Problem: CHAPTER XI

After nearly six months in the Nueces gorge the loneliness and inaction of his life drove Duane out upon the trails seeking anything rather than to hide longer alone, a prey to the scourge of his thoughts. The moment he rode into sight of men a remarkable transformation occurred in him. A strange warmth stirred in him--a longing to see the faces of people, to hear their voices--a pleasurable emotion sad and strange. But it was only a precursor of his old bitter, sleepless, and eternal vigilance. When he hid alone in the brakes he was safe from all except his deeper, better self; when he escaped from this into the haunts of men his force and will went to the preservation of his life.

Mercer was the first village he rode into. He had many friends there. Mercer claimed to owe Duane a debt. On the outskirts of the village there was a grave overgrown by brush so that the rude-lettered post which marked it was scarcely visible to Duane as he rode by. He had never read the inscription. But he thought now of Hardin, no other than the erstwhile ally of Bland. For many years Hardin had harassed the stockmen and ranchers in and around Mercer. On an evil day for him he or his outlaws had beaten and robbed a man who once succored Duane when sore in need. Duane met Hardin in the little plaza of the village, called him every name known to border men, taunted him to draw, and killed him in the act.
1. Where has Duane been?
2. For how long?
3. Was he lonely?
4. What did he do to combat the loneliness?
5. What was the name of the first village?
6. Did Mercer owe him something?
7. What was just outside the village?
8. Was anything on it?
9. What?
10. Was anything written on the post?
11. Had Duane ever read it?
12. Who did Duane think of?
13. Who had Hardin bothered?
14. Where had they met?
15. What did Duane do to him?
16. Then what?
17. And then?
Answer: 1. Nueces gorge
2. nearly six months
3. yes
4. prey to the scourge of his thoughts.
5. Mercer
6. yes
7. a grave
8. yes
9. brush
10. yes
11. no
12. Hardin,
13. the stockmen and ranchers
14. in the little plaza of the village,
15. called him every name known to border men,
16. taunted him to draw
17. killed him in the act.

Problem: Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers. One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked,"What can I do for you?" "Please bring us two apples first." said Tom. When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry, "You are impolite,Mike. Why don't you take the smaller one?" Tom said. "But I am right."said Mike with a smile,"if I let you take first, which one will you choose?" "Of course I'11 take the smaller one. "said Tom. "Yes."Mike said,"If you take the smaller one,the bigger one will still be mine. Don't you think so?" "Oh!"Tom couldn't answer.
1. Who is Tom's good friend?
2. When are they kind to one another?
3. when did they get hungry?
4. Where did they have lunch/
5. who went over to them?
6. who took the little apple?
7. Who is impolite?
8. What did they ask the waiter for?
9. who took the big apple?
10. who got angry?
Answer: 1. Mike
2. Sometimes
3. Noon
4. a restaurant
5. The waiter
6. Tom
7. Mike
8. two apples
9. Mike
10. Tom

Problem: (CNN) -- Jeanne Cooper, who played Katherine Chancellor, the "Dame of Genoa City," on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84.

Her death was confirmed by her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, on his Twitter account.

"Mom passed this morning," Bernsen posted. "She was in peace and without fear."

Cooper had been suffering from an undisclosed illness. The cause of death was not given.

Cooper was already a well-established TV actress when she took the role of Chancellor in 1973. "The Young and the Restless" was struggling in the ratings and its creator, William J. Bell, wanted to spice things up.

"Jeanne was the matriarch of the show in every sense of the word," said Lauralee Bell, Christine/Cricket on "The Young and the Restless" and William Bell's daughter.

"When you did work you were proud of, you'd hope for approval or a 'good job' from Jeanne as a child would from a parent. When things got too tense, she'd break the tension with her amazing wit. She would teach the younger actors without ever talking down to them. In fact, she would raise them up," said Bell. "She always had my back and my parents (and our whole family) always had hers."

Kate Linder, another member of "The Young and the Restless" cast, said Cooper was her "mentor and an amazing actress and friend." Linder, Esther Valentine on the show, said, "When Jeanne welcomed you into her life, you knew it and it was a fantastic feeling. This is truly the end of an era, not just for fans of 'The Young and the Restless' but for all of the people she touched throughout her long and distinguished career and life."
1. Who is Corbin Bernson?
2. What did he tweet?
3. who was his mother?
4. Was she famous?
5. how?
6. on what?
7. what was her character?
8. did the character have a nickname?
9. When did she first get the role?
10. Was the show doing well at that time?
11. what show?
12. Who considered her their mentor?
13. who was she?
14. Who played Christine on the show?
15. who was her dad?
16. and he was?
17. of what?
18. what did he want to do when he hired her?
19. Was Jeanne cooper in her 90s when she died?
20. how old?
Answer:
1. actor
2. "Mom passed this morning,"
3. Jeanne Cooper
4. yes
5. actress
6. Young and the Restless
7. Katherine Chancellor
8. Dame of Genoa City
9. 1973
10. no
11. The Young and the Restless
12. Kate Linder
13. member of "The Young and the Restless" cast
14. Lauralee Bell
15. William Bell
16. creator
17. The Young and the Restless
18. spice things up.
19. no
20. 84