Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Tiger Mom, You've been criticized a lot since your book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, came out. One problem is that some people don't get your humor. They think you're serious about all things and Lulu and I are suffering a lot from such a strict mother. That is not true. But for real, it's not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don't hear us laughing over each other's jokes. They don't see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don't know how much fun we have when the six of us dogs included squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix. I admit it: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I'd gone to and some piano camps I wish I'd got away from. But now that I'm 18 and about to leave the tiger den , I'm glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did. A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can't think for themselves. Well, I came to the opposite conclusion: your strict parenting made me more independent . Everybody's talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you refused to take because they weren't good enough. Funny how some people believe that Lulu and I will feel hurt for life. But let's face it: It took me 30 second; I didn't put my heart into it. That's why, when you rejected it, I didn't feel hurt at all. There's one more thing: I have come to understand what it really means to live a meaningful life to the fullest. To me, it's about knowing that you've tried your best, body and mind. You feel _ when the piano piece you've practiced for days and hours finally comes to life beneath your fingertips. You feel _ when you do something on your own that you never thought you could. And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you. Yours, Sophia
1. What kind of mother does Lulu have?
2. How many people and dogs pile into a bed?
3. What does the narrator call her household?
4. What is the narrator's name?
5. What does she call her mom?
6. Who wrote a book?
7. What is her book called?
8. How long did Sophia spend making her mom's card?
9. What occasion was the card for?
10. True or False: Tiger Mom loved the card.
11. Why not?
12. What instrument does Sophia play?

Numbered answers:
1. a strict mother
2. six
3. Tiger
4. Sophia
5. Tiger Mom
6. Tiger Mom
7. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
8. 30 second;
9. birthday
10. no
11. because Sophia didn't put her heart into it
12. piano

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Tiger was a pig. Tiger's aunt Tabby always took care of Tiger. All Tiger had to do was make an oink and Tabby would come running to check on Tiger. Sometimes Tiger got into fights with his brother Tom and Tabby always took Tiger's side. One time Tiger accidentally lit a bush on fire when he was playing with a looking glass and the bush burned to the ground. Tabby was very mad and Tiger blamed it on Tom. Tabby believed Tiger, because she thought Tom was a trouble maker. One time Tabby took a trip to the ocean and she took Tiger, but not Tom. Tom was very upset, but acted like he didn't want to go. Tom said he would rather go to the forest, the moon or the mountains, but never would he go to the ocean. This wasn't true, but Tom didn't want to let Tiger and Tabby know that they hurt him. When Tabby and Tom went to the ocean, their uncle Leon came to visit and to take care of Tom. Tom had never met Leon before. Leon loved Tom and made him feel very special. When Tabby and Tom came home Leon left and Tom went to live with him. They went to the ocean together; the mountains, the forest and Leon even took Tom to the moon. Tom was happy, because he got to see things that Tiger never got to see. They lived happily ever after.
1. What was Tiger?
2. Who took care of him?
3. who was called?
4. who did he fight with?
5. named?
6. who's side did Tabby take?
7. Was he very well behaved?
8. Why?
9. Where did he and his aunt go?
10. Did they take his brother?
11. Was Tom ok with this?
12. Did he let that show?
13. Who stayed with him while they were gone?
14. named?
15. Did Tom like him?
16. What did Tom do when Leon left?
17. Did they have fun together?
18. was he happy?

Numbered answers:
1. a pig
2. his aunt
3. Tabby
4. his brother
5. Tom
6. Tiger's
7. No
8. he would blame Tom
9. the ocean
10. No
11. No
12. No
13. their uncle
14. Leon
15. Yes
16. he went to live with him
17. yes
18. yes

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER VII.

Gie ower your house, lady, he said,-- Gie ower your house to me. Edom of Gordon.

Morton had finished the revisal and the making out of a fair copy of the paper on which he and Poundtext had agreed to rest as a full statement of the grievances of their party, and the conditions on which the greater part of the insurgents would be contented to lay down their arms; and he was about to betake himself to repose, when there was a knocking at the door of his apartment.

"Enter," said Morton; and the round bullethead of Cuddie Headrigg was thrust into the room. "Come in," said Morton, "and tell me what you want. Is there any alarm?"

"Na, stir; but I hae brought ane to speak wi' you."

"Who is that, Cuddie?" enquired Morton.

"Ane o' your auld acquaintance," said Cuddie; and, opening the door more fully, he half led, half dragged in a woman, whose face was muffled in her plaid.--"Come, come, ye needna be sae bashfu' before auld acquaintance, Jenny," said Cuddie, pulling down the veil, and discovering to his master the well-remembered countenance of Jenny Dennison. "Tell his honour, now--there's a braw lass--tell him what ye were wanting to say to Lord Evandale, mistress."

"What was I wanting to say," answered Jenny, "to his honour himsell the other morning, when I visited him in captivity, ye muckle hash?--D'ye think that folk dinna want to see their friends in adversity, ye dour crowdy-eater?"

This reply was made with Jenny's usual volubility; but her voice quivered, her cheek was thin and pale, the tears stood in her eyes, her hand trembled, her manner was fluttered, and her whole presence bore marks of recent suffering and privation, as well as nervous and hysterical agitation.
1. Who rapped on the door?
2. Who was inside?
3. Had he been working on something?
4. Did it involve a document?
5. What did he do with it?
6. Anything else?
7. What did he do with it?
8. Did someone help him draw up the document?
9. Who?
10. What was stated in the paper?
Numbered answers:
1. Cuddie Headrigg
2. Morton
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. revised it
6. Yes
7. made a copy of the paper
8. Yes
9. Poundtext
10. a full statement of the grievances of their party