Problem: Are they trying to make you not lie down and die so that they wo n't be alone ? After all , how would they pour out their own Shreddies if I were to turn my toes up ? I know I have to fucking well keep going . It 's in the mother 's contract , the one I signed in my own blood , squeezed from the marrow of my being .

Why would I not be able to pour shreddies if I were to turn my toes up ?
OPTIONS:
- I could n't contort myself in a way to pour .
- None of the above choices .
- I would be prone and unable to reach the milk .
- I would be dead .

A: I would be dead .
Question:
Well , now it 's time to go through and get rid of the stuff I do n't need . While reading one of Stacy Julian 's books ( i think it 's Photo Freedom ) , I saw her idea of buying a rubbermaid type file box . She has 12 hanging file folders in there for each child , which is 1st through 12th grade , and they 're already set up so all she has to do is put the papers she wants to keep in there . I love that it 's all in one place .
Answer the following question: Why is the writer looking into filing systems ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They are tired of being too organized .
- They want to puchase more things .
- They are trying to be more organized .
Answer:
They are trying to be more organized .
Question:
And all that time I have thought that I should take them somewhere and have them evaluated , have them fixed up into playable condition , and maybe even ( gasp ) sell a few . After all , I ca n't play more than one at a time . And today 's entertainment for families is no longer sitting around the piano of an evening singing grand old songs ( " Will You Love Me In September As You Do In May " ) and playing stringed instruments in harmonious family ensembles . So , this past week I took five violins to a local expert who repairs , appraises , and sells stringed instruments and asked his opinion .

what does the narrator know about ?
OPTIONS:
- that some people used to spend little time with their families
- that some people used to play instruments by themselves instead of their families
- None of the above choices .
- the way some families used to spend their time in the past
Answer:
the way some families used to spend their time in the past
IN: I am beside myself just thinking about where they might be and who is taking care of them if anyone . I have notified all the area dog pounds and humane societies and I have ads coming out in the paper and I am looking everywhere . What else can I do ?
What do we know about the narrator ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They 've lost just one dog .
- They are selling puppies in the paper .
- They 've lost 2 or more dogs .

OUT: They 've lost 2 or more dogs .
I could have , but I did n't want to . So I invited my best friend to the party and would you believe it ... it took her less than 5 minutes to get here . Watched some movies , had some wine and Bailey 's and ice cream , which she snuck past me ( sneaky little fellow ) when she came . So now I ' m pretty much done with the whole subject of him . My apartment has been moving along nicely on the cost of me being totally exhausted and not having had any kind of free time recently . There 's still a lot to do .

OPTIONS:
- They got there very fast .
- They got there and brought ice cream .
- They got there late .
- They got there and brought movies .
Answer the following question: Why was the narrator surprised with their friend ?

They got there very fast .
Problem: I am not a runner . Never have been . But I started running a few years ago to impress a guy I had just started dating . That guy is now my husband , and seems to be sufficiently impressed with me , but I still like to run every once in a while anyway , just to prove to myself that I can .

Why is the narrator putting in so many miles ?
OPTIONS:
- They are a big fan of running .
- None of the above choices .
- They are a natural runner .
- They are trying to impress a crush .

A:
They are trying to impress a crush .