Q: CHAPTER XXXVI

"Come on,--I'll show you the real dirt," Brissenden said to him, one evening in January.

They had dined together in San Francisco, and were at the Ferry Building, returning to Oakland, when the whim came to him to show Martin the "real dirt." He turned and fled across the water-front, a meagre shadow in a flapping overcoat, with Martin straining to keep up with him. At a wholesale liquor store he bought two gallon-demijohns of old port, and with one in each hand boarded a Mission Street car, Martin at his heels burdened with several quart-bottles of whiskey.

If Ruth could see me now, was his thought, while he wondered as to what constituted the real dirt.

"Maybe nobody will be there," Brissenden said, when they dismounted and plunged off to the right into the heart of the working-class ghetto, south of Market Street. "In which case you'll miss what you've been looking for so long."

"And what the deuce is that?" Martin asked.

"Men, intelligent men, and not the gibbering nonentities I found you consorting with in that trader's den. You read the books and you found yourself all alone. Well, I'm going to show you to-night some other men who've read the books, so that you won't be lonely any more."

"Not that I bother my head about their everlasting discussions," he said at the end of a block. "I'm not interested in book philosophy. But you'll find these fellows intelligences and not bourgeois swine. But watch out, they'll talk an arm off of you on any subject under the sun."

Answer the following questions:
1. Where had the people eaten together?
2. What building were they at?
3. To where were they to return?
4. What had been bought at the liquor store?
5. What kind of liquor store was it?
6. Which car did he get on?
7. Who was at his heels?
8. And what did he have?
9. Where was the working class ghetto?
10. What month did all this occur?
11. Day or evening?
12. What was Brissenden going to show Martin?
13. Was this done on a whim?
14. What kind of coat was Brissenden wearing?
15. Did Martin have difficulty keeping up with him?
16. Where had Martin been consorting?
17. With what kind of entities had he been consorting?
A: 1. San Francisco
2. the Ferry Building
3. Oakland
4. two gallon-demijohns of old port
5. a wholesale liquor store
6. a Mission Street car
7. Martin
8. several quart-bottles of whiskey
9. south of Market Street
10. January
11. evening
12. the real dirt
13. yes
14. an overcoat
15. yes
16. a trader's den
17. gibbering nonentities

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER VII

But, ah me! she's a heart of stone, Which Cupid uses for a hone, I verily believe; And on it sharpens those eye-darts, With which he wounds the simple hearts He bribes her to deceive.--_A Coquette_, by X.

Breakfast was late, and lengthened out by the greater lateness of many of the guests, and the superlative tardiness of the lady of the house, who had repudiated the cares of the hostess, and left the tea-equipage to her sister-in-law. Lucilla had been down-stairs among the first, and hurried away again after a rapid meal, forbidding any one to follow her, because she had so much to do, and on entering the drawing-room, she was found with a wilderness of flowers around her, filling vases and making last arrangements.

Honora and Phoebe were glad to be occupied, and Phoebe almost hoped to escape from Rashe. Speaking to Lucilla was not possible, for Eloisa had been placed by Rashe in a low chair, with a saucer before her, which she was directed to fill with verbenas, while the other four ladies, with Owen, whom his cousin had called to their aid, were putting last touches to wreaths, and giving the final festal air to the rooms.

Presently Robert made his appearance as the bearer of Mr. Prendergast's flowers, and setting his back against a shutter, in his favourite attitude, stood looking as if he wanted to help, but knew not how. Phoebe, at least, was vividly conscious of his presence, but she was supporting a long festoon with which Owen was adorning a pier-glass, and could hardly even turn her head to watch him.

1. Why was the meal so long at the start?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. lateness of the guests

Question: There was once a young bear who lived in a small cave in the woods. His cave was comfy, warm, and dark, and had a bit of a yard in front of it. The bear lived with his mother and father, and spent his days walking around and his nights curled up asleep. He liked to look for berries to eat. His favorite berries were blueberries, but he would eat any berries he found: strawberries, raspberries, cherries, anything.

There was a river near the bear's cave, and he loved to sit on the bank and look at the fish and frogs, and at his own reflection in the water. One sunny afternoon, when he was looking into the river, he saw a family of ducks swimming by. He got up and followed them. They swam along in the river, and he walked along the bank. They traveled like this until they reached a small clearing in the forest. The bear stopped and looked around, and saw that the clearing was completely filled with blueberries -- more than he had ever seen!

The young bear ate his fill of blueberries, then took home as many as he could carry in his paws. He went to bed happy. It was a wonderful day. 1. Where did the bear live?
2. Where was the cave?
3. Did he live alone?
4. Who did he live with?
5. What did he eat?
6. What kind?
7. What did he do?
8. And do what?
9. What else?
10. Then what? Provide a numbered list of answers.
****
A numbered of answers: 1. in a cave
2. In the woods.
3. No
4. His mother and father
5. Berries
6. All kinds
7. sit on the bank
8. look at the fish and frogs
9. he saw a family of ducks swimming by
10. He followed them

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Jenny was standing on a rock. Suddenly, she had to sneeze. After she sneezed, she walked away. She finally got to the park and saw her daddy. Her daddy gave her some milk. Jenny drank the milk in a big hurry. She loved milk. She walked over and turned a switch. She walked to the lake. Jenny was in a big hurry and went really fast. She got to the lake and sat down. Jenny began thinking. Jenny wanted to go on a trip to Florida. Jenny did not want to go someplace cold. Jenny did not want to go to the moon. Jenny did not want to go to France. Jenny stood up to fold her towel. She never folded her shirts or pants. Jenny would start her art for her aunt in a few hours. She knew she would use a lot of time making that art. Her aunt would love the art.

1. Where was Jenny standing?
2. Did someone give her juice?
3. Who gave her something?
4. What did he give her?
5. Was Jenny walking slowly?
6. why not?
7. To go where?
8. Did she take a nap when she got there?
9. What did she do?
10. About what?
11. where?
12. why?
13. Did she fold a sheet?
14. what did she fold?
15. Did she fold her clothes that way?
16. why not?
17. Did she make some art for her sister?
18. Who for then?
19. was it a quick project?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. on a rock.
2. no
3. Her daddy
4. some milk.
5. no
6. she was in a hurry?
7. the lake.
8. no
9. think.
10. taking a trip
11. Florida
12. it is warm there
13. no
14. her towel
15. no
16. She never folds her clothes.
17. no
18. Jenny would start her art for her aunt in a few hours.
19. no