question: CHAPTER VIII

And these two, as I have told you, Were the friends of Hiawatha, Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind. --Hiawatha

Torpenhow was paging the last sheets of some manuscript, while the Nilghai, who had come for chess and remained to talk tactics, was reading through the first part, commenting scornfully the while.

"It's picturesque enough and it's sketchy," said he; "but as a serious consideration of affairs in Eastern Europe, it's not worth much."

"It's off my hands at any rate. . . . Thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine slips altogether, aren't there? That should make between eleven and twelve pages of valuable misinformation. Heigh-ho!" Torpenhow shuffled the writing together and hummed--

'Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell, If I'd as much money as I could tell, I never would cry, Young lambs to sell!'"

Dick entered, self-conscious and a little defiant, but in the best of tempers with all the world.

"Back at last?" said Torpenhow.

"More or less. What have you been doing?"

"Work. Dickie, you behave as though the Bank of England were behind you. Here's Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday gone and you haven't done a line. It's scandalous."

"The notions come and go, my children--they come and go like our 'baccy," he answered, filling his pipe. "Moreover," he stooped to thrust a spill into the grate, "Apollo does not always stretch his----Oh, confound your clumsy jests, Nilghai!"

"This is not the place to preach the theory of direct inspiration," said the Nilghai, returning Torpenhow's large and workmanlike bellows to their nail on the wall. "We believe in cobblers" wax. La!--where you sit down."
1. Who was paging?
2. What was she paging
3. Who came for chess
4. Did he stay
5. why?
6. Was he reading?
7. How was he commenting
8. How does he describe what he reads?
9. Is it worth much?
10. How many slips were there
11. How many pages does that make
12. Who entered?
13. Was he self-conscious
14. How does dickie behave
15. Has he done a line?
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answer: 1. Torpenhow
2. the last sheets of some manuscript
3. the Nilghai
4. yes
5. to talk tactics
6. yes
7. Yes.
8. "It's picturesque enough and it's sketchy,"
9. No
10. thirty-nine
11. between eleven and twelve
12. Dick
13. yes
14. as though the Bank of England were behind
15. no

It was a hot Saturday afternoon, and James was going shopping with his mother. While she made her shopping list, James looked out the window. In the sky, he saw pretty birds. He smiled - James liked birds. He saw one last Friday when he was getting muddy in the puddles, and another on Wednesday when he was playing with his toy spaceship.

Once his mother was done making her list, James got his shoes on before getting in the car. "Should I bring my jacket, Mom?" he asked.

"No," his mother answered, fixing his hair, "it is warmer today than it was yesterday, in fact, it's hot!" James and his mother got in the car, and drove off to the store. He leaned his head on the car window, looking at the animals and trees they passed. He saw flowers, a puppy, ants, and people walking, and even a chipmunk!

When they got to the store, James and his mother grabbed an empty shopping cart. James always liked helping his mother do her shopping - she sometimes let him get a treat if he was good. They went up and down the aisles, picking up the things on the list, including James' favorite food - peanut butter - and James was very well behaved. As they finished their shopping and walked to the front of the store in order to pay, James' mother said, "James, you can get a candy bar if you'd like, so I can say 'thank you' for being a super good helper today."

James was so excited. He picked one with peanuts and chocolate, and placed it with the rest of their items.

When they got home, James spent the rest of the day playing Legos in his room. It was a good day. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. when was he going to shop with his Mom?
2. what did he do while she made her grocery list?
3. and what did he see?
4. did he like what he saw?
5. what did he play with Wednesday?
6. what did he ask her if he should bring?
7. what did he see as they were driving?
8. what did they grab when they got to the store?
9. did he like to help her shop?
10. what is his favorite food?
11. did she get it for him?
12. what did she get him as a reward for being good?
13. what kind did he get?
14. what did he do when they got home?
15. and for how long?
Answer: 1. Saturday afternoon
2. looked out the window
3. pretty birds
4. yes
5. toy spaceship
6. jacket
7. flowers, a puppy, ants, and people walking, and even a chipmunk
8. shopping cart
9. yes
10. peanut butter
11. yes
12. a candy bar
13. one with peanuts and chocolate
14. played Legos
15. the rest of the day

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Sarah is a girl. Sarah has one brother. Sarah's brother's name is Timothy. Sarah has one sister. Sarah's sister's name is Annabelle. Their last name is MacGregor. One day Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy. They swung on the swings for a short time. Then Annabelle came out and swung with them. They all sang some nice songs together. They all became very happy. Then Timothy's friend came. Timothy liked his friend very much. Timothy went off the swing and went away with his friend. Then Annabelle and Sarah felt very very sad. Happily then Annabelle and Sarah's friend came. Their friend's name was Kate Smith. She was the same age as Sarah. They wanted to go to the slide together. So they went to the slide and played for a long time. Then Annabelle became happy. And Sarah also became happy. Then they went home together and had some food. 1. How many siblings went to the park?
2. What piece of playground equipment did the children play on?
3. What did the girls do after the park?
4. Which two children went to the park first?
5. What sibling soon joined them?
6. What did they do as they swung?
7. Which sibling left the others first?
8. Who joined the girls after their brother left?
9. What did they play on after the swings?
10. How many sisters does Timothy play with at the park?
11. How many brothers does Sarah play with at the park?
numbered_answers:
1. Timothy
2. swings
3. sang some nice songs together
4. Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy
5. Annabelle
6. sang some nice songs together
7. Timothy
8. Kate Smith
9. the slide
10. Annabelle and Sarah
11. Timothy