QUES: Oh . And yeah , since Linn came with these things ( now i am thinking of the book mainly because she just borrowed it to me before asking and i felt really great after knowing that ) i came to think that i have the best friends in the world . I mean , Jeanette came with vitamines for me yesterday just because she wanted me to feel better ( and kleenex . ) Linn came with presents from her trip and the book , and Stine sent me something in the mail .

Question with options: What ailment does the author suffer from ?
OPTIONS:
- They have a cold .
- They have a hangnail .
- None of the above choices .
- They have a sunburn .
ANS: They have a cold .
Problem: It 's had it 's ups and downs , but if I do n't take everything life has thrown my way into consideration , I feel like I would be doing myself a disservice , and living a half - examined life . And one thing that I could n't ever abide by is wanton ignorance . In other news , Mother 's Day was lovely , I got to spend good time with both Grandma Alice , and Mom . I ' m very glad my mom and I " had it out " earlier this year . Because there were a lot of old issues that had been hanging over me between her and I , that continually popped up at random times in my life .

Why was the narrator happy with last Sunday ?
OPTIONS:
- It was a good day with mom .
- It was Alice 's birthday .
- It was spent with their sibling Alice .
- It was spent with their friend Alice .

A: It was a good day with mom .
Question:
The expensive kind too , that only spins when the rest of the wheel turns . They did n't have any . So , I had to wait around until they hammered the damaged rims back into something that would hold air for a few days . That took hours .
Answer the following question: Why did I have to wait for hours to fix my tires ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- The rims were too expensive to pay for right now .
- The new rims were unable to hold air .
- They did n't have the correct rims for my tire .
Answer:
They did n't have the correct rims for my tire .
Question:
Our team won . After that everyone bought cell phones . I ' ve never had such a fancy phone in my entire life . My new ring tone is ridiculous .

What might have the team received after winning ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- The team might have received some medals to wear .
- The team might have received some trophies for display .
- The team might have received some money for the phone .
Answer:
The team might have received some money for the phone .
IN: My mom declined because she did n't want me to have an opportunity that my siblings would n't be able to have . But , you can never forget that type of kindness . Though she had three children , she always treated me like I was part of that family . She used to tell me that she wanted me to marry her son .
What might the narrator 's situation have been ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They were in a foster home
- They were in a children 's home
- They were living with their aunt and uncle

OUT: They were in a foster home
I ' m pretty sure the way I feel is partly because of the crap I ' ve had to endure during the last week . I ' ve never been in such a big mess in my life and I ' m humiliated and I feel like the world is crashing down on me emotionally , physically , and financially . Not to mention the person I 'd been confiding in about all this ( my stepmother ) is going out of town to visit her mother for several days and I 'll be stuck with my dad ( who does n't want to talk about anything ) .

OPTIONS:
- Their mom is traveling .
- Their step mom is leaving .
- Their step mom is staying with the narrator .
- Their step mom is coming back .
Answer the following question: Why is the narrator dreading the next few weeks ?
Their step mom is leaving .