Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XVI

ON A BUSINESS BASIS

Captain Horn found Edna at the entrance to the caves, busily employed in filling one of the Rackbirds' boxes with ship-biscuit.

"Miss Markham," said he, "I wish to have a little business talk with you before I leave. Where is Ralph?"

"He is down at the boat," she answered.

"Very good," said he. "Will you step this way?"

When they were seated together in the shade of some rocks, he stated to Edna what he had planned in case he should lose his life in his intended expedition, and showed her the will he had made, and also the directions for herself and Mrs. Cliff. Edna listened very attentively, occasionally asking for an explanation, but offering no opinion. When he had finished, she was about to say something, but he interrupted her.

"Of course, I want to know your opinion about all this," he said, "but not yet. I have more to say. There has been a business plan proposed by two members of our party which concerns me, and when anything is told concerning me, I want to know how it is told, or, if possible, tell it myself."

And then, as concisely as possible, he related to her Maka's anxiety in regard to the boss question, and his method of disposing of the difficulty, and afterwards Mrs. Cliff's anxiety about the property, in case of accident to himself, and her method of meeting the contingency.

During this recital Edna Markham said not one word. To portions of the narrative she listened with an eager interest; then her expression became hard, almost stern; and finally her cheeks grew red, but whether with anger or some other emotion the captain did not know. When he had finished, she looked steadily at him for a few moments, and then she said:

1. Where was Edna?
2. What's her last name?
3. Who found her?
4. Why did he want to talk to her?
5. Where did they sit down?
6. What created the shade?
7. What did he show her?
8. Who are the directions for?
9. And who else?
10. Did Edna have any questions?
11. Did she say what she thought about the plan?
12. How many people made a business plan?
13. How does Horn feel about the plan?
14. Who was feeling anxious?
15. What is she anxious about
16. What color were Edna's cheeks?
17. Why did that happen?
18. What was she doing when he found her?
19. Where is Ralph?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. the entrance
2. Markham
3. Captain Horn
4. a little business
5. in the shade
6. rocks
7. the will he had made
8. herself
9. Mrs. Cliff
10. Yes
11. she was about to say something, but he interrupted her.
12. two
13. It concerns him
14. Mrs. Cliff
15. about the property
16. red
17. the captain did not know
18. filling one of the Rackbirds' boxes with ship-biscuit
19. at the boat

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER V

TOM'S QUEER ACTIONS

Sam did not know what to say or what to do. He realized more fully than ever that his brother was not himself. He was growing wilder and more irrational every moment.

"Tom," he asked suddenly, "have you got those pills with you that the doctor gave you to take?"

"Sure," was the ready answer.

"Have you taken any lately?"

"No. What's the use? They don't seem to help me."

"Let me see them, please."

"There they are." Tom brought the box from his pocket. "They might as well be bread pills, or Gumley's red ones," and he grinned for a moment at the recollection of the trick played on William Philander Tubbs.

Sam took the box and looked at the directions carefully. "It says to take one three times a day when needed," he said. "You had better take one now, Tom. Come on."

"It won't do any good, Sam."

"Well, take one for me, that's a good fellow. Wait, I've got my pocket cup and I'll get some water." And he did so.

"Oh, dear, you're bound to feed me pills," sighed Tom, and made a wry face as he swallowed the one Sam handed him. Sam kept the box, making up his mind that he would play nurse after this.

"I guess we had better walk some more," said Tom, suddenly. "I hate sitting still. If we had the old _Dartaway_ I'd take a sail from here to San Francisco, or some other far-off place."

1. Was Sam confused?
2. Who did he think change a lot?
3. In what way?
4. What is his name?
5. What Sam asked him about?
6. Did he have them?
7. Who was it meant for?
8. Did he take any yet?
9. Did he think they would help?
10. Did Sam want to take a look at them?
11. Where were they?
12. How they resembled?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Yes,
2. His brother
3. He was wild and irrational.
4. Tom
5. Whether he had the pills the doctor gave him.
6. Yes
7. Tom
8. Not lately.
9. No
10. Yes
11. Tom's pocket.
12. They might as well be bread pills.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XVI.

HAL ON THE WATCH.

"Let up there, you brute!"

Dick Ferris looked around with a startled air.

When he caught sight of Hal his face fell, and he released the girl.

"What, you!" he exclaimed.

"Exactly. What do you mean by treating this girl so rudely?"

"You are following me," went on Ferris, ignoring the question which had been put to him.

"What if I am?"

"You think you're smart, don't you?" sneered Ferris.

"He's a mean, ugly thing!" put in the girl, between her sobs. "I wish he was arrested."

"Shut up!" roared Ferris, turning to her. "You ran into me on purpose."

"I didn't. We've got a right to coast in this alley; mamma said so."

"You ought to be arrested for striking the little girl," said Hal. "I am awfully glad I arrived in the nick of time to save her from more punishment."

"Good fer you, mister!" cried a small youth standing near. "Give him one in der eye!"

"Yes, do him up, mister," cried several others.

Ferris turned upon them like a savage animal.

"Get out of here, every one of you," he howled, "unless you want to be hammered to death."

"Don't you move," said Hal. "You evidently have more right here than he has."

"Indeed!" said Ferris, turning to Hal. "I wish you would keep your nose out of my affairs."

"Don't let him sass you, mister," put in one of the urchins. "He didn't have no cause ter hit Katie."

Ferris pounced upon the boy at once, and cuffed him right and left. In the midst of the castication, however, Hal caught the bully by the arm, and a second later Dick Ferris measured his length in the gutter.

1. Who was crying?
2. Why?
3. What did she hope would happen?
4. Who?
5. Is he attractive?
6. Who surprised him?
7. Was there a scuffle at the end?
8. Between who?
9. And then?
10. Do we know who won the fight?
11. Who?
12. Where did the fight end?
13. What did the girl's parent say?
14. Was her mom at the scene?
15. Who else was there?
16. What did he say?
17. Was he against the fight?
18. Who's side was he on?
19. Was a threat made?
20. What was it?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Katie
2. for coasting in th alley
3. that he was arrested
4. Ferris
5. no
6. Hal
7. yes
8. Ferris and the boy at first
9. Ferris and Hal
10. yes
11. Hal
12. in the gutter
13. That they had a right to coast in the alley.
14. no
15. a small youth
16. "Good fer you, mister!"
17. no
18. Hal's
19. yes
20. "Get out of here, every one of you, unless you want to be hammered to death."