Problem: CHAPTER XI.

THE EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT.

Surely if noise was any proof that the audience was satisfied with the performance given by Mopsey's company, then all must have been highly delighted, for such confusion was probably never heard in that house before as when the curtain fell on the first act of this new edition of Shakespeare's plays. The actors were in a perfect whirl of delight, and all save Dickey showed it by dancing and shaking hands, until there was almost as much confusion behind the curtain as in front.

Mopsey was so delighted at the success that his gigantic brain conceived a startling idea for the entrance of the ghost, which was neither more nor less than for Ben to crouch under the stage, in the very hole where Johnny had come to grief, and at the proper time to rise up in a ghostly fashion, which must surely be very effective. Ben was disposed to object to this hiding under the flooring, more especially since he would be enveloped in the sheet, and would doubtless be uncomfortably warm; but all his objections were overruled by the author and company, and he gave a very unwilling assent to the proposition.

In order that the audience might not be kept waiting until their patience was exhausted, or their good-humor began to evaporate, the curtain was raised as soon as the ghost could be tucked away in his hiding-place, and Paul made his first appearance on any stage. Mopsey had explained to him the part which he was to assume, and in a well-thumbed copy of Shakespeare's works belonging to Mrs. Green he had found the lines which Hamlet is supposed to speak after he sees the ghost. These he had committed to memory, although he had little idea of the meaning of them; and when he came upon the stage he addressed the audience as if in them he saw the ghost of his murdered father.
1. Was Mopsey happy?
2. Why?
3. What was his idea for?
4. What did he want Ben to do?
5. Was Ben happy about that?
6. Because he would be cold?
7. What would he have wrapped around him?
8. What came of his objections?
9. By whom?
10. What did they assume all the noise was from?
11. What play were they performing?
12. Was Dickey happy or sad?
13. How did he show his delight?
Answer: 1. Yes
2. at the success of his idea
3. the entrance of the ghost
4. crouch under the stage
5. No
6. No
7. a sheet
8. were overruled
9. the author and company
10. the audience
11. Hamlet
12. unknown
13. unknown

Problem: Nana had a bunch of money. She had saved money her whole life. But Nana was afraid of people stealing her money. She planned to hide it. First she moved it around in her house and hid it behind a wall. Then she put her money in the attic. But she still didn't feel safe about her money. She was sure someone would find it. Finally she took it outside and started digging in the ground. She buried it in the ground so no one would find it. "It is going be safe here," said Nana. She was very pleased that she had hidden her money so well. The next day after breakfast, she went outside to make sure her money was still there. She stopped at the spot she thought she had buried it and began digging. After some time she hadn't found it. She climbed out of the hole and looked around. She had used a tree as a way to mark the spot. But she couldn't tell which tree. The wind was blowing and the trees all looked the same! She had used a brown spot on the ground to mark the spot. But she couldn't tell which brown spot it was! She knew she wasn't lost. Nana had hidden her money so well that no one could find it, and that included her!
1. What did granny have a bunch of?
2. How long had she been saving?
3. and what did she plan to do with it?
4. and where did she hide it?
5. and where next?
6. did she think it was hid well?
7. where did she hide it next?
8. when did she go make sure it was still there?
9. what kind of mark on the ground did she use to know where it was?
10. did she find it?
Answer: 1. money
2. her whole life
3. hide it
4. behind a wall
5. in the attic
6. no
7. in the ground
8. The next day
9. a brown spot
10. no

Problem: Washington (CNN) -- A former CIA base chief wanted by Italy and detained in Panama has been released, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday.

Robert Seldon Lady, who had been convicted by an Italian court for his role in a 2003 rendition case, was flying back to the United States.

"It's my understanding that he is in fact either en route or back in the United States. Beyond that I have no further details," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters.

In a 2009 trial, an Italian court convicted Lady and 22 others of abducting Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr, or Abu Omar, from the streets of Milan in 2003. Italian prosecutors said Abu Omar was nabbed by a CIA team working with Italian officials.

The trial was the first to deal with a practice that human rights groups call "extraordinary rendition." They say the United States has often transferred terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture.

Abu Omar, who was suspected of recruiting men to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan and was under heavy surveillance by Italy's intelligence agency, was transferred to Egypt and tortured, Italian prosecutors said.

A former senior CIA official said Lady is no longer with the CIA.

In the 2009 trial, the Italian court sentenced Lady to eight years in prison, prosecutor Armando Spataro said. The other Americans were sentenced to five years.

Each of the 23 Americans was ordered to pay 1 million euros (about $1.3 million) to Abu Omar, plus 500,000 euros to his wife.
1. Who wants the chief?
2. Who did the chief work for?
3. What is his name?
4. Does he still work for the CIA?
5. Why did Italy want him?
6. Had he been sentenced?
7. By who?
8. What was his sentence?
9. When was the trial?
10. Was anyone else sentenced at the same time?
11. Who?
12. Was their sentence more lenient?
13. Did anyone know where Lady was?
14. Where was he being held?
15. Did they let him go?
16. Who announced that he was let out?
17. What was her name?
18. Who did she tell this to?
19. When?
20. How many other Americans were convicted with Lady?
Answer:
1. Italy
2. the CIA
3. Robert Seldon Lady
4. no
5. convicted by an Italian court
6. yes
7. the Italian court
8. eight years
9. 2009
10. yes
11. The other Americans
12. yes
13. yes
14. Panama
15. yes
16. a State Department spokeswoman
17. Marie Harf
18. reporters
19. Friday.
20. 22