Q: (CNN) -- Five blasts went off in the Nigerian city of Jos Friday night as residents were celebrating Christmas Eve, leaving 31 dead, a regional government official said.

Choji Gyang, a special adviser to the governor of Nigeria's Plateau state, said two bombs went off in the Angwa Rukuba area of Jos. Within five to 20 minutes, three more blasts happened in the area of Kabong, he said.

"We have a lot of casualties and are struggling to cope," Gyang said.

Hassan John, a Jos resident and journalist with the media department of the Anglican Diocese of Jos, had just come out of church about 7 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) when he heard the sound of the first explosion. He rushed to the site, which he described as a beer parlor frequented by locals.

"By the time I got there, there were women crying, people screaming. It was all chaos, people were screaming, blood everywhere."

"I counted eight corpses all over, seven in the building," John said. He added that a second blast went off within a couple of minutes after the first one. "We cannot say if there are more bodies under the rubble because it was dark," John said.

Gyang, who is special adviser on religious affairs to the governor, said it was unclear who set off the blasts or whether they were related.

"It was Christmas Eve, lots of activities was going on. People were still preparing for Christmas, lots of people were coming into town. A blast went off, those around the area -- some were killed, some injured and the houses and cars caught fire," Gyang said. He said he received reports of "a lot of dead bodies."

Answer the following questions:
1. Did bombs go off?
2. Where?
3. When?
4. During the holiday?
5. Were there casualties?
6. How many?
7. Who's saying all this?
8. Who is that?
9. to whom?
10. Who is responsible?
11. Were there witnesses?
12. What did they witness?
13. Who heard it?
14. Who is that?
15. Where does he work?
16. What did he do?
17. Where was it?
18. What did he see?
19. Is there a total body count?
A: 1. Yes
2. Nigerian city of Jos
3. Friday
4. Christmas Eve
5. Yes
6. 31
7. Choji Gyang
8. a special adviser
9. Governor of Nigeria's Plateau state
10. It was unclear.
11. Yes
12. Heard the sound of the first explosion
13. Hassan John
14. A Jos resident and journalist
15. Anglican Diocese of Jos
16. He rushed to the site
17. a beer parlor frequented by locals
18. Women crying, people screaming.
19. No

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Tim had always a red bike. His birthday party was coming up and he hoped that his parents would finally get him the bike. When his friends came over for the party, Tim was very worried that he wouldn't get the bike. He looked at all the presents and none of them seemed big enough to have a bike in them. Tim was sad. When it was time to open the presents he opened them one at a time. The first present was not a bike. The second present was not a bike. The third present was the biggest one. Tim knew if the bike was going to be in any of the presents it was going to be in this box. Tim opened it and there was no bike inside. Just as Tim tried not to look too upset, his Dad brought in the biggest present of them all. His Dad had been hiding the present all along. Tim opened it and his new bike was inside the box. Tim put the bike together with his Dad's help.

1. What does Tim want for his birthday?
2. What color does he want it to be?
3. Who was invited to his birthday?
4. Was there a bike in the first present?
5. And in the second one?
6. Why did Tim think his third present could be a bike?
7. Was he right?
8. How did he feel after opening it?
9. Who gave him his next present?
10. What was inside it?
11. Where was the present before?
12. What did Tim do next?
13. With whose help?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. A bike.
2. Red
3. His friends
4. No
5. No
6. It was the biggest one.
7. No.
8. Upset
9. His Dad
10. His new bike
11. Hidden somewhere
12. Put the bike together
13. His Dad's

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XXIX

CHECK AGAIN

Though the jongejuffrouw seemed inexpressibly tired and weak, her attitude toward Diogenes lost nothing of its cold aloofness. She was peeping out under the hood of the sledge when he approached it, and at sight of him she immediately drew in her head.

"Will you deign to descend, mejuffrouw," he said with that slight tone of good-humoured mockery in his voice which had the power to irritate her. "Mynheer Ben Isaje, whose hospitality you will enjoy this night, lives some way up this narrow, insalubrious street, and he has bidden me to escort you to his house."

Silently, and with a great show of passive obedience, Gilda made ready to step out of the sledge.

"Come, Maria," she said curtly.

"The road is very slippery, mejuffrouw," he added warningly, "will you not permit me--for your own convenience' sake--to carry you as far as Ben Isaje's door?"

"It would not be for my convenience, sir," she retorted haughtily, "an you are so chivalrously inclined perhaps you would kindly convey my waiting woman thither in your arms."

"At your service, mejuffrouw," he said with imperturbable good temper.

And without more ado, despite her screams and her struggles, he seized Maria round her ample waist and round her struggling knees at the moment that she was stepping out of the sledge in the wake of her mistress.

The lamp outside the hostel at the corner illumined for a moment Gilda's pale, wearied face, and Diogenes saw that she was trying her best to suppress an insistent outburst of laughter.

1. What had Gilda been riding in?
2. Who did she see from in there?
3. Was her attitude towards him warm?
4. How did she feel about his tone of voice?
5. What does Diogenes ask Gilda if he can do?
6. carry her where?
7. Who is Ben Isaje?
8. Why does Diogenes offer to carry Gilda?
9. Does she accept his offer?
10. Does he carry someone else instead?
11. Who?
12. Who was Maria?
13. Does Diogenes complain about this?
14. What did Gilda think about this scene?
15. Does Ben Isaje live on a large street?
16. Did Gilda seem to be full of energy?
17. What did she do when she saw Diogenes from the sledge?
18. Does Gilda know Ben Isaje?
19. What did Maria do when Diogenes lifted her?
20. Did she leave the sledge before or after Gilda?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. a sledge
2. Diogenes
3. no
4. she thought it was irritating
5. to carry her
6. to Ben Isaje's door
7. Gilda's host that night
8. The road is very slippery
9. No
10. Yes
11. Maria
12. Gilda's waiting woman
13. No
14. She found it humorous
15. No
16. No
17. she immediately drew in her head
18. unknown
19. she screamed and struggled
20. after