QUES: Youngsters who thought they could take on the whole army and win , the ones who laughed loudly , jocked around and looked sheepish when an officer came to complain about the noise . Ratchet had seen them start fighting seriously , he had seen some of them die on the battlefield and later in the Medbay because it was too late . He had seen them dying in the hallways because they had been deemed doomed by the people in charge of triage . Oh , how he hated that ... Those that survived ... he had seen their optics becoming harder , their faces becoming blank , he had seen the jokes die on their lips .

Question with options: What might Ratchet be trying to reconcile in the story ?
OPTIONS:
- How the joke , literally , died on their lips and they had never seen it coming .
- How those same young men were so carefree were then dying and injured soon after .
- None of the above choices .
- How the youngsters never knew how to fight seriously because joked too much .
ANS: How those same young men were so carefree were then dying and injured soon after .
QUES: Oh , one more thing - a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Amanda M. ! ! I hope you 're enjoying your night out with friends ! I hope everyone had a great day ! ! Tomorrow is Friday and the beginning of the weekend - Hooray !

Question with options: What may be a plausible reason why Amanda went out with friends ?
OPTIONS:
- To be designated driver for birthday celebration .
- To celebrate a friends birthday
- To celebrate her birthday with friends .
- None of the above choices .
ANS: To celebrate her birthday with friends .
QUES: It is ! " But anyway , recently , I ' ve been hearing that song " Brick " by Ben Folds Five a lot on the radio . I did n't used to like the sound just because the music sounded sad . But my brother used to listen to that album a lot .

Question with options: Why did you brother listen to the Ben Folds Five album a lot ?
OPTIONS:
- My brother listened to the Ben Folds Five album a lot because it has the song " Brick " , which is their most popular one .
- None of the above choices .
- My brother listened to the Ben Folds Five album a lot because it sounds sad and he likes melancholic themes .
- My brother listened to the Ben Folds Five album a lot because he got used to hearing it so much on the radio .
ANS: My brother listened to the Ben Folds Five album a lot because it sounds sad and he likes melancholic themes .
QUES: I was livid and told him that I 'd done the diagnosing myself when the freakin ' cord snapped in my hand . Bottom line , I refused to pay . And once the guy had written " Customer refused to pay " on the sheet , I signed off on it and took my mower .

Question with options: Who is the speaker angry at ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- A doctor
- A family member
- A sales attendant
ANS:
A sales attendant