Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true. After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained. At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to use balloons to fly. A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned. Once his friends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn't shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balanee of his "plane". Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened. Planes heading towards Los Angeles' busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted' s balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him. Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, "A man can't just sit around and do nothing; he should have his dream and go for it. " What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did Ted want to do?
2. Did he join the Air Force?
3. Did he try?
4. When?
5. Why didn't he join?
6. When did Ted buy to help him fly?
7. What did he use for a seat?
8. Did he attach the balloons to his seat?
9. Was it tethered?
10. How old was he at this time?
11. What was his occupation?
12. After the chair was launched how fast did it fly?
13. What did he take with him?
14. Anything else?
15. What else?
16. What did he need that for?
17. What would that do?
18. How high did he intend to go?
19. How high did he go?
20. Did it cost him?
Answer: 1. fly
2. no
3. yes
4. After high school
5. poor eyesight.
6. balloons
7. a chair
8. yes
9. no
10. 33
11. truck driver
12. at an astonishing speed
13. beer
14. sandwiches
15. a gun
16. to shoot some balloons
17. get him back down
18. 10 meters above his garden
19. 4000 meters above the ground
20. yes

Problem: Chapter 9

Chivalry or Villainy

From her cabin port upon the Kincaid, Jane Clayton had seen her husband rowed to the verdure-clad shore of Jungle Island, and then the ship once more proceeded upon its way.

For several days she saw no one other than Sven Anderssen, the Kincaid's taciturn and repellent cook. She asked him the name of the shore upon which her husband had been set.

"Ay tank it blow purty soon purty hard," replied the Swede, and that was all that she could get out of him.

She had come to the conclusion that he spoke no other English, and so she ceased to importune him for information; but never did she forget to greet him pleasantly or to thank him for the hideous, nauseating meals he brought her.

Three days from the spot where Tarzan had been marooned the Kincaid came to anchor in the mouth of a great river, and presently Rokoff came to Jane Clayton's cabin.

"We have arrived, my dear," he said, with a sickening leer. "I have come to offer you safety, liberty, and ease. My heart has been softened toward you in your suffering, and I would make amends as best I may.

"Your husband was a brute--you know that best who found him naked in his native jungle, roaming wild with the savage beasts that were his fellows. Now I am a gentleman, not only born of noble blood, but raised gently as befits a man of quality.

"To you, dear Jane, I offer the love of a cultured man and association with one of culture and refinement, which you must have sorely missed in your relations with the poor ape that through your girlish infatuation you married so thoughtlessly. I love you, Jane. You have but to say the word and no further sorrows shall afflict you--even your baby shall be returned to you unharmed."
1. What will be returned without harm?
2. Who was the cook?
3. Did he talk much?
4. What was his nationality?
5. Did he speak English fluently?
6. Who was rowed ashore?
7. And his name?
8. What was the name of the boat?
9. Where was Tarzan abandoned?
10. Who visited Jane's room?
11. Did he want her?
12. Was he a commoner?
13. Did Jane like the food?
14. Was she courteous to him?
15. Where was the boat anchored?
16. Who was nude?
17. Who did he hang out with?
18. What was she offered?
19. what animal did he call Tarzan?
Answer: 1. Jane's baby.
2. Sven Anderssen
3. No.
4. Swedish.
5. No.
6. Her husband.
7. Tarzan.
8. Kincaid
9. Three days from the Jungle Island
10. Rokoff
11. Yes.
12. No.
13. No.
14. Yes.
15. The mouth of a great river
16. Tarzan.
17. Savage beasts.
18. The love of a cultured man
19. An ape.

question: CHAPTER VII.

THE WALK HOME.

Mary Masters, when Reginald Morton had turned his back upon her at the bridge, was angry with herself and with him, which was reasonable; and very angry also with Larry Twentyman, which was unreasonable. As she had at once acceded to Morton's proposal that they should walk round the house together, surely he should not have deserted her so soon. It had not been her fault that the other man had come up. She had not wanted him. But she was aware that when the option had in some sort been left to herself, she had elected to walk back with Larry. She knew her own motives and her own feelings, but neither of the men would understand them. Because she preferred the company of Mr. Morton, and had at the moment feared that her sisters would have deserted her had she followed him, therefore she had declared her purpose of going back to Dillsborough, in doing which she knew that Larry and the girls would accompany her. But of course Mr. Morton would think that she had preferred the company of her recognised admirer. It was pretty well known in Dillsborough that Larry was her lover. Her stepmother had spoken of it very freely; and Larry himself was a man who did not keep his lights hidden under a bushel. "I hope I've not been in the way, Mary," said Mr. Twentyman, as soon as Morton was out of hearing.

"In the way of what?"
1. Who was upset?
2. Who she was angry with?
3. Was she upset with anyone else?
4. Did the author find her attitude rational?
5. Who left early?
6. Where were they at that time?
7. Did she agree with his request before that?
8. Who disrupted the plan?
9. Did she rather stay with him?
10. Was she aware of her own emotions?
11. What about the guys?
12. Did she like one over other?
13. Who was that?
14. But did she do otherwise?
15. Was she worried about any of her relatives?
16. Who was that?
17. What was her thought about her?
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answer:
1. Mary Masters
2. Reginald Morton
3. Larry Twentyman
4. No
5. Morton
6. walking round the house
7. Yes
8. Larry
9. No
10. Yes
11. No
12. Yes
13. Mr. Morton
14. yes
15. Yes
16. her sisters
17. unknown