Q: CHAPTER VI. DISAPPOINTED LOVE.

I know thee well, thy songs and sighs, A wicked god thou art; And yet, most pleasing to the eyes, And witching to the heart. W. MACKWORTH PRAED.

The house was dull when Aurelia was gone. Her father was ill at ease and therefore testy, Betty too sore at heart to endure as cheerfully as usual his unwonted ill-humour. Harriet was petulant, and Eugene troublesome, and the two were constantly jarring against one another, since the one missed her companion, the other his playmate; and they were all more sensible than ever how precious and charming an element was lost to the family circle.

On the next ensuing Sunday, Eugene had made himself extremely obnoxious to Harriet, by persisting in kicking up the dust, and Betty, who had gone on before with her father, was availing herself of the shelter of the great pew to brush with a sharp hand the dust from the little legs, when, even in the depths of their seclusion, the whole party were conscious of a sort of breathless sound of surprise and admiration, a sweep of bows and curtsies, and the measured tread of boots and clank of sword and spurs coming nearer--yes, to the very chancel. Their very door was opened by the old clerk with the most obsequious of reverences, and there entered a gorgeous vision of scarlet and gold, bowing gracefully with a wave of a cocked and plumed hat!

The Major started, and was moving out of his corner--the seat of honour--but the stranger forbade this by another gesture, and took his place, after standing for a moment with his face hidden in his hat. Then he took an anxious survey, not without an almost imperceptible elevation of eyebrow and shoulder, as if disappointed, and accepted the Prayer-book, which the Major offered him.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who bickered with each other While Aurelia was gone?
2. What was Harriet's relationship to Aurelia?
3. What was Eugene's relationship with her?
4. Was Aurelia missed?
5. On what day was Eugene exceptionally obnoxious?
6. To who?
7. What was he doing?
8. Who was dusting?
9. What was she dusting?
10. What did they hear coming?
11. Who opened their door?
12. What colors was he wearing?
13. Was he wearing a hat?
14. What did he do with it?
15. What was the house like when Aurelia was gone?
16. Where was the seat of honor located?
17. Did the stranger allow it?
18. Where did he hide his face?
19. Was he pleased?
A: 1. Harriet and Eugene
2. her companion
3. playmate
4. yes
5. Sunday
6. Harriet,
7. kicking up the dust,
8. Betty,
9. the dust from the little legs
10. the tread of boots and clank of sword and spurs
11. the old clerk
12. scarlet and gold
13. yes
14. waved it
15. dull
16. in the corner where major was sitting
17. no
18. in his hat.
19. no
Q: Once upon a time, there was an old man named John. John loved to eat peaches. In fact, John's whole family, including his mother Stephanie, his father Bob, and his brother James loved to eat peaches. John would eat peaches in the morning for breakfast, in the afternoon for lunch, and in the evening for dinner. John and his best friend, Rick, shared their love for peaches. One day John and Rick started a peach farm so that they would never run out of their favorite fruit. They planted hundreds of peach trees and waited for them to bear fruit. After 6 years of waiting, 1 lonely peach finally grew on one of the trees John and Rick planted. They picked the peach and brought it home. They waited until the weekend to eat it in case more peaches grew, but none did. John and Rick were sad and confused about their farm. They planted hundreds of trees and were sure that there would be thousands of peaches for them to eat in no time. Another peach never grew on their farm for 17 years. One day, a mighty crack of thunder led to a strong storm. Lightning hit the ground over and over, and John and Rick were scared their trees might be killed. The next morning, every tree on the farm had more than 10 peaches on it. John and Rick started shouting for joy.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who are best friends?
2. What do they share?
3. Does anyone else love them?
4. Who's in his family?
5. How old is John?
6. Where do they get all the peaches?
7. did it grow a lot of peaches?
8. did it take a long time?
9. how long?
10. how many did they plant?
A: 1. John and Rick
2. Their love for peaches
3. John's whole family
4. His mother Stephanie, his father Bob, and his brother James
5. Old
6. A peach farm
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. more than 17 years
10. Hundreds
Q: Johnny and his class were looking forward to a fun day in art class. The teacher gave the class paint, brushes and other items to use to make their drawings. Johnny's friend Kevin used a straw to blow paint on his paper. It looked very cool. Lisa used markers to make a picture of her and her dog. Lisa has several pets, but her favorite one is her dog, Ben. Tony used a potato to make stars. He then put the potato into different colors of paint and made a nice pattern. Johnny used feathers to make his picture. When they had finished, the class chose which picture was the best. Johnny got second place and was very excited. Then it was time for lunch and the class had a party. They had hamburgers with ketchup and had cake for dessert. It was a very fun day for the whole class. They all went home tired and happy. Johnny took a nap when he went home.

Answer the following questions:
1. Which pet is Lisa's favorite?
2. What place did Johnny get?
3. What did Kevin use?
4. What did Tony make?
5. Who decided to try feathers?
6. What happened at lunchtime?
7. Did they eat pizza?
8. What was eaten?
A:
1. dog
2. second place
3. a straw
4. stars
5. Johnny
6. class had a party
7. no
8. hamburgers with ketchup and cake