question: CHAPTER XX

DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND

Tuesday afternoon Miss Lord's big touring car stood at the door of Hillcrest Lodge, for Agatha had invited the Conant party to ride with her to Millbank. Irene was tucked into the back seat in a comfortable position and beside her sat Mrs. Conant, who was going to make a few purchases at the village store. Mary Louise rode on the front seat with Agatha, who loved to drive her car and understood it perfectly.

When they drove away there was no one left in the house but Sarah Judd, the servant girl, who was washing the lunch dishes. Bub was in the shed- like garage, however, washing and polishing Will Morrison's old car, on which the paint was so cracked and faded that the boy's attempt to improve its appearance was a desperate one.

Sarah, through the kitchen window, watched Bub for a time rather sharply. Then she went out on the bluff and looked down in the valley. Miss Lord's big car was just passing the Huddle on its way up the valley.

Sarah turned and reentered the house. Her meek and diffident expression of countenance had quite disappeared. Her face now wore a look of stern determination and the blue eyes deepened and grew shrewd.

She walked straight to the den and without hesitation approached the farther wall and took from its pegs Will Morrison's fine hunting rifle. In the stock was a hollow chamber for cartridges, for the rifle was of the type known as a "repeater." Sliding back the steel plate that hid this cavity, Sarah drew from it a folded paper of a yellow tint and calmly spread it on the table before her. Then she laid down the rifle, placed a chair at the table and with absorbed attention read the letter from beginning to end--the letter that Irene had found in the book.
1. Who was the only person left in the house?
2. And who was she?
3. And what was she doing?
4. Where was Miss Lord's vehicle?
5. Of what location?
6. Did Agatha enjoy driving?
7. Did she have her own vehicle?
8. Where was Bub?
9. Doing what?
10. Whose car was it?
11. Was Bub having much luck improving the appearance of the car?
12. What had Miss Lord's vehicle just gone by?
13. Which leads to where?
14. What color eyes did Sarah have?
15. What was in the stock of the gun?
16. For holding what?
17. What kind of gun was it?
18. Was it called another name?
19. What was the color of the tint of the paper?
20. Who found the letter in the book?
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answer: 1. Sarah Judd
2. the servant girl
3. washing dishes
4. at the door
5. Hillcrest Lodge
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. in the garage
9. washing and polishing a car
10. Will Morrison
11. No
12. the Huddle
13. the valley
14. blue
15. a hollow chamber
16. cartridges
17. rifle
18. a repeater
19. yellow
20. Irene

question: Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting." "This sounds a good idea," He thought. "I'll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming." He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home. "What was wrong with west hill farm?" His best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?" "Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem." "Oh. what?" "Well," he said, "The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner." "What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best." "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner." "A different meat every day," Ed said loudly, " And you are ing!" "Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare stay for dinner!"
1. who is the main character?
2. Did he take a trip?
3. where did he go?
4. did he normally go to the countryside on holiday?
5. where did he normally go?
6. what did the generally do on holiday?
7. what was there to do in the countryside?
8. who was his pal?
9. was he a casual acquaintance?
10. how close were they?
11. when did the main character go on holiday?
12. did he plan a short trip?
13. how long was the trip supposed to be?
14. was he cut his holiday short?
15. how long was his trip?
16. what did he eat for his main meal on the first day?
17. and the second?
18. and the third?
19. did he eat a main meal on the fourth day?
20. why not?
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answer:
1. Henry
2. Yes
3. to west hill farm
4. No
5. the seaside
6. sit by the seaside and swim
7. horse riding,Walking,fishing
8. Ed
9. No
10. Ed was his best friend
11. on the first of July
12. No
13. a month
14. yes
15. four days
16. roast mutton
17. roast beef
18. roast pork
19. No
20. the farmer died