Johnny and his class were looking forward to a fun day in art class. The teacher gave the class paint, brushes and other items to use to make their drawings. Johnny's friend Kevin used a straw to blow paint on his paper. It looked very cool. Lisa used markers to make a picture of her and her dog. Lisa has several pets, but her favorite one is her dog, Ben. Tony used a potato to make stars. He then put the potato into different colors of paint and made a nice pattern. Johnny used feathers to make his picture. When they had finished, the class chose which picture was the best. Johnny got second place and was very excited. Then it was time for lunch and the class had a party. They had hamburgers with ketchup and had cake for dessert. It was a very fun day for the whole class. They all went home tired and happy. Johnny took a nap when he went home. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who used markers to draw her dog?
2. What was his name?
3. What did the teacher give the class?
4. Who used a straw?
5. What was Lisa's favorite pet's name?
6. What did Tony use to make stars?
7. Who used feathers?
8. What were Johnny and his class looking forward to?
9. When they finished, what did the class choose?
10. What place did Johnny get?
11. Was he sad about it?
12. What did the class do when it was time for lunch?
13. What did they have with ketchup?
14. Did they have ice cream for dessert?
15. What did they have?
16. Did the class go home tired and upset?
17. What did Johnny do when he went home?
Answer: 1. Lisa
2. Johnny
3. class paint, brushes and other items
4. Kevin
5. Ben
6. a potato
7. Johnny
8. a fun day in art class
9. which picture was the best
10. second place
11. unknown
12. had a party.
13. hamburgers
14. no
15. cake
16. no
17. took a nap

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE.

DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.

In a small wayside cottage in the outskirts of one of those picturesque villages which surround London, an old woman sat at the head of a small deal table, with a black teapot, a brown sugar-basin, a yellow milk jug, and a cracked tea-cup before her.

At the foot of the same table sat a young man, with a large knife in one hand, a huge loaf of bread in the other, and a mass of yellow butter in a blue plate in front of him.

The young man was James Slagg; the old woman was his mother. Jim had no brothers or sisters, and his father chanced to be absent at market, so he had the "old lady" all to himself.

"Well, well, Jim," said Mrs Slagg, with a loving look at her son's flushed face, "you've told me a heap o' wonderful tales about telegrumphs, an' tigers, an' electricity an' what not. If you was as great a liar as you was used to be, Jim, I tell 'ee plain, lad, I wouldn't believe one word on it. But you're a better boy than you was, Jim, an' I do believe you--indeed I do, though I must confess that some on it is hard to swallow."

"Thank 'ee, mother," said Jim, with a pleasant nod, as he cut an enormous slice from the loaf, trowelled upon it a mass of the yellow butter, and pushed in his cup for more tea. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who sat at the foot of the table?
2. What did she have before her?
3. What was her name?
4. Who sat at the foot of the table?
5. What was he holding in one hand?
6. And in the other?
7. What did he have before him?
8. What was his name?
9. What was the woman's relationship to him?
10. Where were his brothers and sisters?
11. And his dad?
12. Was his face pale?
13. What had he been telling his mom?
14. Did she believe them?
15. But were they easy to believe?
16. Did he thank his mom?
17. What did he use his knife for?
18. What did he put on it?
19. Did he ask for more to drink?
Answer: 1. an old woman
2. a black teapot, a brown sugar-basin, a yellow milk jug, and a cracked tea-cup
3. Mrs Slagg
4. a young man
5. a large knife
6. a huge loaf of bread
7. a mass of yellow butter in a blue plate
8. Jim
9. his mother
10. Jim had no brothers or sisters
11. at market,
12. no
13. a heap o' wonderful tales
14. yes
15. no
16. yes
17. he cut an enormous slice from the loaf
18. a mass of the yellow butter
19. yes

Forget that chair. Better yet, sit on it. Clint Eastwood is back doing what he's supposed to be doing in "Trouble With the Curve," a sentimental baseball saga that is the inverse of "Moneyball" in almost every respect and shows the star's still got what it takes to carry a movie home.

Film stars aren't always the best judge of when it to call it a day, and you might fear the worst as Eastwood grouses about his pee in the first scene. Surely this isn't the curve he's troubled about?

But of course that's wrong: Eastwood knows best. Part of his longevity as a star comes from his readiness to probe his own weaknesses, and it should come as no surprise that he's candid -- and funny -- about the frailties of old age.

His character, Gus, is a scout for the Braves, one of the best there ever was. But has he still got what it takes? Not only is he computer illiterate, but the guy still reads newspapers. That's not all: He's losing his eyesight, and though he's doing his best to hide it, it's getting harder to explain the rapid accumulation of dinks and dents in his convertible.

Things come to a head the week before the draft. He's sent to North Carolina to check out the next big slugger. His buddy Pete (John Goodman) begs Gus' daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), to cover his back.

A hotshot lawyer on the verge of making partner, she's got plenty of reasons to turn him down flat, including that her dad's a cranky and uncommunicative curmudgeon and always has been. In her childhood, he dragged her round ball fields or packed her off to boarding school without ever thinking to ask her preference, and she's been in therapy since college. She goes anyway. You won't need 20/20 vision to see what's coming next. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of the film?
2. Who is the star?
3. Who doesn't know when to quit?
4. Is Eastwood still competent?
5. What is the name of his character?
6. Is he good at working with computers?
7. Is his convertible in pristine condition?
8. What is the character losing?
9. Who does his friend go to for help?
10. Who is his friend?
11. What actor plays Pete?
12. Does he have a good relationship with his daughter?
13. Who plays his daughter?
14. What is her occupation?
15. Does she agree to help her father?
16. What is Gus' job?
17. Is he good at his job?
Answer:
1. Trouble with the Curve
2. Clint Eastwood
3. film stars
4. yes
5. Gus
6. no
7. no
8. his eyesight
9. his daughter
10. Pete
11. John Goodman
12. no
13. Amy Adams
14. lawyer
15. yes
16. He's a scout for the Braves
17. yes