QUES: The checks & balances kept banks solvent and borrowers responsible . Although this approach worked , some cried foul stating that the regulated system was racist and discriminatory - and there certainly was some truth to this . Skipping forward to the present , banks made a bundle on mortgages over the past five or six years . For the most part , they allowed their underwriting criteria to be stretched so far out of alignment that almost anyone could and indeed did , qualify for a mortgage despite their ability to pay .

Question with options: What topic is the narrator discussing ?
OPTIONS:
- They are discussing energy use .
- They are discussing the intersection of finance and politics .
- They are discussing borrowers of student loans .
- None of the above choices .
ANS: They are discussing the intersection of finance and politics .
Problem: A huge chunk . I did great for awhile changing the subject because I did n't want to tell him . Was n't sure if I should . Then I finally decided to just send him a link to the first blog post I put on here .

Why would I send him a link to the first blog post ?
OPTIONS:
- The blog has the info I want to share .
- None of the above choices .
- The blog has lots of useful tips .
- The blog has info I am going to keep from him .

A: The blog has the info I want to share .
Question:
There has been some talk that the Dodgers may go after a Varitek or a pitcher - oriented catcher , which would free Martin from behind the plate and take his athleticism to third base , where the coaches feel he could also be an All - Star , a move Torre , Todd Zeile and Craig Biggio all made successfully . Let 's put this out here plain and clear : Jason Varitek is cooked . Toast .
Answer the following question: Why would it help Martin to move from behind the plate ?
OPTIONS:
- He can learn a new skill .
- None of the above choices .
- He can stand and move around more and catch and throw and tag more players .
- He can talk to more people on the team while he works .
Answer:
He can stand and move around more and catch and throw and tag more players .
Question:
His heart grew weary at the thought . It was a new reaction to a painful memory . Vader wondered if this was how Obi - Wan had felt when they fought on Mustafar . Anakin promptly buried the thought as he took control of the battle ; he did n't really want to know .

Who might Obi - Wan be to him ?
OPTIONS:
- Subordinate
- None of the above choices .
- Friend
- Stranger
Answer:
Friend
IN: She 'd been in and out of a coma with cancer of the everything for about 6 weeks at that point . I called my best friend and we took my 6 year old brother driving around for an hour ( I 'd just gotten my " emergency " license a few weeks before . ) till my dad drove home from Lubbock - so * he * could tell my little brother that his mother had died . Al cried for about 5 minutes , and then asked to go to a friend 's to play .
Why is the narrator and others doing so much driving ?
OPTIONS:
- To see a patient in the hospital .
- To see a football game in Lubbock .
- To see old friends in Lubbock .
- To see their brother at college in Lubbock .

OUT: To see a patient in the hospital .
I really should be hard at work right now considering my boss ' 2 month vacation ended this week and she is finally back , nagging me with her olden ways once a - gain . But after all of the fun entries I caught up with just now I figured it was too late anyway . Last weekend at home only more completely solidified in my mind how horrible this next 30 days is going to be . All I want to do is be able to not feel weird about drinking anymore . IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASKLighter note , I am almost embarrassingly happy .

OPTIONS:
- They are getting let go .
- None of the above choices .
- They are being pushed out .
- Their least favorite supervisor is back .
Answer the following question: Why has the narrator 's mood at work suddenly gone down ?
Their least favorite supervisor is back .