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

DRUMMOND OFFERS HELP

It was a calm evening and Thirlwell and Scott sat outside the shack, watching the river while the sunset faded across the woods. A few _Metis_ freighters had gone to the settlements for supplies and mining tools, and although much depended on the condition of the portages, Scott expected them that night.

"Antoine will bring up our mail," he said. "It's some time since Miss Strange has written to you about her plans."

Thirlwell said it was nearly three months, and Scott resumed: "Well, I think if I'd had a part in the business, I'd have tried to find if the Hudson's Bay agent was alive. It's possible that he could tell you something about the location of the ore."

"I don't know that I have any part in the business," Thirlwell replied. "I promised to go with Miss Strange, but that's all."

"If she finds the lode, she'll need a mining engineer."

"She'll have no trouble in engaging one if the pay is good."

"But you wouldn't think you had first claim to the post? In fact, if you helped the girl to find the ore, you'd be satisfied to drop out and leave her alone?"

Thirlwell frowned. He had made no plans for the future and certainly did not mean to trade upon Agatha's gratitude, but he knew it would hurt him, so to speak, to drop out and let her look for other help.

"The lode isn't found yet," he rejoined.

"Anyhow, I feel that the girl or you ought to have got on the agent's track," Scott insisted. "He knew where Strange went, and saw him when he returned. It's possible that Strange confused his memory by his subsequent trips, but the agent heard his story when the matter was fresh."
1. who was sitting outside?
2. what were they watching
3. who was bringing the mail?
4. howl long had it been since hearing from Miss strange?
5. what had Thirwell promised her?
6. who were they unsure was still alive?
7. what might he know?
8. what will she require if she discovers ore?
9. will it be difficult to find one?
10. Could he make a claim to the ore?

Numbered answers:
1. Thirlwell and Scott
2. the river
3. Antoine
4. nearly three months
5. to go with Miss Strang
6. the Hudson's Bay agent
7. the location of the ore."
8. a mining engineer
9. no
10. yes

Question:
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Andrew wanted to make some extra money to buy a toy truck that he really wanted but didn't get for his birthday. The truck cost thirty dollars and it made four different noises. The truck also had a ladder that was three feet long. Andrew had asked for it for his birthday but didn't get it. He did get a camera from his uncle and a puzzle from his friend. In order to make the money his mom told him that he needed to do chores around the house. His mom told him that he could make five dollars by mowing the lawn. He chose to do this chore and it took him three hours. She then gave him the money. He also chose to walk the dog every day for a week which made him one dollar a day. His grandpa gave him a late birthday present for his birthday. His grandpa's gift was twelve dollars. He spent the afternoon counting his money and found that he was still short of his goal.
1. Who wanted to make some extra money?
2. What for?
3. Did he get one for his birthday?
4. How much does it cost?
5. How many noises does it make?
6. Does it have a ladder?
7. How long is it?
8. What did his uncle give him for his birthday?
9. What about his friend?

Numbered answers:
1. Andrew
2. toy truck
3. no
4. thirty dollars
5. four
6. yes
7. three feet
8. a camera
9. a puzzle

Question:
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I'd had the piggy bank for a long time. So long, in fact, that I don't really remember getting it. My aunt once told me a whole story about it, in which it was passed down through the family for many, many years, only to come to me. I was pretty little at the time, so I believed her with no question. It made me think that the bank was important. It became some sort of sign of family and togetherness. I would imagine my mom and my grandmother and even my great grandmother before that, putting coins in the little white pig and waiting for them to fill it up, to be spent on some sort of treasure. And then, when I was fifteen, I broke it.

I didn't mean to. I was cleaning my room in a hurry, so I could finish quickly and go to a friend's house. I swung the vacuum hose around too quickly, knocking the pig's shelf, and down it went. About a thousand pieces, and way fewer coins than I would have believed, flew everywhere. I started to cry.

My mother came in at the sound of the crash. "I'm so, so sorry!" I cried. "I broke the bank! I broke the family bank!" "What, Sarah?" my mother asked, kneeling next to me on the floor. "The what?" "The bank! Aunt Tracy said it was in the family for years!" "What, this? We got it for you at a garage sale when you were two. It was fifty cents."
1. How long did the author have the piggy bank?
2. What color was it?
3. Who told her the story about it?
4. What was her name?
5. What about the author?
6. What about her parent?
7. What did Sarah use to break the pig?
8. Why did she break it?
9. What did it symbolize to her?
10. Why did she believe Tracy's story?
11. How much did it cost?
Numbered answers:
1. a long time
2. white
3. her aunt
4. Tracy
5. Sarah
6. unknown
7. the vacuum hose
8. she didn't mean to
9. a sign of family and togetherness
10. she was little at the time
11. fifty cents.