Question: Atlanta (CNN) -- Imagine paying as much for water as you do for your mortgage.

Residents throughout Atlanta are outraged by hundreds, even thousands of dollars in monthly spikes in their water bills, and have questioned the legitimacy of the charges for years. Now, they're demanding answers.

"I thought we were sinking in a hole of water," said Debbi Scarborough. "It scared me to death. I thought we had a major leak when I got the bill."

Over two months last summer, her family's monthly water bill, shot up to $1,805 In July and then $1,084 in August, leaving a balance due of more than $3,000. She said in the past her bill has averaged $200 to $250.

"I'm not paying a $3,000 bill. And for those three months, we were pretty much out of town most of the time and there's no leaks," she said, showing CNN a copy of her plumber's report.

The city installed a device on her meter to track daily usage. In the meantime, Scarborough's bill remains unpaid while she disputes the charges.

She is not alone.

While similar complaints about huge water bill spikes have popped up in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and Brockton, Massachusetts; it appears that the issue has lasted the longest in Atlanta.

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It's led to a class-action lawsuit, countless meetings with city officials and continuing complaints from fed-up residents.

Thousands of residents who have seen unusual spikes have appealed their high water bills. Just last year, the city issued credits totaling $466,368 to customers. 1. What is Debbi mad about?
2. What was it in the past?
3. What is it now?
4. Is she going to pay it?
5. Why?
6. What did the company do?
7. Is she by herself?
8. Where else?
9. What are people doing because of it?
10. How much in credit sent out? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. monthly spikes in their water bills
2. $200 to $250.
3. $1,805 In July and then $1,084 in August, leaving a balance due of more than $3,000.
4. no
5. they were pretty much out of town most of the time and there's no leaks and its a high price
6. installed a device on her meter to track daily usage
7. no
8. in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and Brockton, Massachusetts
9. a class-action lawsuit,
10. $466,368

Question: CHAPTER II

MARSTON GETS A WARNING

It was dark and the mud village was strangely quiet. Thin mist drifted about the house Don Felix had occupied, and Wyndhams' new agent leaned forward slackly with his arm on the table. He was a young French creole, but his face was pinched and careworn.

Marston, sitting in a corner, studied the man. When he last saw Lucien Moreau he was vigorous and marked by a careless confidence. Now his glance was furtive and sometimes he fixed it on the window. There was no glass and the shutters had been left open because the night was hot. Marston remembered Don Felix's disconcerting habit of looking at the window when it was dark. The miasma from the swamps had obviously undermined Moreau's health; but Marston doubted if this accounted for all.

Moreau had been talking for two or three minutes when Wyndham stopped him.

"I understand you want to give up your post?" he said.

"That is so," the other agreed. "For one thing, you do not need an agent when you are closing down your business." He paused and gave Wyndham a sullen look. "Besides, I have had enough."

"Your pay is good."

"Good pay is of no use if one dies before one can spend it," Moreau rejoined.

"Very well," said Wyndham. "If you have had enough, we must try to let you go. However, since your engagement runs for some time, you must stay a month."

Moreau agreed unwillingly and Wyndham asked: "Have you sent for the fellow who gave us our last load?" 1. Who studied the man?
2. Where?
3. And why?
4. Who was he having a conversation with?
5. What about?
6. Was he dissatisfied with the money?
7. Why would he leave then?
8. Any other reason?
9. So his resignation was accepted?
10. With any conditions?
11. What were they?
12. Why?
13. Did he agree to keep his position longer?
14. Was he happy about it?
15. How old is he? Provide a numbered list of answers.
****
A numbered of answers: 1. Marston
2. sitting in a corner
3. his glance was furtive
4. Lucien Moreau
5. giving up his post
6. no
7. he had had enough
8. he was afraid it could be deadly
9. yes
10. yes
11. he had to stay a month
12. his engagement ran for some time
13. yes
14. no
15. young

Question: (CNN) -- Hilary Duff says her new album is "very positive" but admits that it started out "a lot heavier and a lot darker" because of the separation from her husband, Mike Comrie.

"I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through," she told Billboard's "Pop Shop" podcast. "In the beginning, the album was a lot heavier and a lot darker, because I had to get that out. Once I did get that out, a lot of fun came."

Duff married Comrie, a former pro hockey player, in 2010 after dating for three years. Their son, Luca, was born in 2012. Duff and Comrie announced their separation in January.

Duff, 26, admits that she's "nervous" after being away from music for seven years. Her just-released single, "Chasing the Sun," is from her still-untitled album, which will be her first studio release since 2007's "Dignity."

She says she first started thinking of new material when she was pregnant with her son. After having the child and taking another year, she was even more anxious.

"I felt like I was missing a big part of myself," she said.

Duff established a successful singing career on the heels of her popular Disney show, "Lizzie McGuire," which aired from 2001 to 2004. She spent most of her teenage years touring and says that turning 20 was a big factor in leaving the road.

"It was time for me to be a person, and the break just ended up being a long time," she said. 1. Who is this about?
2. Who was her husband?
3. Are they still together?
4. When did they get married?
5. How long were they together before?
6. When was their son born?
7. What is his name?
8. When did they split up?
9. When did she start coming up with things for her album?
10. How long has it been since she made music?
11. Does she feel confident about it?
12. What was her show called?
13. Who produced it?
14. For how long? Provide a numbered list of answers.
****
A numbered of answers:
1. Hilary Duff
2. Mike Comrie
3. No
4. 2010
5. three years
6. 2012
7. Luca
8. January
9. when she was pregnant with her son
10. 11 years
11. No
12. Lizzie McGuire
13. Disney
14. 3 years