question: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

ANXIOUS TIMES--A SEARCH ORGANISED AND VIGOROUSLY CARRIED OUT.

It is not easy to conceive the state of alarm that prevailed in the settlement of the Norsemen when it came to be known that little Snorro and Olaf were lost. The terrible fact did not of course break on them all at once.

For some hours after the two adventurers had left home, Dame Gudrid went briskly about her household avocations, humming tunefully one of her native Icelandic airs, and thinking, no doubt, of Snorro. Astrid, assisted by Bertha, went about the dairy operations, gossiping of small matters in a pleasant way, and, among other things, providing Snorro's allowance of milk. Thora busied herself in the preparation of Snorro's little bed; and Freydissa, whose stern nature was always softened by the sight of the child, constructed, with elaborate care, a little coat for Snorro's body. Thus Snorro's interests were being tenderly cared for until the gradual descent of the sun induced the remark, that "Olaf must surely have taken a longer walk than usual that day."

"I must go and meet them," said Gudrid, becoming for the first time uneasy.

"Let me go with you," said Bertha.

"Come, child," returned Gudrid.

In passing the spot where the little bear had been cut up and skinned, they saw Hake standing with Biarne.

"Did you say that Olaf took the track of the woodcutters?" asked Gudrid.

"Ay, that was their road at starting," answered Biarne. "Are they not later than usual?"

"A little. We go to meet them."
1. Who was lost?
2. Was this alarming?
3. Who was Dame thinking of?
4. when she was doing what?
5. what was she doing while doing this?
6. Where did Olaf start on his adventure?
7. Who was this told to?
8. by who?
9. HOw long did Dame do her chores after the two left?
10. what was she humming?
11. How did Gudrid feel?
12. What was she going to do?
13. Did anyone want to go too?
14. who?
15. Who was Bertha assisting?
16. with what?
17. what were they doing?
18. What made Freydissa nicer?
19. was she doing something for him?
20. what?
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answer: 1. Snorro and Olaf
2. yes
3. Snorro
4. while completing her household avocations
5. humming
6. the woodcutter's track
7. Gudrid
8. Biarne
9. For some hours
10. one of her native Icelandic airs
11. she became uneasy
12. go and meet Snorro and Olaf
13. yes
14. Bertha.
15. Astrid
16. the dairy operations
17. gossiping
18. the sight of Snorro
19. yes
20. a little coat

question: CHAPTER XXIII

DAVE AND THE FAWN

"Sam, do you think he will live?"

Over and over Henry asked the question as he and the old frontiersman worked over the inanimate form they had brought to shore from the waters of the river.

"Hope so, Henry, but I can't tell yet," was Barringford's answer. "We'll do all we can, and trust the rest to God."

Both worked with a will, doing whatever they thought was best. Barringford held Dave up by the ankles and allowed much of the water to run from the unfortunate's mouth, and then they rolled the youth and worked his arms and rubbed him.

At first it looked as if all their efforts would be in vain, and tears gathered in Henry's eyes. But then they saw Dave give a faint shudder, followed by a tiny gasp.

"He's comin' around!" shouted Barringford, in a strangely unnatural voice. "Praise Heaven for it!"

But there was still much to do before Dave could breath with any kind of regularity, and they continued to rub him and slap him, while Barringford forced him to gulp down a small quantity of stimulants brought along in case of emergency. Then a fire was started up, and later on Henry brought over the youth's clothes, for to take Dave across the stream was out of the question.

For over an hour Dave felt so weak that neither of the others attempted to question him. Both helped him into his clothes, and gave him something hot to drink, and made him comfortable on a couch of twigs and leaves.
1. Who was held upside down?
2. Who held him that way?
3. who is with Barringford?
4. where did they find Dave?
5. what question did Henry keep repeating?
6. did he?
7. what else did they do besides the upside down hold to bring him around?
8. who yelled that he was coming to?
9. who did he give credit for this?
10. could Dave immediately speak?
11. was his breathing immediately ok?
12. what did they keep doing to him?
13. what was he forced to drink?
14. why did they have those?
15. what did they do to provide warmth?
16. what did Henry bring Dave after a while?
17. how long did they wait to start asking Dave things?
18. how did he feel during this time?
19. did he dress himself?
20. what did they make for him to lie down on?
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answer: 1. Dave
2. Barringford
3. Henry
4. the waters of the river
5. "do you think he will live?"
6. yes
7. worked his arms and rubbed him
8. Barringford
9. Heaven
10. no
11. no
12. rub and slap him
13. stimulants
14. in case of emergency
15. started a fire
16. his clothes
17. over an hour
18. weak
19. no
20. a couch

question: Sarah looked up high. She could see the scissors up on top of the cabinet. If she could only reach them, she could cut the gum out of her baby sister's hair and her mom would never know. Her mom was still busy helping her brother take out the trash. Sarah quickly pushed a chair over to the cabinet. She climbed up on the chair and got the scissors. Then she hopped down and put the chair back at the table. Sarah ran to the bathroom and shut the door. While her sister sat on the floor, Sarah cut the gum and a big piece of Sally's hair, and then threw it into the trash.

Sarah put on her dress, then she and Sally headed back to the kitchen for breakfast. Sarah had taken a drink of her chocolate milk when she heard her brother Kyle start to laugh and point at Sally's head. Their mother heard the laugh and turned around to see what was so funny. Sarah began to turn red before their mother even asked what had happened. "I did it," Sarah said in a quiet voice, "I'm sorry, Mom."
1. What did Sarah need to reach?
2. where were they?
3. why did she need them?
4. what was her mother doing while she was contemplating how to reach?
5. what did Sarah stand on?
6. was she able to get them then?
7. what did she do with it after got down?
8. where did the sisters go to remove the gum?
9. where did her sister sit?
10. What is her name?
11. what did she do with the wad after she cut it out?
12. where did the girls go when they were done?
13. why?
14. what beverage did Sarah have?
15. who started laughing?
16. what was the relation to the girls
17. did Sarah confess to giving Sally a haircut?
18. did she she apologize?
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answer:
1. scissors
2. on top of the cabinet
3. to cut gum out of her sister's hair
4. helping her brother take out the trash
5. a chair
6. yes
7. put the chair back at the table
8. bathroom
9. on the floor
10. Sally
11. threw it into the trash
12. the kitchen
13. for breakfast
14. chocolate milk
15. Kyle
16. brother
17. yes
18. yes