CHAPTER XXIII

THE LOSS OF THE RAFT

It was so dark under the trees that for the moment Snap did not recognize his chum. Then he uttered an exclamation of commingled wonder and alarm.

"Let go of him!" he cried. "Let go, I say!" and he caught Ham Spink by the arm.

"Capture him, fellows!" shouted Carl Dudder, and at once several of the Spink crowd fell upon Snap.

But Snap was not to be made a prisoner thus easily, and hitting out with all his might he sent Jack Voss reeling to the ground. Then he hit Ike Akley in the nose.

"Ouch!" yelled Ike, and put up his hand, to withdraw it covered with blood. "He has broken my nose!" And he fell back in alarm.

A rough and tumble struggle ensued, in which blows were given and taken freely. Snap was struck in the breast and in the cheek, but not seriously hurt. In the melee Shep managed to squirm free from those who held him and he quickly ranged up by his chum's side.

"What did you say about our outfit?" he panted.

"We've got it," answered Snap. "Come, we had better be going."

"Don't let them get away!" yelled Ham Spink, and made a jab for Snap. But just then the doctor's son hit out desperately and the rich youth received a blow in the mouth that loosened two teeth and caused him to retreat in a hurry.

For the moment the enemy were disconcerted, and taking advantage of this, Snap and Shep started on a run through the dark forest, moving as swiftly as the condition of the ground would permit. The Spink crowd came after them, shouting to them to stop. Carl Dudder called out that he would shoot if they did not halt. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who caught Snap?
2. Who ordered them to do so?
3. Whose nose got broken?
4. Who broke it?
5. Did he kick him in the nose?
6. What did he do then?
7. Who lost some teeth?
8. How many?
9. What friend was able to join Snap?
10. Were did they run to?
11. Who said he would shoot them?
12. Did he actually have a gun?
13. Did Snap get hit?
14. Where?
15. Was he badly hurt?
16. Who did he knock down?
17. Did he put much effort into doing this?
18. How much?
19. What is this chapter called?
Answer: 1. The Spink crowd fell upon Snap
2. Carl Dudder
3. Ike
4. Snap
5. No
6. he hit him.
7. The doctor's son.
8. two teeth.
9. Shep
10. The dark forest.
11. . Carl Dudder.
12. unknown
13. Yes.
14. Breast and in the cheek
15. No.
16. Jack Voss
17. Yes.
18. All his might.
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Surrey is a county in the South East England and is one of the home counties. It shares borders with Kent to the east, East Sussex to the south-east, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west and south-west, and Berkshire to the north-west and Greater London to the north-east. The county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits outside its jurisdiction in Kingston upon Thames, a town which has been administered as part of Greater London since 1965. With a resident population of 1.1 million, Surrey is the most densely populated and third-most-populous county in the South East region.

Today, administrative Surrey is divided into eleven districts: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, and Woking. Services such as roads, mineral extraction licensing, education, strategic waste and recycling infrastructure, birth, marriage, and death registration, and social and children's services are administered by Surrey County Council. The London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, and parts of Lewisham and Bromley were in Surrey until 1889. The boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton and Richmond upon Thames south of the River Thames were part of Surrey until 1965, when they too were absorbed into Greater London. In the same year, the county was extended north of the Thames by the addition of Spelthorne, as a result of the dissolution of Middlesex. Due to this expansion, modern Surrey also borders on the London boroughs of Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Is Surrey a county or city?
2. Where is it located?
3. What is the Surrey county town?
4. Is the county council within the Surrey county jurisdiction?
5. Where does the county council sit?
6. What types of services does the county council administer?
7. How many districts is the county made up of?
8. Are any of London's boroughs a part of Surrey?
9. Was the county ever expanded?
10. Why?
11. Did anything happen as a result of the expansion?
12. Does Surrey border other counties?
Answer: 1. County
2. South East England
3. Guildford
4. Yes
5. Kingston upon Thames
6. Roads, mineral extraction licensing, education, strategic waste and recycling infrastructure, birth, marriage, and death registration, and social and children's services.
7. 11
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. The dissolution of Middlesex
11. Yes
12. Yes

There was once a frog who lived all the way in the North Pole. His name was Isaac. He worked at Santa's factory, baking cakes with lots of frosting. He didn't like making cake much. In fact, Isaac's dream was to work in the factory with the elves making toys. But since he was a frog, he was never allowed to build toys with the elves. One day, he got a smart idea. He would dress up as an elf and sneak into the factory, hoping no one would find out. So he got a hold of an elf costume and put it on. He put on the elf hat, the elf shirt, and the elf shoes. He really looked like an elf! So one day, when the factory was opening for the morning, Isaac snuck in line with the rest of the elves and tried to get into the factory. Luckily, it worked, and no one found out! Isaac was filled with joy as he had never seen the inside of the toy factory before. It was huge, and there were thousands of elves building toys for the children for next Christmas. He joined them in building, and for a long time, no one knew he was a frog. That is, until one elf, named Joe, saw that there was something weird about Isaac. He didn't look like the rest of the elves. So he kept his eye on Isaac, waiting to see what his secret was. One day, Isaac slipped, and his hat fell off. When this happened, Joe saw that he was a frog, and not an elf! He told Isaac that he would tell Santa all about how he had snuck in. Isaac begged Joe not to tell. Joe wanted to know what was in it for him, so Isaac promised to bake him a cake with lots of frosting. Joe never told. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where did the frog live?
2. What's his name?
3. Where did he work?
4. What did he do?
5. Is that what he wanted to do?
6. Why couldn't he do what he wanted?
7. How did he try and overcome that?
8. What did it look like?
9. Did someone discover his identity?
10. How did he figure it out?
11. Did he do anything about it?
12. Did he have to?
13. Why not?
Answer:
1. North Pole
2. His name was Isaac
3. At Santa's factory
4. He baked cakes with lots of frosting
5. No
6. He was a frog.
7. He dressed up as an elf and successfully snuck in.
8. It was huge and packed.
9. That is, until one elf, named Joe, saw that there was something weird about Isaac. He didn't look like the rest of the elves.
10. Issac's hat slipped and he saw.
11. He threatened to tell Santa
12. No
13. Issac promised him cakes