Question:
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James the Turtle was always getting in trouble. Sometimes he'd reach into the freezer and empty out all the food. Other times he'd sled on the deck and get a splinter. His aunt Jane tried as hard as she could to keep him out of trouble, but he was sneaky and got into lots of trouble behind her back.

One day, James thought he would go into town and see what kind of trouble he could get into. He went to the grocery store and pulled all the pudding off the shelves and ate two jars. Then he walked to the fast food restaurant and ordered 15 bags of fries. He didn't pay, and instead headed home.

His aunt was waiting for him in his room. She told James that she loved him, but he would have to start acting like a well-behaved turtle.

After about a month, and after getting into lots of trouble, James finally made up his mind to be a better turtle.
1. Who were always getting in trouble?
2. What did he reach into?
3. What would he do on the porch?
4. Where did he think he would travel to?
5. Why did he want to visit town?
6. What did he pull at the shop he was in?
7. Who tried to help him behave?
8. How many cans did he eat
9. Where did he stroll to after the store?
10. How many french fries did he order?
11. Did he buy the food?
12. Who was in his bedroom?

Numbered answers:
1. James the Turtle
2. The freezer
3. He would sled
4. Into town
5. To see what trouble he could get into
6. All the pudding
7. His aunt Jane
8. Two
9. The fast food restaurant
10. 15 bags worth
11. No
12. His aunt

Question:
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CHAPTER XIV.

INVALIDED HOME.

Two days after the battle of Albuera, Lord Wellington himself arrived, and from the officers of his staff Tom heard the details of the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro, which had been fought a few days previously, and which had been nearly as hardly contested as had Albuera itself, both sides claiming the victory.

The next day, the bulk of Beresford's army returned to the neighborhood of Badajos, which they again invested, while a long convoy of wounded started for Lisbon. The Scudamores accompanied it as far as Campo Major, where a large hospital had been prepared for those too ill to bear the journey. Peter was still unconscious. Fever had set in upon the day after the battle, and for three weeks he lay between life and death. Tom's arm was mending very slowly, and he would have had hard work indeed in nursing Peter had it not been for the arrival of unexpected assistance. A large villa had been taken close to the main hospital for the use of officers, and one of the rooms was allotted to the Scudamores.

Upon the evening of the second day after their arrival, Tom was sitting by Peter's bedside, when, after a preliminary tap, the door opened, and to Tom's perfect amazement Sambo entered. The negro hurried forward, threw himself on his knees, seized Tom's hand and kissed it passionately, and then looking at the thin and fever-flushed face of Peter, he hid his face in his hands and sobbed unrestrainedly.
1. Who visited Peter while Tom was by his bed?
2. Is he happy to see them?
3. What race is Sambo?
4. Who starts to cry?
5. Where does most of Beresford's troops go?
6. Had they been there before?
7. Where did the injured go?
8. was there a lot of them?
9. What was at Campo Major?
10. Was it for all the injured?
11. Who could stay there?
12. Where did the Scudamores leave the convoy?
13. Who was sick?
14. Was he awake?
15. How long had he had a high temperature?
16. Was it possible he could die?
17. What was wrong with Tom?
18. Did they have their own room?
19. What type of building were they in?
20. Who was taking care of Peter?

Numbered answers:
1. Sambo
2. yes
3. negro
4. Sambo
5. Badajos
6. yes
7. Lisbon
8. yes
9. a hospital
10. no
11. those too ill to bear the journey
12. Campo Major
13. Peter
14. no
15. three weeks
16. yes
17. his arm is injured
18. yes
19. a villa
20. Tom

Question:
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The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated as candidates of the two major parties. This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.

The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick ?

American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama. He has a white mother from theprefix = st1 /USand a black father fromKenyawho left the family when Obama was very young. He spent part of his youth inIndonesia.

His supporters say Obama's childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done toAmerica's image abroad. His opponents focus on his inexperience, noting he hasn't finished his first term in the Senate.

However, McCain has a very different life story.

He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia, McCain's plane was shot down overVietnamand he became a prisoner of war. McCain could have been released if he _ Americabut he refused and so was held for five years.

So in the end, the election may hinge on (...) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing voters be more drawn to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?

Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad.
1. What war was McCain in?
2. Was he in the army?
3. What was his job?
4. Were any of his family in the military?
5. What branch?
6. What happened to McCain while over there?
7. Did he have a choice in what happened to him?
8. What was Obama doing at this time?
9. Who did Obama defeat in the primary?
10. Which segment of the population were on her side?
11. Is the election expected to be an easy choice for most voters?
12. Is that because both candidates are disliked so much?
13. Is the economy humming along during this election?
14. Is the U.S. safe from international threats during this time?
15. What is Obama promising the people?
16. Is he in the Senate or House?
17. Has he served many terms?
18. Is McCain in the senate or house?
19. Is McCain's reputation one of timidness and caution?
20. When will the new President take the oath of office?
Numbered answers:
1. Vietnam War
2. no
3. pilot
4. yes
5. the Navy
6. his plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of war
7. yes
8. attending kindergarten in Indonesia
9. Hillary Clinton
10. working-class whites
11. no
12. no
13. no
14. no
15. change and new ideas
16. the senate
17. no
18. senate
19. no
20. January 20