question: Once upon a time there was a man who needed to write story. His name was Mark. He had a bad case of writer's block. After a bit, he wrote a story about writing a story. This may seem a bit odd. Well, it was. The important thing to know is that Mark wanted money. This was so he could show off for his girl, Wendy. Wendy had two living parents named Greg and Gail. The exciting thing about Mark writing these stories, was that he could write whatever he wanted to. He could have written about bears. Or it could have been his best friend Error. There were so many choices for Mark. He was very happy. He was happy because he was almost done writing the story. Wendy, had she known about the writing would have been sad that Mark spent so much time thinking of odd stories.
1. Why was Mark having trouble writing?
2. And what did he end up writing a story about?
3. What did Mark want?
4. Why?
5. for who?
6. And what was her name?
7. What were her parent's names?
8. And were they living?
9. Why was Mark feeling happy?
10. with what?
11. How would Wendy had felt if she was aware of how much time he spent on his tales?
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answer: 1. He had writer's block
2. writing a story
3. money
4. to show off
5. for his girl
6. Wendy
7. Greg and Gail
8. yes
9. he was almost done
10. the story
11. sad

question: Editor's note: This story originally appeared on CNN.com on October 20. Barack Obama mentioned Ann Nixon Cooper on Tuesday in his presidential victory speech.

Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 years old, lived during a time when blacks and women did not have the right to vote.

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ann Nixon Cooper, 106 years old, has seen presidents come and go in her lifetime and has outlived most of them. On a sunny fall morning, she left her weathered but well-kept Tudor home in Atlanta, Georgia, to vote early -- this time for Barack Obama.

The African-American centenarian remembers a time not long ago when she was barred from voting because of her race. Now she hopes to see the day that Obama is elected as the nation's first black president.

"I ain't got time to die," Cooper said with a smile.

"Even if he didn't win, I was happy for him just to be nominated," said the former socialite. "The first black president -- isn't that something, at 106 years old?" Watch Obama say 'Yes we can' "

At the Fulton County government center, Cooper was greeted by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.

"I thought that I would accompany her today to support her, but also to say to all people that this is a choice we have," Franklin said.

"As all Americans, we should cherish the right to vote and take every opportunity we have to vote our opinions. She is an inspiration to me personally, but she is also quite an inspiration to all Atlanta." Watch Cooper talk about her life and experiences "
1. where did this story originally appear?
2. when?
3. who mention ann nixon cooper?
4. during what speech?
5. when?
6. what day of the week?
7. how old was ann nixon cooper?
8. why was she stopped from voting?
9. what did ann say she does not have time for?
10. would she have been happy if Obama did not win?
11. where was cooper greeted by the mayor?
12. in what city?
13. what is the mayor's name?
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answer: 1. CNN.com
2. October 20
3. Barack Obama
4. presidential victory speech.
5. October 20
6. Tuesday
7. 106 years old
8. lived during a time when blacks and women did not have the right to vote.
9. to die
10. Yes, she was happy for him just to be nominated,
11. Fulton County government center
12. Atlanta
13. Shirley Franklin

question: CHAPTER XVIII. THE SAUSAGE CHAPPIE

The personality that wins cost Archie two dollars in cash and a lot of embarrassment when he asked for it at the store. To buy a treatise of that name would automatically seem to argue that you haven't a winning personality already, and Archie was at some pains to explain to the girl behind the counter that he wanted it for a friend. The girl seemed more interested in his English accent than in his explanation, and Archie was uncomfortably aware, as he receded, that she was practising it in an undertone for the benefit of her colleagues and fellow-workers. However, what is a little discomfort, if endured in friendship's name?

He was proceeding up Broadway after leaving the store when he encountered Reggie van Tuyl, who was drifting along in somnambulistic fashion near Thirty-Ninth Street.

"Hullo, Reggie old thing!" said Archie.

"Hullo!" said Reggie, a man of few words.

"I've just been buying a book for Bill Brewster," went on Archie. "It appears that old Bill--What's the matter?"

He broke off his recital abruptly. A sort of spasm had passed across his companion's features. The hand holding Archie's arm had tightened convulsively. One would have said that Reginald had received a shock.

"It's nothing," said Reggie. "I'm all right now. I caught sight of that fellow's clothes rather suddenly. They shook me a bit. I'm all right now," he said, bravely.

Archie, following his friend's gaze, understood. Reggie van Tuyl was never at his strongest in the morning, and he had a sensitive eye for clothes. He had been known to resign from clubs because members exceeded the bounds in the matter of soft shirts with dinner-jackets. And the short, thick-set man who was standing just in front of them in attitude of restful immobility was certainly no dandy. His best friend could not have called him dapper. Take him for all in all and on the hoof, he might have been posing as a model for a sketch of What the Well-Dressed Man Should Not Wear.
1. What was Archie buying?
2. For himself?
3. For who then?
4. Why was he buying it for him?
5. Did he talk to anyone at the store?
6. Who?
7. Was she interested in him?
8. Why?
9. So what did he do after the store?
10. Did they talk?
11. What about?
12. Were they friends?
13. How did they know each other?
14. Was his buddy strong?
15. Why not?
16. Any idea why?
17. Was he a snob?
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answer:
1. a book
2. No
3. for Bill Brewster
4. unknown
5. Yes
6. the girl behind the counter
7. Yes
8. she was interested in his English accent
9. he encountered Reggie van Tuy
10. Yes
11. About the book and about a man's clothing
12. Yes
13. unknown
14. No
15. he was never at his strongest in the morning
16. he had a sensitive eye for clothes and saw a poorly-dressed man
17. Yes