question: CHAPTER XIV

DICK AND SAM IN CHICAGO

"Get some water, Songbird, quick!"

"Oh, Sam, shall I get some smelling salts!" cried Grace.

"I guess the water will do, Grace. Here, stand on this side, so those other girls can't see Nellie," went on the boy. "No use of letting them know everything."

Grace understood and she and Sam shielded Nellie and carried her to a campus bench. Then Songbird arrived with a cup of water from a well. Just as he handed it over, Nellie opened her eyes.

"Oh! I--I--what happened?" she murmured. "Oh, I remember now!" And a look of pain crossed her face.

"Take a drink of water, dear," said her sister, and held the cup. Nellie took a sip and then Grace bathed her forehead with some water poured on a handkerchief that Sam passed over. Soon the girl sat up straight.

"I--I'm all right now," she faltered. "It--it was such a--a shock. Oh, Sam, do you really think Tom is bound for Alaska?"

"It looks like it, Nellie," he answered. "I'll tell you all about it, if you'll walk down the road, away from those other students." And then, as they walked away slowly, Sam and Songbird told their story, the two girls hanging on their every word.

"It's awful, terrible!" murmured Grace. "Poor Tom, he must be clear out of his mind!"

"That's the only explanation," answered Sam. "He'd never do such a thing if he was in his right senses."

"Oh, but he may lose his mind entirely," gasped Nellie. "I've read of such cases in the newspapers. A person wanders off and forgets who he is, or where he came from, and all that! Supposing Tom went to Alaska and that happened to him! Why, we might never be able to find him!" And the tears began to course down Nellie's cheeks.
1. Who fainted?
2. How were Grace and Nellie related?
3. Who ordered songbird to get water?
4. Who suggested smelling salts?
5. Did him and Grace hide Nellie?
6. Why so?
7. Where did they carry her to?
8. Who was going to Alaska?
9. Was it the reason that Nellie was upset?
10. Did songbird get the water?
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answer: 1. Nellie
2. sisters
3. Sam
4. Grace
5. yes
6. so the girls couldn't see her
7. a campus bench
8. Tom
9. yes
10. yes

question: I'm here to tell you the story of a robot named Carl. He came from a far away land known as Factory. Carl was sad because he was missing a part called a tire. He also needed a sun gatherer. But, the tire was more important. Once Carl got all these parts he could travel to his new home in the nation of Lab and the city of Office. It was a tricky thing to get there with missing parts. Just as he had given up hope Carl got a message from Mr. X saying the new parts were ready to be delivered. This made the robot very happy. The parts arrived a few days later and Carl put them in with 2 days of work. After this Carl began to travel the last bit of his goal to get to his new job. After this Carl took 10 days to get to Lab.
1. What part did the robot need?
2. What part was more important than that?
3. Why did he want that?
4. where did he come from?
5. what was his name?
6. What city was his new home in?
7. in what country?
8. was he worried that he wasn't going to receive the parts?
9. who phoned to say the parts were ready?
10. how did this make him feel?
11. how long did it take for the parts to be received after he was notified of their arrival?
12. who installed them?
13. how long did it take?
14. what did he do after he was finished?
15. where was the new job?
16. how long did it take to get there?
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answer: 1. a sun gatherer
2. the tire
3. so he could travel to his new home
4. a far away land known as Factory
5. Carl
6. Office
7. Lab
8. no
9. Mr. X
10. very happy
11. a few days later
12. Carl
13. 2 days
14. traveled to get to his new job.
15. Lab
16. 10 days

question: Boston (pronounced i/bstn/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.

One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897).
1. What is one of the oldest cities in the US?
2. When was it founded?
3. By whom?
4. Has it expanded at all since it was found?
5. Does it have many people from out of state who visit?
6. It is the largest city in what state?
7. How many people live in the actual city?
8. What about the greater Boston areas?
9. How big is the city in miles?
10. What is the ranking of this city as far as large cities in the US?
11. Did it have the first public school?
12. What else did this place have first?
13. What year did they come out with that?
14. Name one of the key events that took place there?
15. Did the Battle of Bunker Hill also occur there?
16. The city was known for being an important what?
17. Who founded it?
18. What attraction draws the most tourists per year?
19. And how many visitors do they get per year?
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answer:
1. Boston
2. 1630
3. Puritan settlers from England
4. Yes
5. Yes, many tourists
6. Massachusetts
7. 4.7 million
8. 8.1 million people
9. 48 square miles
10. 24th
11. Yes
12. subway system
13. 1897
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Yes
16. port and manufacturing hub
17. Puritan settlers
18. Faneuil Hall
19. 20 million