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  • What was the effect of the hail storm on the entire valley?
    no crop or vegetation was left
  • Who were outlaws not so long ago?
    the blacks in South Africa
  • What was strange about the second plane?
    it had no lights on its wings but the narrator was able to see the face of the pilot
  • What was the special importance of 10 May?
    on that day the first democratically elected government of South Africa was to be established
  • What have the blacks of South Africa achieve at last?
    their political freedom
  • He stood at the edge of the ledge on one leg and closed his eyes. Why?
    wanted to get the attention of his family
  • How was the new government different from the previous one?
    the new government was a democratically elected non-racial government
  • How did Lencho's field look after the hails had rained?
    as if covered with salt
  • Why was the seagull afraid to fly?
    because he felt that his wings could not support him
  • What made the pilot happy?
    the thought of coming holiday and meeting his family
  • For how long had the seagull been alone?
    twenty-four hours
  • What will the beautiful land of South Africa never experience again?
    it will never have a racial government again
  • What privilege have the blacks been given now?
    the privilege of hosting the nations of the world on their soil
  • What was the purpose of calling Paris Control?
    to know where his aeroplane was and direction of the route
  • What had the amphitheatre been so far?
    had been the seat of white supremacy
  • Where did the ceremonies take place?
    in the amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria
  • What was the effect of the rain on the crops?
    his crops were destroyed
  • Why did the postmaster decide to answer Lencho's letter to God?
    because he wanted to protect Lencho's faith in God
  • Why do you think Lencho's house has been called 'the' house and not 'a house'?
    because it was the only house in the entire valley
  • Name the plane in which the narrator was flying.
    Dakota
  • What was the nature of the new society that was taking its birth 10 May?
    a new democratic and non-racial society
  • Why did Lencho keep gazing at the sky?
    because he wished for rain
  • What change was brought now?
    a democratic government headed by a black, Nelson Mandela, was going to be sworn in
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