Question: One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery . He threw himself down on one of tombs . The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked. "I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?" 1. Where was Charlie going?
2. From where?
3. Did he think he was being followed?
4. Why?
5. What did he do?
6. Did the footsteps speed up as well?
7. What did he do then?
8. Did he hide?
9. Where?
10. Did the footsteps get even closer?
11. Did Charlie see anyone?
12. Who was it?
13. What was the mans name?
14. Where was he going?
15. Why was he following Charlie?
16. Did someone tell him to follow him?
17. Who?
18. Did the man apologize for scaring him? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Home
2. the railway station.
3. Yes
4. He heard footsteps behind him.
5. Walked fast.
6. Yes.
7. He slowed down.
8. Yes
9. In a cemetery.
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. A man.
13. unknown
14. Mr. Green's.
15. He lives next door.
16. Yes
17. The station master.
18. No

Question: CHAPTER X

MISTRESS AND MEN

Half-an-hour later Bathsheba, in finished dress, and followed by Liddy, entered the upper end of the old hall to find that her men had all deposited themselves on a long form and a settle at the lower extremity. She sat down at a table and opened the time-book, pen in her hand, with a canvas money-bag beside her. From this she poured a small heap of coin. Liddy chose a position at her elbow and began to sew, sometimes pausing and looking round, or, with the air of a privileged person, taking up one of the half-sovereigns lying before her and surveying it merely as a work of art, while strictly preventing her countenance from expressing any wish to possess it as money.

"Now before I begin, men," said Bathsheba, "I have two matters to speak of. The first is that the bailiff is dismissed for thieving, and that I have formed a resolution to have no bailiff at all, but to manage everything with my own head and hands."

The men breathed an audible breath of amazement.

"The next matter is, have you heard anything of Fanny?"

"Nothing, ma'am."

"Have you done anything?"

"I met Farmer Boldwood," said Jacob Smallbury, "and I went with him and two of his men, and dragged Newmill Pond, but we found nothing."

"And the new shepherd have been to Buck's Head, by Yalbury, thinking she had gone there, but nobody had seed her," said Laban Tall.

"Hasn't William Smallbury been to Casterbridge?" 1. What was the bailiff dismissed for?
2. So what did Bathsheba do?
3. of what?
4. How would she do everything?
5. Were people amazed about this?
6. What was her other topic of discussion?
7. Who followed Bathsheba?
8. What did Liddy do?
9. Next to who?
10. And what did Bathsheba do when she entered?
11. What did she pour into a pile?
12. Did Liddy seem humble?
13. Who did Bathsheba talk to?
14. What were their names?
15. Who else?
16. Who looked for Fanny?
17. Who else? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. thieving
2. formed a resolution
3. to have no bailiff at all
4. with her own head and hands
5. yes
6. Fanny
7. Liddy
8. began to sew
9. a canvas money-bag
10. She sat down
11. small heap of coin
12. no
13. The men
14. Jacob Smallbury
15. Laban Tall
16. Jacob Smallbury and othes
17. Farmer Boldwood and two of his men

Question: CHAPTER XV

THE CASTAWAYS OF THE GULF

"It vos der earthkvake!" yelled Hans, as he scrambled to his feet. "Der oceans vos all busted up alretty! Safe me!" And he ran for the cabin doorway.

"We must have struck something in the fog!" cried Dick, as he, too, arose. "Oh!"

Another crash had come, heavier than the first, and the _Mascotte_ careened far over to port. Then came wild screams from the deck, followed by orders delivered in rapid succession. All in a moment the passengers were in a panic, asking what had been struck and if the steamer was going down.

The Rovers and their friends tried to make their way on deck, but another shock threw Fred and Songbird back into the cabin and partly stunned them. Then Harold Bird ran to his stateroom, to get a pocketbook containing his money.

Out on the deck all was misty, the lights gleaming faintly through the darkness. To one side loomed up another steamer, of the "tramp" variety, heavily laden with a miscellaneous cargo from Central American ports.

"The _Mascotte_ is going down!" was the cry, as the steamer gave a suspicious lurch. Then came another crash, and before he knew it Dick Rover went spinning over the side, into the dark and misty waters of the gulf!

It was certainly a time of extreme peril, and had not poor Dick kept his wits about him he must surely have been drowned. Down he went over his head and it was fully quarter of a minute before he came to the surface once more, spluttering and clashing the water from his eyes. He looked around, felt something hard hit him, and then went under once more. 1. Who went over board?
2. Was the sky clear?
3. What was in the air?
4. Was the deck calm?
5. What was coming from it?
6. Was something sinking?
7. What?
8. What was the Mascotte?
9. Was the water clear?
10. Were they alone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Dick Rover
2. No
3. fog
4. No
5. wild screams
6. Yes
7. The Mascotte
8. the steamer
9. No
10. unknown