Question: CHAPTER XII: THE POITOU REGIMENT

"Well, MacIntosh," Hector said as he entered the cabaret, "have you made up your mind? The castle is a strong one, and I mean to make it stronger. The air is good and so is the wine, and I am sure that you will find the duties pleasant.

"If you go I think it would be as well that you should take a couple of your old comrades--you said there were many of them in Paris--with you, to act as your sergeants, drill the tenants, and see that all goes on in order. It will be pleasant for you to have two of your old friends with whom you can talk over past times."

"I had decided to accept your offer, Hector; but certainly this would have decided me had I not already made up my mind. That was the one drawback, that I should be among strangers, but with two of my old friends I should not feel lonely. There is Sholto Macfarlane, he was in my troop. He lost a hand from his musket bursting three years ago, and now makes his living by helping the boatmen unload at the quays. Then there is Kenneth Munroe. He was invalided after a bad attack of fever in Flanders, and now teaches the broadsword exercise at a fencing master's place at St. Denis. They would both jump at the offer if they only got free lodgings and keep."

"Then that is settled, MacIntosh. I am heartily glad of it. Now the sooner you get down there the better." 1. That is this section called?
2. Which number is it?
3. Who first speaks?
4. To who?
5. What does he ask?
6. Where is he?
7. Is it well built?
8. Will it get better?
9. Are the tasks boring?
10. Should he bring his friends?
11. To be what?
12. What else?
13. Does he agree?
14. Who is in his group?
15. What did one lose?
16. From what?
17. When?
18. What does he do now?
19. What does he do now?
20. Where? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. THE POITOU REGIMENT
2. XII
3. Hector
4. Macintosh
5. "have you made up your mind?
6. The castle
7. yes
8. yes
9. no
10. yes
11. to act as his sergeants
12. drill the tenants
13. yes
14. Sholto Macfarlane,and Kenneth Munroe.
15. a hand
16. from his musket bursting
17. three years ago
18. helps the boatmen unload at the quays.
19. teaches the broadsword exercise
20. at a fencing master's place at St. Denis.

Question: CHAPTER XXIII

AN EVENING AT APPLEYARD

Rankine had got a few days' leave and was spending it at Appleyard. He sat beside Elsie in a corner of the billiard-room, where the party had gathered after dinner. He had arrived during the afternoon, and Andrew was not altogether pleased to see him, although he liked the man. Elsie had suggested that Dick should invite him, and had added that he might as well come when Madge Whitney was there. Since Elsie had not seen Rankine until he arrived, Andrew wondered what she meant; but he admitted that she generally had a reason for what she did.

Nobody had been playing billiards or wanted to begin. Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse were knitting and the others were talking quietly, while they waited for the evening newspaper.

Presently Staffer made a remark about the Navy, and Madge Whitney looked at Rankine with a smile.

"Don't you feel that you must answer that?"

"I don't know that I can," Rankine answered good-naturedly. "To some extent, Mr. Staffer's right. The Navy certainly occupies the background of the stage, just now."

"It strikes me as being out of sight altogether," Staffer said.

"Well, perhaps that's its proper place. But I expect it will emerge from obscurity when it's wanted."

"We must hope so," Staffer returned. "No doubt, your commanders are waiting for the right moment to make a dramatic entry on the scene; but one imagines that ambitious young officers must find being kept in the background rather galling." 1. What is the chapter number?
2. What is the name of the chapter?
3. Who was sitting next to Elsie?
4. How was he able to be at the Appleyard?
5. Where was he sitting with her?
6. When did they go there?
7. Who was not happy with his arrival?
8. Who suggested he should be invited?
9. Who should be present when he came?
10. Who was to invite him?
11. What common thing were Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse doing?
12. What were the others doing?
13. And what were Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse doing?
14. Who broke the silence?
15. Who made a comment about the military? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. CHAPTER XXIII
2. AN EVENING AT APPLEYAR
3. Rankine
4. He had arrived during the afternoon
5. corner of the billiard-room
6. during the afternoon
7. Andrew
8. Elsie
9. unknown
10. Dick
11. playing billiards
12. talking quietly
13. knitting
14. unknown
15. Staffer

Question: Cindy and Mary were playing at recess. They were having a great time until Cindy brought up Allison's birthday party. Cindy had been invited to it, but Mary had not. This hurt Mary's feelings a lot. The girls kept on playing and Mary was trying to have fun, but all she felt like doing was crying. She couldn't believe that she had not been invited to Allison's birthday party. She thought that they were friends and if her best friend Cindy had been invited, why not her?

After recess was over, the class walked back into the school. Mary saw Allison in line and tried to smile, but it was hard. Cindy felt horrible now that she had talked about the party that her friend was not going to.

Mary found it hard to pay attention to the teacher now. She kept thinking over and over why Allison didn't invite her to the party. Did Mary do something to make Allison mad or to hurt her? She couldn't understand it. Her eyes started to get wet with tears. She was hoping that no one saw this. Mary thought she saw Allison looking at her in a funny way. Suddenly Mary felt like she was going to start crying. She reached into her desk to pull out some tissues. She felt a strange piece of paper. She pulled it out and there was the invitation to Allison's party. It had gotten mixed up in her papers in her desk. She immediately started to smile. She smiled at Allison and at Cindy. Cindy gave her a puzzled look because she thought that Mary was sad.

At lunch Mary explained everything to Cindy. Then Mary, Allison, and Cindy all went off to play. 1. When were Mary and Cindy playing?
2. What did Cindy bring up?
3. Was Cindy invited to the party?
4. how about Mary?
5. did this hurt Mary's feelings?
6. When recess was over where did the class go back to?
7. how did Cindy feel about her friend not going to the party?
8. Did Mary struggle to pay attention?
9. what did she keep thinking about?
10. what were her eyes filled with?
11. what did she reach for?
12. what did she find instead?
13. was she happy after she found it?
14. who did she smile at? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. at recess
2. Allison's birthday party
3. yes
4. no
5. yes
6. school
7. horrible
8. yes
9. the party
10. tears
11. some tissues
12. the invitation to Allison's party
13. yes
14. Allison and Cindy