question: CHAPTER XXI

THE LAST AFTERNOON

It was a bright day when Lisle took his leave of the Marples. They gave him a friendly farewell and when he turned away Bella Crestwick walked with him down the drive.

"I don't care what they think; I couldn't talk to you while they were all trying to say something nice," she explained. "Still, to do them justice, I believe they meant it. We are sorry to part with you."

"It's soothing to feel that," Lisle replied. "In many ways, I'm sorry to go. I've no doubt you'll miss your brother after to-morrow."

"Yes," she said with unusual seriousness. "More than once during the last two years I felt that it would be a relief to let somebody else have the responsibility of looking after him, but now that the time has come I'm sorry he's going. I can't help remembering how often I lost my temper, and the mistakes I made."

"You stuck to your task," commended Lisle. "I dare say it was a hard one, almost beyond you now and then."

He knew that he was not exaggerating. She was only a year older than the wilful lad, who must at times have driven her to despair. Yet she had never faltered in her efforts to restrain and control him; and had made a greater sacrifice for his sake than Lisle suspected, though in the light of a subsequent revelation of Gladwyne's character she was thankful for this.

"Well," she replied, "I suppose that one misses a load one has grown used to, and I feel very downcast. It's hardly fair to pass Jim on to you--but I can trust you to take care of him."
1. Who was leaving?
2. From where?
3. Was it a cloudy and dark day?
4. How was it?
5. Did the farewell go well?
6. Who walked him to the drive?
7. Why she couldn't talk to him earlier?
8. Did she say they were serious about it?
9. Was she sorry to see him going?
10. To some extent was he sorry too?
11. Did he consider her a sister?
12. How long they have been looking after someone?
13. Was she upset some of the times?
14. And mistakes too?
15. Who felt very downcast?
16. Was it because she had lighter workload then?
17. Who did she entrusted Jim with?
18. Did she think it was fair?
19. Did she think he would take good care of him?
20. How Jim is related to her?
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answer: 1. Lisle
2. the Marples'
3. no
4. bright
5. yes
6. Bella
7. they were all trying to say something nice
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. unknown
12. two years
13. yes
14. yes
15. Bella
16. yes
17. Lisle
18. no
19. yes
20. her brother

question: I love to bake cakes for my granddaughter Abigail. She gets so happy when she eats them! So one day, I thought I'd surprise her at school with cake for her school class! I thought that would make her love me even more.

I went into the kitchen and washed my hands. Then I dried them on a dishtowel. I went to the refrigerator and took out my cake mix. Then I took out the special bottle of vanilla sauce! I always pour it in for Abigail. Her mom and dad like orange sauce, but Abigail loves vanilla sauce. I mixed it in with the cake mix, and put it on the table. Then I went to turn on the oven.

Then, a bad thing happened! My friendly old cat Billy jumped up to smell the mix! Billy also loves vanilla sauce! But then Billy accidently kicked the mix! It fell all the way from the table to the ground. My lip tightened as I started to cry. Now, Abigail wouldn't have a cake for her class. What a silly Billy!
1. Who does the narrator like to bake cakes for?
2. What's her name?
3. Does eating them make her happy?
4. What surprise did she think of?
5. What did she think that would do?
6. Where did she go?
7. What did she do then?
8. And next?
9. On what?
10. Did she take the cake mix out of the cabinet?
11. Where did she get it?
12. What did she take out next?
13. Does she always pour it in?
14. Who likes orange sauce?
15. Who loves vanilla sauce?
16. After mixing it, where did she put it?
17. What did she turn on?
18. Did something bad happen?
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answer: 1. Her granddaughter.
2. Abigail.
3. Yes.
4. Baking a cake for her school class.
5. Make her love her even more.
6. Into the kitchen.
7. Washed her hands.
8. She dried them.
9. A dishtowel.
10. No.
11. From the refrigerator.
12. The special bottle of vanilla sauce.
13. Yes.
14. Her mom and dad.
15. Abigail.
16. On the table.
17. The oven.
18. Yes.

question: (CNN) -- Lady Gaga reached an out-of-court settlement with her former assistant who sued for unpaid overtime, according to a court filing.

Details of the deal were not revealed in a document filed in court last week asking the clerk to close the case.

The lawsuit, which sought $350,000 in back pay from the singer, had been set for trial in New York starting next week. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe ruled last month against Gaga's lawyer's request that the case be dismissed.

In her lawsuit, Jennifer O'Neill says that she worked "24/7" as Gaga's personal assistant.

O'Neill was employed in early 2009, and again from February 2010 to March 2011. After she was rehired, she was told her annual salary would be $75,000.

"Every day is a work day for her, so every day is a work day for the rest of us," O'Neill said, according to court documents.

"There is no, we're going to stay in, we're going to sleep. There is no, let's put on sweatpants and go out to the movies and be girlfriends. It doesn't work like that."

Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, testified that O'Neill "deserves every one of her $75,000 that we agreed to. But she does not deserve a penny more."

CNN's Carolyn Sung, Rachel Wells and Susan Candiotti contributed this report.

1. How much back pay was asked for in the suit?
2. And who was asking for this much?
3. What was her role for Gaga?
4. When did she file papers?
5. When was the trial set ?
6. Where was it to be held?
7. What role did Judge Gardephe play in this case?
8. How much did Jennifer believe she was to be paid as a salary?
9. What was the time frame she worked for gaga?
10. What were her work hours during this time?
11. How does Gaga feel about the claim for more money?
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answer:
1. $350,000
2. Jennifer O'Neill
3. personal assistant
4. unknown
5. next week
6. New York
7. ruled last month against Gaga's lawyer
8. $75,000
9. early 2009, and again from February 2010 to March 2011
10. 24/7
11. deserves every one of her $75,000 that we agreed to. But she does not deserve a penny more