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Ashley woke up bright and early on Friday morning during summer. Her birthday was only a day away, and her parents had promised her a trip to the fair as her present the next day! She thought it was going to be quite a treat. She skipped down the stairs to see her mom making a chocolate cake on the stove. "You run along outside to go play with your friends," her mom told her, "I can get everything ready for your special lunch on my own." When Ashley made it outside, she found her friend Katherine playing in the dirt. When Ashley came closer, she saw that in the dirt were a bunch of insects. Katherine loved finding and collecting different ones for her insect collection. Ashley thought it was kind of gross personally, but she sat down next her anyways. "Happy birthday, Ashley," Katherine yelled when she saw her best friend. "Thank you," Ashley answered, "Do you want to go up to the playground until it's time for lunchtime? Mom says you're invited to come by the way." Katherine nodded, and the two spent a fun morning playing on the playground. Once lunchtime came, the two walked back to Ashley's house. She could picture how many of her favorite foods her mom had most likely made, and she could almost taste the spaghetti on her tongue. Lunch was ready when they arrived, and it was delicious! The chocolate cake her mom made was an extra special treat. She couldn't wait to go to the fair tomorrow!
1. When did Ashley wake up?
2. On what day?
3. During what season?
4. What was happening soon?
5. Where was she going?
6. with who?
7. Were her parents going with her?
8. What was her mom doing?
9. What kind?
10. for what?

Numbered answers:
1. early
2. Friday
3. summer
4. her birthday
5. the fair
6. unknown
7. yes
8. baking a cake
9. a chocolate cake
10. her special lunch

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Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.

From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Like other southern states, Alabama legislators disfranchised African Americans and many poor whites at the turn of the century. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s; urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
1. What is Alabama's nickname?
2. Where does it's nickname come from?
3. Does it have any other nicknames?
4. Any more?
5. Where in the U.S is it?
6. What borders it's north?
7. Does it border California?
8. Where does it border Georgia?
9. What is it's capital?
10. Is that it's largest city?
11. What is?
12. What is it's oldest city?
13. Do they have a state tree?
14. What is it?
15. What is their state flower?
16. Did they ever suffer economic issues?
17. What was the reason?
18. Did they disfranchise black people?
19. When did the state grow?

Numbered answers:
1. "Yellowhammer State"
2. the state bird
3. "Heart of Dixie"
4. Yes
5. southeastern region
6. Tennessee
7. No
8. to the east
9. Montgomery
10. No
11. Birmingham
12. Mobile
13. Yes
14. longleaf pine
15. camellia
16. Yes
17. dependence on agriculture.
18. Yes
19. Following World War II

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I'd had the piggy bank for a long time. So long, in fact, that I don't really remember getting it. My aunt once told me a whole story about it, in which it was passed down through the family for many, many years, only to come to me. I was pretty little at the time, so I believed her with no question. It made me think that the bank was important. It became some sort of sign of family and togetherness. I would imagine my mom and my grandmother and even my great grandmother before that, putting coins in the little white pig and waiting for them to fill it up, to be spent on some sort of treasure. And then, when I was fifteen, I broke it.

I didn't mean to. I was cleaning my room in a hurry, so I could finish quickly and go to a friend's house. I swung the vacuum hose around too quickly, knocking the pig's shelf, and down it went. About a thousand pieces, and way fewer coins than I would have believed, flew everywhere. I started to cry.

My mother came in at the sound of the crash. "I'm so, so sorry!" I cried. "I broke the bank! I broke the family bank!" "What, Sarah?" my mother asked, kneeling next to me on the floor. "The what?" "The bank! Aunt Tracy said it was in the family for years!" "What, this? We got it for you at a garage sale when you were two. It was fifty cents."
1. How long did the author have the piggy bank?
2. What color was it?
3. Who told her the story about it?
4. What was her name?
5. What about the author?
6. What about her parent?
7. What did Sarah use to break the pig?
8. Why did she break it?
9. What did it symbolize to her?
10. Why did she believe Tracy's story?
11. How much did it cost?
Numbered answers:
1. a long time
2. white
3. her aunt
4. Tracy
5. Sarah
6. unknown
7. the vacuum hose
8. she didn't mean to
9. a sign of family and togetherness
10. she was little at the time
11. fifty cents.