Q: CHAPTER IX: A PAINFUL TIME

When Ned was left alone he rolled himself up in the blankets, placed a pillow which Polly had brought him under his head, and lay and looked at the fire; but it was not until the flames had died down, and the last red glow had faded into blackness that he fell off to sleep.

His thoughts were bitter in the extreme. He pictured to himself the change which would take place in his home life with Mulready the manufacturer, the tyrant of the workmen, ruling over it. For himself he doubted not that he would be able to hold his own.

"He had better not try on his games with me," he muttered savagely. "Though I am only sixteen he won't find it easy to bully me; but of course Charlie and Lucy can't defend themselves. However, I will take care of them. Just let him be unkind to them, and see what comes of it! As to mother, she must take what she gets, at least she deserves to. Only to think of it! only to think of it! Oh, how bitterly she will come to repent! How could she do it!

"And with father only dead a year! But I must stand by her, too. I promised father to be kind to her, though he could never have guessed how she would need it. He meant that I would only put up, without losing my temper, with her way of always pretending to be ill, and never doing anything but lie on the sofa and read poetry. Still, of course, it meant I was to be kind anyhow, whatever happened, and I will try to be so, though it is hard when she has brought such trouble upon us all.

Answer the following questions:
1. How old was Fred?
2. Did Ned have family?
3. Who?
4. Where is his father?
5. Did he have siblings?
6. Were they older or younger?
7. Did he feel as if he had to protect them?
8. How did he feel about his mother?
9. Why?
10. What had Ted promised his father?
11. Was he bitter?
12. When did he finally fall asleep?
13. Did he have a blanket?
14. Who was he thinking about?
15. Who was that?
16. Was he known to be a tyrant?
17. What did his mother like to read?
18. Where would she do that?
19. Was she dating Mulready?
20. Was Mulready in control of their home?
A: 1. sixteen
2. yes
3. a mother
4. dead
5. yes
6. unknown
7. yes
8. she must take what she gets
9. she deserves to
10. to be kind to her
11. no
12. when the flames had died dow
13. yes
14. Mulready
15. the manufacturer,
16. yes
17. poetry
18. on the sofa
19. unknown
20. yes
Q: All the animals were having a picnic. Turtle brought hotdogs for everyone. All the animals came to make their hotdogs. Rabbit put ketchup on his hotdog. Duck put mustard on his hotdog. Bear put ketchup and mustard on his hotdog. Turtle and Fox did not put ketchup or mustard on their hotdog. Goose looked at the hotdogs. He did not like hotdogs at all. He was very hungry. He looked around for something else to eat. Duck had brought chips, but Goose did not like chips. Bear had brought salad, but Goose did not like salad. Fox had brought apples, but Goose did not like apples. Rabbit brought carrots, but Goose did not like carrots. Goose looked around for something that he liked. Then he saw something near the edge of the meadow. It was a bunch of red strawberries. Goose liked strawberries very much. He took a basket and gathered up as many strawberries as he could and brought them to the picnic. Everyone was happy, and Goose was not hungry any more.

Answer the following questions:
1. what activity were the animals engaging in?
2. what were they doing now?
3. who brought them?
4. was anyone hungry?
5. who?
6. why?
7. was there any other food there?
8. what?
9. did he want any of them?
10. did he find food he wanted?
11. where?
12. what was it?
13. what did he do with them?
14. what was the others reaction?
15. was he hungry?
A: 1. a picnic.
2. eating hotdogs
3. Turtle
4. yes
5. Goose
6. He did not like hotdogs at all.
7. yes
8. chips, salad, apples, and carrots
9. no
10. yes
11. Then he saw something near the edge of the meadow
12. red strawberries
13. he took them back to the picnic
14. Everyone was happy
15. no
Q: CHAPTER 57. Another Wedding

Mr Sownds the beadle, and Mrs Miff the pew-opener, are early at their posts in the fine church where Mr Dombey was married. A yellow-faced old gentleman from India, is going to take unto himself a young wife this morning, and six carriages full of company are expected, and Mrs Miff has been informed that the yellow-faced old gentleman could pave the road to church with diamonds and hardly miss them. The nuptial benediction is to be a superior one, proceeding from a very reverend, a dean, and the lady is to be given away, as an extraordinary present, by somebody who comes express from the Horse Guards.

Mrs Miff is more intolerant of common people this morning, than she generally is; and she his always strong opinions on that subject, for it is associated with free sittings. Mrs Miff is not a student of political economy (she thinks the science is connected with dissenters; 'Baptists or Wesleyans, or some o' them,' she says), but she can never understand what business your common folks have to be married. 'Drat 'em,' says Mrs Miff 'you read the same things over 'em' and instead of sovereigns get sixpences!'

Mr Sownds the beadle is more liberal than Mrs Miff--but then he is not a pew-opener. 'It must be done, Ma'am,' he says. 'We must marry 'em. We must have our national schools to walk at the head of, and we must have our standing armies. We must marry 'em, Ma'am,' says Mr Sownds, 'and keep the country going.'

Answer the following questions:
1. Where is everyone?
2. Are they late?
3. What is one of their jobs?
4. Who's is that?
5. And another one?
6. What is his?
7. What is happening that day?
8. Where is the man from?
9. Is he young?
10. What about the lady?
11. Is this a fancy wedding?
12. Why?
13. Is the man poor?
14. What annoys the pew lady?
15. A little bit?
16. What does it make her think of?
17. Does she read scientific things?
18. Is she understanding of poor people getting married?
19. What do you you get from them?
20. Does the other man feel the same?
A:
1. church
2. No.
3. pew-opener
4. Mrs Miff
5. Mr Sownds
6. beadle
7. A marriage
8. India
9. No.
10. Yes.
11. YEs.
12. The nuptial benediction is to be a superior one
13. No.
14. common people
15. No.
16. free sittings
17. Yes.
18. No.
19. sixpences
20. No.