Q: CHAPTER XIV.

INVALIDED HOME.

Two days after the battle of Albuera, Lord Wellington himself arrived, and from the officers of his staff Tom heard the details of the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro, which had been fought a few days previously, and which had been nearly as hardly contested as had Albuera itself, both sides claiming the victory.

The next day, the bulk of Beresford's army returned to the neighborhood of Badajos, which they again invested, while a long convoy of wounded started for Lisbon. The Scudamores accompanied it as far as Campo Major, where a large hospital had been prepared for those too ill to bear the journey. Peter was still unconscious. Fever had set in upon the day after the battle, and for three weeks he lay between life and death. Tom's arm was mending very slowly, and he would have had hard work indeed in nursing Peter had it not been for the arrival of unexpected assistance. A large villa had been taken close to the main hospital for the use of officers, and one of the rooms was allotted to the Scudamores.

Upon the evening of the second day after their arrival, Tom was sitting by Peter's bedside, when, after a preliminary tap, the door opened, and to Tom's perfect amazement Sambo entered. The negro hurried forward, threw himself on his knees, seized Tom's hand and kissed it passionately, and then looking at the thin and fever-flushed face of Peter, he hid his face in his hands and sobbed unrestrainedly.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who visited Peter while Tom was by his bed?
2. Is he happy to see them?
3. What race is Sambo?
4. Who starts to cry?
5. Where does most of Beresford's troops go?
6. Had they been there before?
7. Where did the injured go?
8. was there a lot of them?
9. What was at Campo Major?
10. Was it for all the injured?
11. Who could stay there?
12. Where did the Scudamores leave the convoy?
13. Who was sick?
14. Was he awake?
15. How long had he had a high temperature?
16. Was it possible he could die?
17. What was wrong with Tom?
18. Did they have their own room?
19. What type of building were they in?
20. Who was taking care of Peter?
A: 1. Sambo
2. yes
3. negro
4. Sambo
5. Badajos
6. yes
7. Lisbon
8. yes
9. a hospital
10. no
11. those too ill to bear the journey
12. Campo Major
13. Peter
14. no
15. three weeks
16. yes
17. his arm is injured
18. yes
19. a villa
20. Tom
Q: Science has a lot of uses. It can reveal laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author ofThe Social Animal, The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest bookThe Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't?

To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of subjects. Because of this, you might expect the book to cover a variety of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks's story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong characters, the more serious problems withThe Social Animallie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks's attempt to translate his tale into science.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who wrote "The Social Animal"?
2. Was that his only published work?
3. What's another one of his literary works?
4. In "The Social Animal", who are the main characters?
5. What's one way science is useful?
6. Does it have anything to do with bridges?
7. What does "The Social Animal" seem to question?
8. Are survey results in that story?
9. So, the book is fact filled?
10. Does he make fact based points?
11. Was that to keep people interested?
12. Does he insert his data to explain the book happenings?
13. Was this a great way to assemble the book?
14. What unromantic thing does he interject when the characters start dating?
15. Does he stop there?
16. How far does he take it?
17. Is the book okay?
18. Are some chapters better than others?
19. Does a chapter help a character become independent in some way?
20. Are Harold and Erica great characters?
21. Does he try to mix science with fiction in a bad way?
A: 1. David Brooks.
2. No.
3. he Hidden Sources of Love.
4. Harold and Erica.
5. Cure diseases.
6. Help bridges to stand up.
7. What has science revealed about human nature?
8. Yes.
9. No.
10. Yes.
11. Perhaps.
12. Yes.
13. No.
14. Theory of sexual attraction.
15. No.
16. To the death of one character.
17. Yes.
18. Yes.
19. Yes.
20. No.
21. Yes.
Q: Chapter XXV

Presently we left him. Dirk was going home to dinner, and I proposed to find a doctor and bring him to see Strickland; but when we got down into the street, fresh after the stuffy attic, the Dutchman begged me to go immediately to his studio. He had something in mind which he would not tell me, but he insisted that it was very necessary for me to accompany him. Since I did not think a doctor could at the moment do any more than we had done, I consented. We found Blanche Stroeve laying the table for dinner. Dirk went up to her, and took both her hands.

"Dear one, I want you to do something for me," he said.

She looked at him with the grave cheerfulness which was one of her charms. His red face was shining with sweat, and he had a look of comic agitation, but there was in his round, surprised eyes an eager light.

"Strickland is very ill. He may be dying. He is alone in a filthy attic, and there is not a soul to look after him. I want you to let me bring him here."

She withdrew her hands quickly, I had never seen her make so rapid a movement; and her cheeks flushed.

"Oh no."

"Oh, my dear one, don't refuse. I couldn't bear to leave him where he is. I shouldn't sleep a wink for thinking of him."

"I have no objection to your nursing him."

Her voice was cold and distant.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is sick?
2. Where is he?
3. What is another name for him?
4. Did they send for a doctor?
5. Who did they go to see?
6. Who did Dirk speak to?
7. Are they close?
8. What does he tell her?
9. Does she like what he says?
10. Does she make him stay?
A:
1. Strickland
2. alone
3. unknown
4. Yes
5. the Dutchman
6. Blanche Stroeve
7. Yes
8. I want you to do something for me,
9. no
10. yes