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• Why did Ali visit the post-office daily ? 
• The word ‘Letter’ is interwoven into the text and imparts to us the value of letters which are living documents of human emotions. Justify.
• ‘Only the bearer knows where the shoe pinches’. Elucidate the statement with reference to the story The Letter.
• You are one of the villagers who have noticed Ali and his helplessness. Write a letter to your friend giving an account of the life and experiences of this lonely man.
• Why did the postmaster get annoyed with Ali ? 
• Coachman Ali and the postmaster share feelings of guilt but their realizations come a little too late to make amends. Describe what they feel guilty about and how the realizations come to them. 
• How can you say that Ali was an embodiment of love and patience ?
• Imagine you are the postmaster and have just gone and laid Miriam’s letter on Ali’s grave. You come back home and reflect on whatever’s happened. The newly-awakened father’s heart in you is reproaching you for having failed to understand Ali’s anxiety. As the postmaster write a diary entry outlining your feelings. 
• After paying five gold coins to Lakshmi Das, Ali rests assured that he would get his daughter, Miriam’s letter, although at his grave. He writes down the account of the journey of his life and his feelings for his daughter. 
• What request did Ali make to Lakshmi Das ?