question: Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters'.

Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care of the remaining three girls and a boy.

Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.

As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher , but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her works. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.

Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book, and Anne died in 1849.

Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis as her sisters had.
1. Who had TB?
2. When?
3. Did she get married?
4. to whom?
5. Did she have a brother?
6. What was his name?
7. What did he like to do?
8. When was her youngest sibling born?
9. Was it male or female?
10. And her name?
11. How old was Anne when she died?
12. How old was she?
13. Which sister had a hard time getting her book published?
14. When did it get printed?
15. Which book was too wild for the time?
16. Was it ever widely accepted?
17. What happened to the oldest 2 siblings?
18. What inspired the sisters to earn an income?
19. Which novel sold the most at first?
20. Who wrote it?
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answer: 1. Charlotte Bronte
2. 1855
3. yes
4. Arthur Bell
5. yes
6. Branwell
7. draw
8. 1820
9. female
10. Anne
11. 1849
12. 29
13. Charlotte
14. 1859
15. Wuthering Heights
16. yes
17. died of tuberculosis
18. Branwell's art education
19. Jane Eyre
20. Charlotte Bronte

question: Every successful independence movement needs a leader. The leader of the Indian independence movement was Mohandas Gandhi. He was born into a Hindu family. As a young man, Gandhi studied law in London. The Hindu leaders had threatened to punish him. But he went to London anyhow.

Gandhi believed in fighting without weapons or force. He called his method non-violence . He would simply disobey any unfair law or policy. He was willing to be punished for his actions. Gandhi thought that the law would be changed if enough people protested in this way. It would show how strongly the people felt about his beliefs.

Gandhi wanted all Indians to understand the independence movement. He walked barefoot through the villages, speaking to all people. Many people loved and understood Gandhi. His movement grew. The British flag came down in 1947.

The Indian people honored Gandhi with the title Mahatma, which means "Great soul". Gandhi was an unusual kind of leader. He promised never to make money for himself. He always wore simple clothes and sandals. He was shot and killed in 1948. At his death, he owned little more than a few clothes, his eyeglasses, a book, and his rice bowl.
1. Who is the article about?
2. What kind of family was he born to?
3. Where did he go?
4. What title was he honored with by the Indian people?
5. Is he alive today?
6. How did he die?
7. What year did this happen?
8. What does Mahatma mean?
9. When did the British flag get taken down?
10. Did Gandhi believe in using violence and force?
11. What did he study as a young man?
12. At the time that he died, what did he own?
13. Was he willing to be punished for his action?
14. Did he wear shoes as he walked though villages?
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answer: 1. Gandhi
2. Hindu
3. London
4. Mahatma
5. No
6. Gunshot
7. 1948
8. Great soul
9. 1947
10. No
11. Law
12. A few clothes, his eyeglasses, a book, and his rice bowl.
13. Yes
14. No

question: The first Ml choir rehearsal of the school year took place in the school hall. All the students joined together to sing. I watched as my elder sister and her grade came in and took their places next to us on the stage. Meanwhile, I could hear laughing. Some students were pointing at a girl standing next to my sister. I'd never seen this girl before. A girl whispered in my ear, " Did you know she's wearing diapers ?"

After school that evening, I asked my sister about the girl I'd seen. She told me her name was Theresa and that she was a very nice girL ." Why were those kids being mean to her? I asked, "Because they're stupid," she said.

One day, I was walking home from school when I heard voices behind me. "There's the little idiot's sister. Does your sister wet her pants too?" I walked a little faster and then I felt a atone hit me in the back. When I got home, I ran down to my sister's room.

I pushed my way into her room, screaming at her. "Why do you have to be that giri's friend? I don't see anyone else being nice to her, " Janelle yelled back, Because she is a wonderful person and she is dying!" I will remember those words as long as I live. Theresa wet her pants because she had an illness, which was killing her. My sister was the only one nice enough to be her friend and stick up for her. A few months later, Hieresa passed away.

I felt proud that Janelle was my sister. Throughout the years I watched her, and she always made friends with everyone. It didn't matter if they ware fat, thin, brilliant or not. She never left anyone feeling isolated or alone. It was she who changed me and taught me to never look at anyone in the same way again.
1. Where did the first rehearsal take place?
2. What was the name of the author's sister?
3. Was the author proud she was Janelle's sister?
4. What was the name of the girl being ridiculed?
5. What does she have to wear?
6. Did she end up dying?
7. Did the author get made fun of as well?
8. Who changed the author and taught her not to look at people the same?
9. What hit the author in the back as she was walking home?
10. When did Theresa pass away?
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answer:
1. School hall.
2. Janelle.
3. Yes.
4. Theresa.
5. Diapers.
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. Janelle.
9. A stone.
10. A few months later.