did he go daily?

'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?