question: CHAPTER VI

AN OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL

With his feet to the sea, and his head pillowed by many cushions, Rowan lay in a long invalid chair at the edge of the little strip of shingle which separated the tower of Rakney from the sea. Every limb was at rest, every nerve seemed lulled into quiescence. The sun and wind had left their traces upon his hollow cheeks. It seemed, indeed, as though Death had lifted her hand from his forehead. It was only when one looked closer that one realized his terrible weakness, realized how slender, indeed, the thread was by which he held on to life. There was scarcely a breath of wind stirring. The sun was high in the heavens, and the whole country seemed lulled into a state of almost unnatural repose. The distant trees were motionless, as though, indeed, they were simply painted things against that background of deep blue sky. The smoke from the little cluster of cottages crept upwards, straight as a ruled line. The cattle in the fields seemed all asleep, exhausted by the unexpected heat. The sea was like a lake, unruffled, almost unrippled.

The man dozed, and Winifred sat by his side, with her eyes fixed steadily and yet absently upon the distant horizon. A week, at most, the doctor had given him, and after that--what? She looked backwards to the window,--the window through which she had entered on that wild night earlier in the year. She looked away again uneasily. She was afraid of such moments as these. It was to escape from them that she had protested so vehemently against their accepting Deane's offer of his cottage.
1. who was in a chair?
2. what kind of chair?
3. where at?
4. was he relaxed?
5. where were his feet?
6. were the trees moving?
7. where was the sun?
8. what was in the fields?
9. doing what?
10. why?
11. from what?
12. who was with him?
13. was Rowan ill?
14. what did the Dr say?
15. how did Winifred feel?
16. what did she protest?
17. for what?
18. what was she looking at?
19. what did she look back to?
20. and why did she look away?
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answer: 1. Rowan
2. an invalid chair
3. at the edge of the little strip of shingle
4. yes
5. to the sea
6. no
7. high in the heavens
8. cattle
9. sleeping
10. they were exhausted
11. the unexpected heat
12. Winifred
13. yes
14. that he had a week, at most
15. afraid
16. their accepting Deane's offer
17. his cottage
18. the distant horizon
19. the window
20. she was uneasy

question: People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse-- the famous Mickey Mouse. About eighty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He made his mouse become a good friend of both young people and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them. Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn't want Mickey to do the wrong things. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do. Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does some foolish and wrong things wherever he goes. Now, our Mickey Mouse is more interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom . He has friends in almost every country.
1. Which mouse is popular?
2. Who created him?
3. Could the mouse speak?
4. Who is he a friend to?
5. anyone else?
6. anyone else?
7. Did he create other characters?
8. how many?
9. Do people normally like mice?
10. Was Mickey always nice?
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answer: 1. Mickey Mouse.
2. Walt Disney
3. Yes
4. Children
5. young people
6. old people
7. Yes
8. two
9. No
10. No

question: CHAPTER XVI

Her vague, unreal existence continued. It seemed in some previous life-time that Billy had gone away, that another life-time would have to come before he returned. She still suffered from insomnia. Long nights passed in succession, during which she never closed her eyes. At other times she slept through long stupors, waking stunned and numbed, scarcely able to open her heavy eyes, to move her weary limbs. The pressure of the iron band on her head never relaxed. She was poorly nourished. Nor had she a cent of money. She often went a whole day without eating. Once, seventy-two hours elapsed without food passing her lips. She dug clams in the marsh, knocked the tiny oysters from the rocks, and gathered mussels.

And yet, when Bud Strothers came to see how she was getting along, she convinced him that all was well. One evening after work, Tom came, and forced two dollars upon her. He was terribly worried. He would like to help more, but Sarah was expecting another baby. There had been slack times in his trade because of the strikes in the other trades. He did not know what the country was coming to. And it was all so simple. All they had to do was see things in his way and vote the way he voted. Then everybody would get a square deal. Christ was a Socialist, he told her.

"Christ died two thousand years ago," Saxon said.

"Well?" Tom queried, not catching her implication.

"Think," she said, "think of all the men and women who died in those two thousand years, and socialism has not come yet. And in two thousand years more it may be as far away as ever. Tom, your socialism never did you any good. It is a dream."
1. Who mentioned Christ first?
2. Who discussed it with him?
3. Did she agree with him?
4. What time frame did she point out?
5. What social system was mentioned?
6. Was she well rested?
7. What condition did she have?
8. What condition did Saxon suffer from?
9. Was she eating well?
10. What was eating?
11. Did she get them from the market?
12. How did she get them?
13. From where?
14. Did she have plenty of them?
15. Where there enough for three meals a day?
16. Who was she missing?
17. Was he returning soon?
18. Was she a rich woman?
19. How much cash did she have?
20. How much did she have before that?
21. Who gave her that cash?
22. Was he cheap?
23. Why only $2?
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answer:
1. Bud Strothers
2. Saxon
3. no
4. two thousand years
5. socialism
6. no
7. she was expecting another baby.
8. unknown
9. no
10. clams, oysters and mussels.
11. no
12. She dug and gathered them
13. the marsh
14. no
15. no
16. Billy
17. no
18. no
19. two dollars
20. not a cen
21. Tom
22. no
23. There had been slack times in his trade