input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Tom Sawyer is known as one of the most beloved characters in American literature , but new research found that Mark Twain based this character on his friend named Tom Sawyer. He admired his firefighting friend so much that he gave the character his name.

Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer had many adventures together, gambling in Nevada and drinking in pubs. Tom Sawyer once worked as a volunteer firefighter, policeman and customs officer. Before making his way out West, Tom Sawyer used his strength to save 90 people from a burning ship. Mark Twain was particularly moved by this story because his own brother died in a fire while working on a similar steamboat.

The two men became friends immediately after meeting in 1863, with Tom Sawyer traveling to Virginia City, while Mark Twain was working as a reporter there.

After one night they returned to San Francisco, Mark Twain told his friend that he would base a character in his yet-unwritten book on him. Tom Sawyer said, "One day he said to me, 'I'm going to put you between the covers of a book, Tom.' 'Go ahead, Sam,' I Said, 'but don't disgrace my name.'"

Besides their fondness of drinking, the two men also shared a hobby for storytelling. Tom sawyer believed that it was his anecdotes about his own childhood that inspired Mark Twain to create a book on him.

Finally Mark Twain said that the character of Tom sawyer was based on a mix of three real people---John B. Briggs, William Bowen and himself. In spite of this, the historical evidence shows that there might be a fourth, more prominent influencer. 1. In real life who was Tom Sawyer?
2. When did they meet?
3. Where?
4. What kind of work did Tom do?
5. What was one of the adventures they had together?
6. Did they like to drink?
7. Was the character of Tom Sawyer based on anyone else?
8. Name two.
9. Did the real Tom Sawyer save anyone?
10. How many people?
11. From what?
12. What was Mark Twain doing in Virginia City?
13. Did both men like to tell stories?
14. How did Twain's brother die?
15. Where was that fire?
numbered_answers: 1. Mark Twain's friend.
2. 1863
3. Virginia City
4. volunteer firefighter, policeman and customs officer
5. gambling in Nevada
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. John B. Briggs and William Bowen
9. Yes.
10. 90
11. a burning ship
12. working as a reporter
13. YEs.
14. in a fire
15. steamboat

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Connie Talbot was born on November 20th, 2000. She is an English child singer from Streetly, West Midlands. She is best known for being on "Britain's Got Talent"(<<>> )when she was just six. She has been singing since she was 19 months old. The song she is most known for is Somewhere over the Rainbow. And now she is touring the country with the UK's biggest children's choir--Young Voices. Do you know what the Young Voices Tour is? Well, it's a great event for children. It is great for them to sing on a big stage with thousands of other children. Everyone waits for the parents to arrive in the evening to watch the children put on a great show. There is so much fun. When the lights turn on, everyone sings together at the same time as one. It's so loud and powerful . Connie loves looking around at the choir and seeing everyone so happy when she was performing. "We've heard you got a new Guinness world record!" I asked her. "Yes! I am very proud. It was amazing to get the Guinness world record for the biggest choir at the back of a singer. I am glad to share that world record with more than 6000 other children present that day," she answered. 1. How old was Talbot on Britain's Got Talent?
2. Who was with her to get the world record?
3. When was she born?
4. What is the Young Voices Tour?
5. What song is she best known for?
6. Was she 2 years old when she began singing?
7. Are the parents there at the tour event?
8. Where is Connie from?
9. Who asked her about the world record?
10. How did she feel about getting the record?
numbered_answers: 1. six
2. more than 6000 other children
3. November 20th, 2000
4. a great event for children
5. Somewhere over the Rainbow
6. no
7. yes
8. Streetly, West Midlands
9. I
10. amazing

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXXIX

Doctor Crofts Is Turned Out

"Have you heard the news, my dear, from the Small House?" said Mrs Boyce to her husband, some two or three days after Mrs Dale's visit to the squire. It was one o'clock, and the parish pastor had come in from his ministrations to dine with his wife and children.

"What news?" said Mr Boyce, for he had heard none.

"Mrs Dale and the girls are going to leave the Small House; they're going into Guestwick to live."

"Mrs Dale going away; nonsense!" said the vicar. "What on earth should take her into Guestwick? She doesn't pay a shilling of rent where she is."

"I can assure you it's true, my dear. I was with Mrs Hearn just now, and she had it direct from Mrs Dale's own lips. Mrs Hearn said she'd never been taken so much aback in her whole life. There's been some quarrel, you may be sure of that."

Mr Boyce sat silent, pulling off his dirty shoes preparatory to his dinner. Tidings so important, as touching the social life of his parish, had not come to him for many a day, and he could hardly bring himself to credit them at so short a notice.

"Mrs Hearn says that Mrs Dale spoke ever so firmly about it, as though determined that nothing should change her."

"And did she say why?"

"Well, not exactly. But Mrs Hearn said she could understand there had been words between her and the squire. It couldn't be anything else, you know. Probably it had something to do with that man, Crosbie." 1. How many are leaving the aged home?
2. Who are they?
3. Who was gossiping about it to her man?
4. Who was she telling?
numbered_answers:
1. Three
2. Mrs Dale and the girls
3. Mrs Boyce
4. her husband