Question:
For the first time in our almost 18 years of marriage I heard the word " diet " come out of my husband 's mouth . In all our years together he has never expressed a concern about his weight . It seems though that his summer of living in a hotel and eating all his meals out has caught up with him .
Answer the following question: What may the wife feel after hearing about the diet ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- She will be excited .
- She will go on the diet .
- She will feel surprised .
Answer:
She will feel surprised .
Question:
This is a public service announcement to all the single guys out there looking to meet women : You need a dog . Yesterday , one of my neighbors knocked on my door and asked me to help her catch a stray dog . With the help of a shaken Tupperware container of cat food , I got him to come to me and eat . So now our neighbor has a stray dog .

What may have happened if this event had not occured ?
OPTIONS:
- They would n't have a cat now .
- None of the above choices .
- The cat would still be stray .
- They would n't have gotten close with their neighbor .
Answer:
They would n't have gotten close with their neighbor .
IN: If you say you do n't need bracelets , they say , " Get one for your mother ! " Most of them are cute kids , but sometimes it 's overwelming . And , then you see the toddler who ca n't be more than 2 years old walking towards you with postcards in hand saying " Buy ? " ( her older sister was prompting her ) ! ! !
What may be the reason for using a small child to sell items ?
OPTIONS:
- People have a hard time saying no to toddlers .
- Toddlers have a way with people that open them up .
- People can easily say no to toddlers .
- Toddlers can get away with more than older kids .

OUT: People have a hard time saying no to toddlers .
It was told a long , long time ago that the world was once a dull , grimy black and grey . The colours were boring , and showed no feelings . Everyone in the little town , acted as if nothing was wrong , and moved on in their daily lives . But it was until a young painter named Dakota could n't stand it any longer .

OPTIONS:
- It is an eyewitness account .
- None of the above choices .
- It is a police report .
- It is a parable .
Answer the following question: What kind of account is being told ?

It is a parable .
question: Rather than actually do anything productive with my time this evening I did apparently something I have n't done in a while . I know that it 's been a while because I actually had to type in some of the url 's to the usual places I do my online shopping . Regardless I bought myself some shoes .

OPTIONS:
- They did n't have internet access .
- They were on vacation .
- They did n't have the money .
- None of the above choices .
Q: What may be the reason why they have n't shopped in a while ?

answer: They did n't have the money .
IN: * dusts off LJ * I ' ve been trying to be more involved in Livejournal for years - yes , YEARS ! - now , and my attempts have never worked . Hmph .
How would you describe the narrators attempts ?
OPTIONS:
- They have failed .
- They have worked .
- They have dust .
- They have been involved .

OUT:
They have failed .