Question: Ellie and her grandfather went to the beach late in the afternoon.

"Why are we going to the beach, Grandpa?" Ellie asked.

He smiled a big old smile. "We're looking for treasure," he said. He carried two small plastic shovels and a basket.

"What's in the basket?" she asked.

"Some pie and soda to celebrate when we find our treasure." He gave his granddaughter a happy laugh.

They picked a spot and started digging. They found only sand.

They picked another spot by some rocks and found all sorts of small and interesting little stones. Ellie grinned at their odd shapes and colors.

They dug further away from the water and found an old bottle. Ellie threw it away into the trash can.

They dug closer to the water and found many sea shells. Ellie clapped happily at how smooth and nice they felt.

They had much fun digging, but it started to get late. Her grandpa seemed sad. "We did not find any treasure after all," he said.

"How about that, grandpa?" she said, pointing toward the pretty sunset that made the water appear yellow and bright.

He grandfather laughed. "That is a great treasure after all."

Ellie and her grandfather laughed and hugged. They ate pie happily and watched the sun set. 1. When did they go to the beach?
2. Who?
3. What did they bring?
4. Did they have fun?
5. Why did they go to the beach?
6. Did they find it?
7. Where was it?
8. What did they find in the sky?
9. Did they look anywhere else?
10. Did they find anything?
11. How many places did they look? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. The afternoon
2. Ellie and her grandfather
3. Two shovels, a basket, pie, and soda.
4. Yes
5. To look for treasure
6. Yes
7. In the sky.
8. A sunset.
9. Yes.
10. Yes.
11. Four.

Q: CHAPTER XII

Vivian read the note over a thousand times. He could not retire to rest. He called Essper George, and gave him all necessary directions for the morning. About three o'clock Vivian lay down on a sofa, and slept for a few hours. He started often in his short and feverish slumber. His dreams were unceasing and inexplicable. At first von Sohnspeer was their natural hero; but soon the scene shifted. Vivian was at Ems, walking under the well-remembered lime-trees, and with the Baroness. Suddenly, although it was mid-day, the Sun became large, blood-red, and fell out of the heavens; his companion screamed, a man rushed forward with a drawn sword. It was the idiot Crown Prince of Reisenburg. Vivian tried to oppose him, but without success. The infuriated ruffian sheathed his weapon in the heart of the Baroness. Vivian shrieked, and fell upon her body, and, to his horror, found himself embracing the cold corpse of Violet Fane!

Vivian and Essper mounted their horses about seven o'clock. At eight they had reached a small inn near the Forest Councillor's house, where Vivian was to remain until Essper had watched the entrance of the Minister. It was a few minutes past nine when Essper returned with the joyful intelligence that Owlface and his master had been seen to enter the Courtyard. Vivian immediately mounted Max, and telling Essper to keep a sharp watch, he set spurs to his horse.

"Now, Max, my good steed, each minute is golden; serve thy master well!" He patted the horse's neck, the animal's erected ears proved how well it understood its master's wishes; and taking advantage of the loose bridle, which was confidently allowed it, the horse sprang rather than galloped to the Minister's residence. Nearly an hour, however, was lost in gaining the private road, for Vivian, after the caution in the Baroness's letter, did not dare the high road.

1. two
2. about seven o'clock
3. a small inn
4. the Forest Councillor's house
5. eight
6. Vivian
7. Owlface and his master
8. the Courtyard
9. Max
10. each minute
11. yes
12. they were on the private road
13. because of the caution in the Baroness's letter
14. a thousand times
15. No
16. About three o'clock
17. no
18. on a sofa
19. unceasing and inexplicable
20. it became large, blood-red, and fell out of the heavens

Numbered questions:
1. How many people got on their steeds?
2. At what time?
3. Where were they going?
4. Next to what?
5. What time did they get there?
6. Who was staying there?
7. Who did Essper see that made him happy?
8. Where did he see them?
9. What is Vivian's horse named?
10. What does he relate to riches?
11. Was the animal responsive?
12. Why did it take a long time to travel?
13. Why take that one?
14. How many times did he look over a letter?
15. Was it easy to sleep?
16. When did he finally settle down?
17. He went to bed?
18. Where then?
19. What kind of dreaming did he do?
20. What happened to the sun in his dream?

input: CHAPTER XXI

Graham, riding solitary through the redwood canyons among the hills that overlooked the ranch center, was getting acquainted with Selim, the eleven-hundred-pound, coal-black gelding which Dick had furnished him in place of the lighter Altadena. As he rode along, learning the good nature, the roguishness and the dependableness of the animal, Graham hummed the words of the "Gypsy Trail" and allowed them to lead his thoughts. Quite carelessly, foolishly, thinking of bucolic lovers carving their initials on forest trees, he broke a spray of laurel and another of redwood. He had to stand in the stirrups to pluck a long- stemmed, five-fingered fern with which to bind the sprays into a cross. When the patteran was fashioned, he tossed it on the trail before him and noted that Selim passed over without treading upon it. Glancing back, Graham watched it to the next turn of the trail. A good omen, was his thought, that it had not been trampled.

More five-fingered ferns to be had for the reaching, more branches of redwood and laurel brushing his face as he rode, invited him to continue the manufacture of patterans, which he dropped as he fashioned them. An hour later, at the head of the canyon, where he knew the trail over the divide was difficult and stiff, he debated his course and turned back.

Selim warned him by nickering. Came an answering nicker from close at hand. The trail was wide and easy, and Graham put his mount into a fox trot, swung a wide bend, and overtook Paula on the Fawn. 1. What is the horse's name?
2. Who's riding him?
3. Where?
4. What music is running through his mind?
5. What brushed his face?
6. From what tree?
7. What did he make as he rode?
8. What did he do with it?
9. Where?
10. How did the horse react?
11. Was that a bad sign?
12. What was it?
13. What did he keep doing?
14. For how long?
15. What did the horse do then?
16. Of what?
17. What replied?
18. From whom?
19. Who was there?
20. What was her horse's name?
21. What did Graham do when he saw them?
22. How was the path? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Selim
2. Graham
3. through the redwood canyons
4. Gypsy Trail"
5. branches
6. redwood
7. a cross
8. he tossed it
9. on the trail
10. Selim passed over without treading upon it
11. No
12. A good omen
13. the manufacture of patterans
14. An hour
15. warned him
16. the trail
17. an answering nicker
18. close at hand
19. Paula
20. Fawn
21. put his mount into a fox trot
22. wide and easy