Question:
And as he wondered , all the doubts about the wisdom of getting her something new and different resurfaced . Maybe he 'd been foolish to listen to Ron - after all , when it came to understanding Hermione , Ron did not have the best record . And was n't it possible that giving her a cloak , nice as it was , could be seen as a rather impersonal sort of gift ? He flinched inwardly - God , he hoped she had n't thought that !

Why would he be wondering about getting Hermione a new gift ?
Answer:
He 's wondering if getting her a cloak was too impersonal .

Question:
The speculative shrug told her where Mulder was falling in all of this . " When Fairchild was found in the museum that night , they found a perfectly normal looking human , albeit a very dead human . They bagged and tagged him , and the corner brought him here , where they identified him , shoved him in a locker , and waited for someone to get enough time to get a chance to perform the autopsy . The following day when they came to find him , this is what was left , " he pointed to the dry , husk of a human before them .

Why was the group surprised by Fairchild ?
Answer:
Fairchild was dead .

Question:
At the dawn of day , the first witnesses were shocked : Our Lady 's hand was missing and her nose marred , disfiguring her face . What overwhelming hatred ! Who could have something against Our Lady if not the one whose head she crushes with her heel ?

Why is the narrator so disgusted by the vandalism ?
Answer:
It is religious desecration .

Question:
... was great ! It was much better than I had expected or experienced over there on Passover . This time I was fortunate to sit at a table with only people my age and they all seem like nice people whom I would like to meet again . We had nice conversations and the food was much better than expected last night .

What religion is the narrator likely to be ?
Answer:
The narrator is likely a Jew .