question: CHAPTER XXXVI

THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED

There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defiantly toward Rochester, who remained, however, unmoved, his elbow resting upon the broad mantelpiece, his face almost expressionless. Vandermere, too, stood on one side and held his peace, though the effort with which he did so was a visible one. Lady Mary looked anxiously towards them. Pauline had shrunk back, as though something in the situation terrified her.

Even Saton himself felt that it was the silence before the storm. The courage which he had summoned up to meet a storm of disapproval, began to ebb slowly away in the face of this unnatural silence. It was clear that the onus of further speech was to rest with him.

Still retaining Lois' hand, he turned toward Rochester.

"You have forbidden me to enter your house, or to hold any communication with your ward until she was of age, Mr. Rochester," he said. "One of your conditions I have obeyed. With regard to the other, I have done as I thought fit. However, to-day she is her own mistress. She has consented to be my wife. I do not need to ask for your consent or approval. If you are not willing that she should be married from your roof, I can take her at once to the Comtesse, who is prepared to receive her."
1. Who thought there was a silence before the storm?
2. Who was forbidden to enter the house?
3. Whose house was it?
4. Who stood in the centre of the group?
5. Were they holding hands?
6. Whose elbow was on the mantlpiece?
7. Did he look mad?
8. What did his face look like?
9. Who looked anxiously at them?
10. And who else stood on the side, holding his peace?
11. Had Lois consented to be Saton's wife?
12. Did he still need Rochester's approval?
13. Where would they go if they couldn't be married there?
14. What chapter is this?
15. What's the name of it?
16. What seemed to ebb slowly away in the silence?
17. Did something terrify Mary?
18. Who seemed terrified?
19. Who did the onus of more speech rest with?
20. How many conditions did Saton obey?
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answer: 1. Saton
2. Saton
3. Mr. Rochester
4. Saton and Lois
5. yes
6. Rochester
7. no
8. expressionless
9. Mary
10. Vandermere
11. yes
12. no
13. the Comtesse
14. XXXVI
15. THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED
16. courage
17. No
18. Pauline
19. Saton
20. One

question: Jamey really wanted a pet dog, so he went to ask his parents.

"Mom, Dad, can I we get a dog?"

Jamey's mom and dad thought about this, and then answered him.

"Having a pet can be a lot of work, Jamey. When you own a dog, you have to feed him, and take him for walks, and clean up after him. You even have to do those things when you would rather be playing or watching TV. If you promise to help take care of him, we'll get a dog."

Jamey was very happy to hear this! The next weekend, his mom and dad took him to a big building where puppies and kittens without homes were kept. It was very noisy inside! Jamey looked at a big yellow dog first.

"This dog is pretty big, Jamey," his father said. "He might need a bigger yard to run around in than we have."

Jamey thought that Dad was right about that. The next dog Jamey looked at was a very small white dog. It barked over and over again as Jamey and his mother looked at it.

"This dog is very noisy Jamey. He might need a lot of attention from you. Do you think you want to give this puppy that much attention?"

Jamey wasn't sure he could give the little white dog all the time it needed to be happy. Finally Jamey looked at a third dog, a brown dog that was bigger than the white dog, but smaller than the yellow one. The dog came over to Jamey right away and seemed to love to be petted and fussed over.

"Do you like the brown dog?" asked Jamey's dad.

"Yes!" said Jamey. "Can we get him?"

"Will you feed him and walk him every afternoon when you get home from school?" asked Jamey's mom.

"I promise," said Jamey.

"In that case, I guess we have a dog!"

This made Jamey very happy.
1. Who wanted a dog?
2. Are they a boy or a girl?
3. Who took him to get a dog?
4. When did they go to get the dog?
5. Was it a quiet place?
6. What dog did he pick out first?
7. And second?
8. Why did he decide against the second dog?
9. What dog did he pick?
10. Was he smaller than the second dog?
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answer: 1. Jamey
2. boy
3. his mom and dad
4. next weekend
5. no
6. big yellow dog
7. small white dog
8. He might need a lot of attention
9. brown dog
10. yes

question: Florida theater shooting suspect Curtis Reeves is lonely but confident that his self-defense claim will result in his acquittal, according to jailhouse phone calls released by the state attorney's office.

According to CNN affiliate, Bay News 9, the 71-year-old, who is being held without bail on a second-degree murder charge, also tells his daughter he's concerned about the family's finances.

"I'm more worried about you all than I'm worried about me," he says.

"And we're more worried about you than we are worried about us," Jennifer Shaw, his daughter, responds.

"Well, if all the facts come out we all should be in good shape."

"I know, but we just hate that you have to be in there right now."

In January, Reeves and his wife were attending a showing of "Lone Survivor" at a Wesley Chapel movie theater. Reeves left the theater to report to management that the man in front of him, Chad Oulson, was texting during the previews. When he returned the two exchanged words.

Video from the scene appears to show Oulson snatching Reeves' popcorn off his lap and throwing it at him. Reeves responds instantaneously with a single, fatal gunshot. A preliminary hearing suggested the case will come down to whether a jury believe Reeves was intimidated by Oulson and acted in self-defense, or if Reeves overreacted to Oulson texting.

In the jailhouse tapes, Reeves tells his daughter she can sell some of the family's belongings if necessary.

"If we need money, sell the motorcycle, motorcycle trailer, the kayaks, the trailer and --"
1. Who is the suspect?
2. What is he accused of?
3. Was he granted bail?
4. What is he concerned about?
5. Is his family worried?
6. Who did he allegedly kill?
7. Why?
8. An overreaction to what?
9. Where?
10. How old is Reeves?
11. Was anyone with him at the movies?
12. Who?
13. What movie were they seeing?
14. Had they complained to anyone first?
15. Was there any video of what happened?
16. Does the video show Oulson doing anything?
17. What did he do?
18. Where did he throw it?
19. Did Reeves do anything back?
20. What did he do?
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answer:
1. Curtis Reeves
2. second-degree murder
3. no
4. family finances
5. yes
6. Chad Oulson
7. self-defense or an overreaction
8. Oulson texting
9. a movie theater
10. 71
11. yes
12. his wife
13. "Lone Survivor"
14. yes
15. yes
16. yes
17. snatched Reeves' popcorn off his lap and threw it
18. at Reeves
19. yes
20. responded with a gunshot