Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER X.

He looked expectantly on the cabin table for a letter upon his return to the ship, but was disappointed, and the only letter yielded by the post next morning came from Captain Barber. It was couched in terms of great resignation, and after bemoaning the unfortunate skipper's untimely demise in language of great strength, wound up with a little Scripture and asked the mate to act as master and sail the schooner home.

"You'll act as mate, Ben, to take her back," said the new skipper, thrusting the letter in his pocket.

"Aye, aye, sir," said Ben, with a side glance at Joe, "but I'll keep for'ard, if you don't mind."

"As you please," said Fraser, staring.

"And you're master, I s'pose?" said Joe, turning to Fraser.

Fraser, whose manner had already effected the little change rendered necessary by his promotion from mate to master, nodded curtly, and the crew, after another exchange of looks, resumed their work without a word. Their behaviour all day was docile, not to say lamb-like, and it was not until evening that the new skipper found it necessary to enforce his authority.

The exciting cause of the unpleasantness was Mr. William Green, a slim, furtive-eyed young man, whom Fraser took on in the afternoon to fill the vacancy caused by Ben's promotion. He had not been on board half an hour before trouble arose from his attempt to introduce the manners of the drawing-room into the forecastle.

"Mr. Will-yum Green," repeated Joe, when the new arrival had introduced himself; "well, you'll be Bill 'ere."

1. Why was the man upset after returning?
2. Who wrote to him the following day?
3. Who died?
4. What was asked of him in the note?
5. And do what with the vessel?
6. What did the he say to Ben?
7. Who asks Fraser to confirm his promotion?
8. And what is his response to Joe?
9. What is the crew's reaction?
10. Who replaced Ben?
11. When was he hired?
12. How long was he there before the altercation?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. about the letter
2. from Captain Barber
3. the skipper
4. to act as master
5. sail home
6. to act as mate
7. Joe
8. he nodded
9. went back to work
10. Mr. William Green
11. in the afternoon
12. half an hour

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER 4

"What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have no taste for drawing."

"No taste for drawing!" replied Elinor, "why should you think so? He does not draw himself, indeed, but he has great pleasure in seeing the performances of other people, and I assure you he is by no means deficient in natural taste, though he has not had opportunities of improving it. Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he would have drawn very well. He distrusts his own judgment in such matters so much, that he is always unwilling to give his opinion on any picture; but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste, which in general direct him perfectly right."

Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste. Yet, though smiling within herself at the mistake, she honoured her sister for that blind partiality to Edward which produced it.

"I hope, Marianne," continued Elinor, "you do not consider him as deficient in general taste. Indeed, I think I may say that you cannot, for your behaviour to him is perfectly cordial, and if THAT were your opinion, I am sure you could never be civil to him."

Marianne hardly knew what to say. She would not wound the feelings of her sister on any account, and yet to say what she did not believe was impossible. At length she replied:

1. Does Elinor agree with Marianne?
2. Who were they speaking about?
3. What does Marianne think of Edward?
4. were Marianne and Elinor related?
5. how?
6. Does Edward draw?
7. Has he had many oppurtunities to learn to draw?
8. if he had, what does Elinor believe?
9. Does he give his opinion on many deawings?
10. why not?
11. What does Elinor say he is not deficient in?
12. Does Marianne agree?
13. how does she feel about the matter of his taste?
14. What was Marianne afraid to do?
15. who?
16. instead she chose to honour her for what?
17. who produced that in her?
18. How does Marianne act toward Edward?
19. Was Marianne going to agree with Elinor even though she did not believe it?
20. How did she describe saying what she did not believe?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. No
2. Edward
3. that Edward has no taste for drawing.
4. Yes
5. Sisters
6. No
7. No
8. He would have drawn very well.
9. No
10. He distrusts his own judgment.
11. Natural taste
12. No
13. That he was far from having any.
14. Offending
15. Elinor
16. Her blind partiality.
17. Edward
18. Cordial.
19. She didn't know what to say.
20. Impossible.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- "You are obviously, to me, always going to be The Dude," Piers Morgan said to Jeff Bridges, referring to the actor's title role in the 1998 Coen brothers movie, "The Big Lebowski."

The Oscar-winning actor is a guest on Thursday's "Piers Morgan Tonight." Bridges, who took a year off from movies to focus on his music career, will release his self-titled album August 16.

"You're The Dude," continued Morgan. "To millions of people around the world, Jeff Bridges, you will always be The Dude. I can't pretend anything else."

The CNN host proudly stated that he "ritually" watches "Lebowski" annually.

Bridges said from the moment he read the script, he knew the film was destined to be a classic.

"I read that thing and I, you know, it made me laugh -- all the way through it," said Bridges.

"John Goodman came out with a great quote about your performance," said Morgan. "He said, 'It's like watching a diamond cutter. When you look at the diamond, you don't think of the work, you just notice there are no flaws.' "

Bridges, whose Hollywood career has spanned some 40 years and 60 films, openly admitted that he owes his great success to his veteran actor dad, Lloyd Bridges.

"I'm a product of nepotism," said Bridges. "My dad, you know... the hardest thing about acting as a profession is getting the break."

When Morgan pointed out Bridges' reputation as "the nicest guy in show business," the younger Bridges again credited his father's guidance.

1. Who is always going to be the dude to Piers Morgan?
2. What is the dude?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Jeff Bridges
2. the actor's title role