Problem: There once was a clown named Happy who traveled with the circus. He was one of the most famous clowns of all time, because he was once the star of a movie. Happy did a lot of things in his act that were very silly. He was best known for belting out songs in the wrong key, which would make neighborhood cats meow and howl. Happy would do other funny things in his act, like wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth. He would also throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus, wetting all the people in the front seats.

One day, a driver in the circus needed to brush his teeth because he had been eating popcorn all day. He was out of toothpaste, so he went to ask Happy if he could borrow some. Happy was eating a brownie, and his mouth was very full. When he tried to talk, he sounded sillier than ever. The driver laughed and asked Happy to point to the toothpaste. Happy pointed over to the sink, and the driver picked up the toothpaste and left. The driver didn't know that it was trick toothpaste that was pumpkin flavor. The driver hated pumpkin flavor! It tasted so bad. So he took the toothpaste and put it back on Happy's sink. He never borrowed Happy's toothpaste ever again.
1. What was the clowns name?
2. What did he do?
3. How was his act?
4. What did he do to the neighborhood cats?
5. how?
6. What did Happy let someone borrow?
7. Who?
8. Why did he need it?
9. What was he eating?
10. How about Happy?
11. Was it normal toothpaste?
12. What was it?
13. Why?
14. How did it taste?
15. What did he do with it?
16. Did he like pumkin?
17. Where was the toothpaste?
18. What did Happy do in his act?
19. Anything else?
20. What?
Answer: 1. Happy
2. traveled with the circus.
3. very silly
4. meow and howl
5. belt out songs in the wrong key
6. toothpaste
7. a driver in the circus
8. He was out of toothpaste
9. popcorn
10. a brownie,
11. no
12. trick toothpaste
13. it was pumpkin flavor
14. Bad!
15. put it back on Happy's sink
16. No!
17. the sink
18. wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth
19. yes
20. throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus

Problem: It isn't that the man had done anything wrong to infuriate Elytte Barbour and his wife.

The couple - married three weeks -- just wanted to kill someone together, police said.

And Troy LaFerrara, 42, happened to be the unlucky one.

The Barbours are accused of luring LaFerrara through a "companionship" ad on Craigslist, and stabbing and strangling him to death.

Barbour told police he and his wife had tried to kill others. But the plans didn't work out.

"This," said Sunbury Police Chief Steve Mazzeo, "happened to be one that worked."

The ad

LaFerrara's body was found in the backyard of a home in Sunbury, a small city about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on November 12.

He had been stabbed 20 times and strangled, police said.

The last number dialed on his cell phone led police to the Barbours.

At first, the wife, Miranda Barbour, 18, denied knowing the victim. But presented with more and more evidence that police had gathered, she confessed.

According to the police affidavit, this is what happened:

Miranda Barbour told police she would use Craigslist to meet men -- "men who wanted companionship," and were willing to pay her for it.

On November 11, she met LaFerrara at a mall, picked him up in her red Honda CR-V and drove to Sunbury.

Elytte Barbour was hiding under a blanket in the back seat, he said. The couple had agreed on a pre-arranged signal so that he would know when "it was time to kill the victim."
1. who go killed?
2. who killed him?
3. how old was LaFerrara?
4. when did they find his body?
5. where?
6. what had barbour told police?
7. where did they find the body?
8. how long had the barbours been married?
9. did LaFerrara do anything to provoke it?
10. where did the last phone number dialed by LaFerrara lead the police?
11. was there an affadavit?
12. how old is Miranda Barbour?
13. how far north is Sunbury from Philadelphia?
14. did Miranda deny knowing the victim?
15. who hid in her back seat?
16. where did they meet LaFerrara?
17. did they have a signal?
18. to do what?
19. how many times did they stab him?
20. was he also strangled?
Answer: 1. Troy LaFerrara,
2. The Barbours
3. 42
4. November 12
5. in Sunbury,
6. he and his wife had tried to kill others
7. in the backyard of a home in Sunbury
8. three weeks
9. no
10. the Barbours.
11. yes
12. 18
13. 100 miles
14. yes
15. Elytte Barbour
16. at a mal
17. yes
18. signal time to kill
19. 20
20. yes

Problem: CHAPTER XXIV

GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL

When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

"You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said. "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

"Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?" George asked.

"I wasn't sure it would go in; there's rather a lot of it," Edgar explained, with a smile.

George entered the granary and stopped, astonished, when he saw the great pile of bags.

"Is all of that the new seed?" he asked incredulously.

"Every bag," said Edgar, watching him.

George's face reddened. He was stirred by mixed emotions: relief, gratitude, and a feeling of confusion he could not analyze.

"Grant must have sent the whole carload!" he broke out.

"As a matter of fact, he sent most of it. Grierson and I hauled it in; and a tough job we had of it."

"And you took it all, without protesting or sending me word?"

"Yes," said Edgar coolly; "that's precisely what I did. You need the stuff; Grant meant you to have it, and I didn't want to offend him."

"I suppose you have some idea what that seed is worth?"

"I dare say I could guess. Our people at home once experimented with some American seed potatoes at three shillings each. But aren't you putting the matter on a rather low plane?"
1. Who feels grateful?
2. What chapter is this?
3. Where did George return from?
4. Who did he meet on his return?
5. Where did Edgar take him?
6. What might George take a look at?
7. Who sent him the seeds?
8. Were the bags in a pile?
9. What amount must Grant have sent?
10. Was it a tough job to haul it in?
Answer:
1. George's face reddened. He was stirred by mixed emotions: relief, gratitude,
2. unknown
3. he returned from Winnipeg
4. Edgar
5. the barn
6. all of that the new seed
7. the seed Grant sent
8. Every bag,
9. must have sent the whole carload
10. it was tough job