Alex was happy when he woke up. He was really happy he didn't have to go to a dumb sit down school like his cousins. He was a home school kid. There was lots to do today. He woke Tigerrr, his kitty. They were going to look at the apple trees. He was seeing if he could grow more fruit by feeding them different kinds of food. He fed one chips and he fed one chocolate. He hoped the fruit would taste like apple chocolate! He fed one root beer and he fed another one salad. He fed one of them seaweed. He wrote down how many fruits each tree had, and this is what he found. The root beer tree had five fruits. The tree that was fed chocolate had three. The chip tree had ten. The salad tree had fifteen. The seaweed tree had fifty apples! They were everywhere. "The winner!", said Tigerrr, his paw in the air. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was happy?
2. Why?
3. Was there lots to do today?
4. What's his kitty's name?
5. What kind of trees were they going to look at?
6. What did he feed the fruit?
7. Why?
8. Did he feed one root beer?
9. What about salad?
10. What did he write down?
Answer: 1. Alex.
2. Because he didn't have to go to school.
3. Yes.
4. Tigerrr.
5. Apple.
6. He fed one chips and he fed one chocolate.
7. Because he hoped the fruit would taste like apple chocolate.
8. He fed one root beer
9. Yes.
10. How many fruits each tree had.

Problem: CHAPTER XVIII

THE HAND IN THE WATER

Scott lying among the pine-needles after work had stopped, lighted his pipe and glanced at Thirlwell, who had been talking for some minutes.

"On the whole, it was lucky the smith had an iron hot," he said. "Black Steve's a dangerous man and we know something about the _Metis_ temper. Drummond, of course, is hardly a _Metis_, but he has a drop of Indian blood that must be reckoned on. It's a remarkably virile strain."

"I was rather glad they quarreled. I'd been afraid Driscoll might learn he knew something about the lode and persuade him to join the gang. I wouldn't trust him far."

"You can trust his Indian instincts," Scott replied. "No doubt he's greedy, but he hates Stormont, and I imagine he'd sooner punish the fellow than find the silver." He paused, and looked thoughtful when he went on: "The other matter's difficult; but, like Father Lucien, I don't see what we can do. It's possible that Steve drowned his partner, or anyhow, took advantage of an accident to let him drown; but we're not detectives, and you can't move against a man without something besides suspicion to go upon. Then we were under the cracking beam when he fixed the prop that stopped the roof coming down."

"I suppose, if he's guilty, that oughtn't to count?"

"It's an awkward question," Scott replied. "However, we don't know if he is guilty, and I don't see much chance of our finding out. But there's something else. Miss Strange had the shock of hearing about her father's sudden death, and it would not be kind to harrow her again."
1. what is scott lying on?
2. who is he listening to?
3. what did he light?
4. who is dangerous?
5. what temper does he have?
6. is Drummond Metis?
7. what kind of blood does he have?
8. a lot?
9. how much?
10. why was he happy about their quarrel?
11. and what else?
12. who would he learn something about?
13. what does scott trust about him?
14. who does this person hate?
15. does scott have a solution?
16. who else doesn't know what to do?
17. what does he think steve did?
18. or?
19. are they investigators?
Answer: 1. The pine-needles.
2. Thirlwell
3. His pipe
4. Black Steve.
5. Metis_ temper
6. Hardly
7. Indian blood
8. No.
9. A drop.
10. He feared that Driscoll may learn something new.
11. He would persuade him to join the gang.
12. The lode.
13. His Indian instincts,
14. Stormont
15. No.
16. Father Lucien,
17. Drowned his partner
18. Took advantage of an accident to let him drown
19. no..

question: When it is the end of school and the weather is warmer, that is a beautiful time called summer. Summer is wonderful because there are so many amazing things to do! You can wear fun dresses and get dirty playing outside, or you can stay inside all day and watch television. You can also ride your bike, meet up with friends during any time of the day, or maybe even eat ice-cream for breakfast! I have a birthday during the warmer summer weather and sometimes it is hard to get all my friends together at my home for cake and presents because they are on vacation! When I see my friends at school later they wish me happy birthday. My friends like me, but sometimes it is not so easy to get together. That's a stinker when that happens. It's a good thing that I have a pig named Joseph to be my friend during those times! I also have other friends, like a cat and a dog, but Joseph is the best. He's a stinker sometimes, but he's got cute little oinks to help me to know what he needs. He's also very sweet, caring, and he's always ready to listen. He's a wonderful friend.
1. Is the weather warmer at the end of school?
2. What is that time called?
3. Why is summer wonderful?
4. Can you wear fun dresses or get diry playing outside?
5. What are some other things you can do?
6. Does the main charcater of the story have a birthday in summer?
7. what makes it tough to have a birthday in the summer for him?
8. When di they wish him Happy birthday?
9. What's his pigs name?
10. Does he keep him company when his friends can't be there?
11. What kind of other animal friends does he have?
12. What does joesph do to help let him know what he needs?
13. Does Joseph listen good?
****
answer:
1. yes
2. summer
3. because there are so many amazing things to do
4. yes
5. stay inside all day and watch television, ride your bike, meet up with friends during any time of the day
6. yes
7. it is hard to get all thier friends together because they are on vacation
8. When they see him later in school
9. Joseph
10. yes
11. a cat and a dog
12. oinks
13. yes