question: The sound of the women washing laundry down at the lake woke Lizzie up. She yawned, stretching out like a lazy cat. Her sister was also awake. "Lizzie", Meghan whispered, "are you awake?" Lizzie nodded and rolled out of bed. Meghan rolled over and went back to sleep.

As Lizzie walked down the hallway, she accidentally stepped on Ralph's tail. "Woof!" Ralph yelled, in pain. "Sorry, Ralph", said Lizzie.

Lizzie went down the stairs and into the kitchen. She ate some milk and cereal for breakfast. Then she sat down to write a letter to her dad. As she was writing she heard Ralph playing with his ball.

Lizzie's dad was a driver for a rich family in England. She had only met her dad in person once, but they wrote letters to each other every week. Her dad was a very busy man, and he did what he had to for his family. Sometimes Lizzie wished she could go to England, too. It wasn't fair that the other girls got to see their dads every day.

After writing a page, Lizzie stopped. Her hand was covered in the black ink of the pen. She washed her hands and dried them. Then she went outside to wait for the postman. She would mail her letter right away.
1. What woke Lizzie up?
2. What did she do after that?
3. Was her sister awake?
4. What was her name?
5. What did Meghan ask?
6. Did Meghan go back to sleep after that?
7. Who's tail was stepped on?
8. Did he yell something in pain?
9. Did Lizzie appologize for it?
10. What room did she go to next?
11. Did she get something to eat for breakfast?
12. What did she have to eat?
13. After that what did she do?
14. What did she hear while she was writing?
15. What did Lizzie's dad do for work for a rich family in England?
16. How many times had she met him in person?
17. Was her dad a busy person?
18. Did Lizzie ever want to go to England too?
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answer: 1. The sound of the women washing laundry down at the lake
2. She yawned, stretching out like a lazy cat.
3. yes
4. Meghan
5. are you awake
6. yes
7. Ralph
8. Yes
9. yes
10. the kitchen
11. yes
12. milk and cereal
13. sat down to write a letter to her dad
14. Ralph playing with his ball
15. He was a driver
16. once
17. yes
18. yes

Chapter VII.

MAGGIE IS VERY NAUGHTY.

As soon as the children reached the open air Tom said, "Here, Lucy, you come along with me," and walked off to the place where the toads were, as if there were no Maggie in existence. Lucy was naturally pleased that Cousin Tom was so good to her, and it was very amusing to see him tickling a fat toad with a piece of string, when the toad was safe down the area, with an iron grating over him.

Still Lucy wished Maggie to enjoy the sight also, especially as she would doubtless find a name for the toad, and say what had been his past history; for Lucy loved Maggie's stories about the live things they came upon by accident--how Mrs. Earwig had a wash at home, and one of her children had fallen into the hot copper, for which reason she was running so fast to fetch the doctor. So now the desire to know the history of a very portly toad made her run back to Maggie and say, "Oh, there is such a big, funny toad, Maggie! Do come and see."

Maggie said nothing, but turned away from her with a deep frown. She was actually beginning to think that she should like to make Lucy cry, by slapping or pinching her, especially as it might vex Tom, whom it was of no use to slap, even if she dared, because he didn't mind it. And if Lucy hadn't been there, Maggie was sure he would have made friends with her sooner. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Did Lucy like Maggie's stories?
2. What was Mrs. Earwig running for in Maggie's story?
3. Why?
4. What did Lucy want to hear a story about?
5. Did she ask Maggie to come look at it?
6. Did Maggie respond?
7. Why not?
8. To achieve what?
9. Is it hard to do that?
10. What is Maggie's goal?
11. Is Maggie jealous of Lucy's relationship with Tom?
12. Did she feel ignored?
13. What is Lucy's relationship to Tom?
14. What did Tom tickle a toad with?
15. What was over the toad?
16. Who did Tom ask to come with him?
17. Did she?
18. Was Lucy happy about Tom's attention to her?
19. What about Maggie?
20. Why not?
Answer: 1. yes
2. fetching the doctor
3. one of her children had fallen into the hot copper
4. a toad
5. yes
6. no
7. she wanted to make Lucy cry
8. vex Tom
9. yes
10. make friends with Tom
11. yes
12. yes
13. cousin
14. piece of string
15. iron grating?
16. Lucy
17. yes
18. yes
19. no
20. she felt ignored

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- The unexpected resignation of David Petraeus as head of the CIA must have come as a shock to many Americans, especially given his impeccable record as a distinguished military commander. But like the greatest heroes from Shakespeare, it would appear that he was not exempt from the time-honored temptations of human folly and self-destruction.

And now the plot is thickening, as details emerge that Gen. John Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, is involved somehow in the scandal.

As Americans are coming to terms with the revelation of Petraeus' adultery, on the other side of the Atlantic, the feeling among the French can be summed up by a blase shrug.

Every time a steamy sexual intrigue is laid bare near the corridors of Washington power, the French don't see what all the fuss is about. It's only sex, after all. It's impossible to imagine a French political leader resigning because of an extramarital indiscretion. If this rule were observed, the French parliament would be nearly vacant.

The Petraeus affair: A lot more than sex

The past five French presidents are known to have had at least one -- and in some cases, many more -- mistresses throughout their political career. The current resident of the Elysee Palace, Francois Hollande, has been caught in the middle of an embarrassing dispute between his previous and current female companions. The French, long used to regarding their leaders with cynical detachment, have been following this tormented domestic feud with interest and maybe some contempt. 1. Who was head of the CIA?
2. Is he still in charge?
3. What happened?
4. Who is in charge of US and NATO troops?
5. In which country?
6. How do the French feel about these events?
7. Where does the French president live?
8. How many French presidents haven't been faithful?
9. Have any had more than one mistress?
10. Who is the current president?
11. How could Petraeus's record be characterized?
12. What country is Petraeus from?
13. How many temptations are mentioned?
14. What's the first one?
15. And the second?
16. How many other people are in Hollande's dispute?
17. Who is one?
18. And the other?
19. How does Hollande feel about it?
20. Is it a domestic or international feud?
numbered_answers:
1. David Petraeus
2. no
3. adultery
4. Gen. John Allen
5. Afghanistan
6. they don't see what all the fuss is about.
7. Elysee Palace
8. 6 including the current
9. yes
10. Francois Hollande,
11. a distinguished military commander.
12. America
13. Two
14. human folly
15. self-destruction
16. Two
17. previous female companion
18. current female companion
19. embarrassed
20. domestic