Q: CHAPTER XI

THE PLANS WORK

Dinner was over, the night was hot, and Mrs. Austin had taken her party to the veranda. Wolf had gone; he declared he could not put off another engagement, but Mrs. Austin wondered. The fellow was clever and knew when to stop. A man like that did not go farther than was necessary and risk losing ground he had won. All the same, Mrs. Austin was satisfied. She had paid her debt, and although she had hesitated about asking Wolf, she now felt her doing so was justified. He had interested her famous guests; the dinner party had gone well.

Senor Ramirez occupied a chair by a table that carried some fine glass _copitas_ from which one drinks the scented liquors used in Spain. His family was old and distinguished, and his post important. He was thin, dark-skinned and marked by an urbane dignity. As a rule, he looked languid, but sometimes his glance was keen.

Don Arturo sat opposite. He was strongly built and getting fat. Although his hair and eyes were very black, he was essentially British. He had known poverty, but now controlled large commercial undertakings and steamship lines. Don Arturo was loved and hated. Some found him strangely generous, and some thought him hard and careless about the tools he used and broke. He made bold plans, and had opened wide belts in Africa to British trade.

Mrs. Jefferson, Austin, and two or three others occupied the background. They were, so to speak, the chorus, and in the meantime not important. Austin knew when to let his wife play the leading part.

1. Senor Ramirez
2. Mrs. Austin
3. yes
4. yes
5. no
6. thin
7. dark-skinned
8. hot
9. to the veranda
10. yes
11. yes
12. fine glass _copitas_
13. Spain.
14. yes
15. yes
16. Don
17. yes
18. yes
19. no
20. steamship

Numbered questions:
1. Who was sitting in a chair near the table?
2. Who was hosting the dinner?
3. Were there well-known guests at this gathering?
4. Was Ramirez's kin sophisticated?
5. Was he a fat man?
6. How was his weight described?
7. What shade was his complexion?
8. What the weather like on the night of the dinner?
9. Where did Mrs. Austin lead her guests at the conclusion of dinner?
10. Had Wolf left at this time?
11. Was Wolf smart?
12. From what does a person drink scented alcohol?
13. And what country are the glasses associated with?
14. Was Austin married?
15. Did he sometimes defer to his wife?
16. What was Mr. Arturo's first name?
17. Had he been poor in his life?
18. Was he becoming overweight?
19. Were there more than ten persons in the background?
20. What kind of lines was Arturo involved with?

Q: CHAPTER V.

Time and Faith are the great consolers, and neither of these precious sources of solace were wanting to the inhabitants of Cherbury. They were again living alone, but their lives were cheerful; and if Venetia no longer indulged in a worldly and blissful future, nevertheless, in the society of her mother, in the resources of art and literature, in the diligent discharge of her duties to her humble neighbours, and in cherishing the memory of the departed, she experienced a life that was not without its tranquil pleasures. She maintained with Lord Cadurcis a constant correspondence; he wrote to her every day, and although they were separated, there was not an incident of his life, and scarcely a thought, of which she was not cognisant. It was with great difficulty that George could induce himself to remain in London; but Masham, who soon obtained over him all the influence which Venetia desired, ever opposed his return to the abbey. The good Bishop was not unaware of the feelings with which Lord Cadurcis looked back to the hall of Cherbury, and himself of a glad and sanguine temperament, he indulged in a belief in the consummation of all that happiness for which his young friend, rather sceptically, sighed. But Masham was aware that time could alone soften the bitterness of Venetia's sorrow, and prepare her for that change of life which he felt confident would alone ensure the happiness both of herself and her mother. He therefore detained Lord Cadurcis in London the whole of the sessions that, on his return to Cherbury, his society might be esteemed a novel and agreeable incident in the existence of its inhabitants, and not be associated merely with their calamities.

1. the inhabitants of Cherbury
2. No
3. Time and Faith
4. indulged
5. Yes
6. her neighbours
7. the departed
8. Lord Cadurcis
9. Yes
10. Masham
11. yes
12. Yes
13. their calamities
14. Yes
15. he wrote to her every day
16. No
17. his life
18. time
19. of life
20. Masham

Numbered questions:
1. Who were living alone?
2. Were they sad about this?
3. What two things are a source of comfort to them?
4. What did Venetia not do anymore?
5. Is she with her mother now?
6. Whom does she serve?
7. Of whom does she keep memories?
8. Who stayed in London?
9. Did he want to go to the abbey?
10. Who dissuaded him from returning?
11. Was this welcomed by Venetia?
12. True or False: The Bishop had a cheerful, positive personality.
13. What did the people of Cherbury associate with Cadurcis?
14. Did the Bishop hope that someday this would not be the case?
15. How often did Venetia communicate with George?
16. Were there ever any breaks in their correspondence?
17. What did Venetia know almost everything about?
18. What alone could ease her sadness?
19. What change could it get her ready for?
20. Who thought this?

Q: John thought about things that he liked to do.

Well, for one, he liked baseball. Compared to his friends, he was very good at the sport. He didn't even have to practice that much. He remembered that he once hit the ball so hard that it flew out of the park. Home run!

He was also a fan of basketball. He enjoyed watching people on television pull off crazy tricks like slam dunking (but he didn't really like all of the passes). He wasn't quite that good yet, but he was pretty good at making shots from the three point line. He knew that if he kept practicing, he would be really great someday.

Finally, he loved football. Unlike baseball and basketball, he didn't play football himself, but he was drawn to the games. He got a kick out of sitting in the stands, cheering on his team and friends. He once cheered so loud that he could barely speak at all for the rest of the day.

1. Three
2. Two
3. no
4. baseball
5. yes
6. he hit a home run
7. out of the park
8. watching people pull off tricks
9. slam dunking
10. no

Numbered questions:
1. How many sports does John like?
2. How many does he actually play
3. Does he need to practice them both?
4. Which is he good at?
5. has he eve done really well?
6. what happened?
7. Where'd it go?
8. What does he like about basketball?
9. like?
10. Is he any good?