What were lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?

Solution

Lencho felt sad when the hail stopped. He looked out over his fields and said that it would have taken more than a plague of locusts to destroy what was there. That year, he said, they wouldn't have any corn, so they would be hungry. He was full of sorrow.

What were lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?

Why did Lencho feel sad when the hail stopped?
(a) He loved the sound of hail.
(b) He was expecting a plague of locusts.
(c) His fields were destroyed by the hail.
(d) He was happy with the weather.

Solution

(c) His fields were destroyed by the hail.

Why did Lencho express sorrow even though the hail had stopped?
(a) He lost his umbrella in the hailstorm.
(b) He realized they wouldn't have any corn that year.
(c) He missed the sound of hail.
(d) He was afraid of another natural disaster.

Solution

(b) He realized they wouldn't have any corn that year.

What did Lencho predict about the upcoming year?
(a) Abundance of corn
(b) Hunger due to lack of corn
(c) Plague of locusts
(d) Prosperous harvest

Solution

(b) Hunger due to lack of corn.


Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?

Solution

Lencho's corn fields were ready to be harvested. His fields needed a rain before they could be harvested. He could make a lot of money by selling the crops. So, the drops of rain seemed like "new coins" to him.