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CHAPTER XI

A CALL FROM THE STERN

For the instant after Tom slipped over the side of the _Golden Wave_, Dan Baxter was too dazed to do more than stare at the spot where he had last seen the boy with whom he had been struggling.

"Gone!" he muttered presently. "Gone!" he repeated and crouched back in the darkness.

The great beads of perspiration came to his brow as he heard rapid footsteps approaching. Would he be accused of sending Tom Rover to his death?

"What's the trouble?" came in the voice of Captain Blossom.

Instead of answering, Dan Baxter crept still further back. Then, watching his chance, he darted into the forecastle.

"Hullo, the rail is broken!" he heard the captain exclaim. "Bring a lantern here, quick!"

A sailor came running with a lantern, which lit up the narrow circle of the deck near the rail and part of the sea beyond.

"Somebody gave a cry," said the captain, to those who began to gather. "Looks to me as if the rail gave way and let somebody overboard."

"Tom Rover was on deck," came from old Jerry. "Do you reckon as how it was him?"

"I don't know. It was somebody, that's certain. Call all hands at once."

This was done, and Dan Baxter had to come out with the rest. He was pale and trembled so he could scarcely stand.

"All here," said Captain Blossom. "Must have been one of the Rover boys or one of the young ladies."
1. What is broken?
2. who went over the side?
3. Surname?
4. Who said he had been on deck?
5. is he a young man?
6. who was examining the rail?
7. what's his ship's name?
8. Why was Dan sweating?
9. why was that bad?
10. what did the capt need to see?
11. after the lantern, what else did the capt want on deck?
12. were any missing?
13. which 2 groups must be missing someone?

Numbered answers:
1. the rai
2. Tom
3. Rover
4. Jerry
5. no
6. the captain
7. Golden Wave
8. he heard footsteps approaching
9. he would be accused of killing Tom
10. all hands
11. all hands
12. no
13. the Rover boys or the young ladies.

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There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the missing Turtle named Brian. Because of this, the zoo had to close down for the whole day! They were trying so hard, but still could not find any clue to where the turtle went. Finally, a girl named Samantha went on the radio and said that she found Brian eating lettuce in the Polar Bear cage. She also told everyone that the Polar Bears were protecting Brian! For hours, the zoo team tried to find a way to get Brian out of the cage without getting hurt themselves. Charlie finally had an idea. He was going to take a stuffed turtle from the gift shop, sneak into the cage, put the Polar Bears to sleep for a little bit, and then place the stuffed turtle where Brian was eating his lettuce. Charlie's plan worked, but the Polar Bears woke up and weren't happy! They took the stuffed turtle and ripped it up! Samantha went to find some fish to make them happy again as Charlie told Brian the turtle to never run off again.
1. What escaped?
2. what was he called?
3. what happened because of that?
4. who found him?
5. where did she find him?
6. what was he doing?
7. were the polar bears being mean to him?

Numbered answers:
1. turtle
2. Brian
3. zoo had to close
4. Samantha
5. Polar Bear cage
6. eating lettuce
7. no

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"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted. "Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White. "But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him. "You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!" "I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected disks because I have a virus detector which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders. "Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."
1. What is the name of Mrs. White's son?
2. how old is he?
3. was he using the computer?
4. was he close to winning?
5. what time was it?
6. who does Tom borrow games from?
7. was tom in bed?
8. what did Mrs White put down?
9. what was on his screen?
10. was it dull or colourful?
11. where did Mrs. White sit?
12. did Tom think the hardware was good?
13. which game was his favourite?
Numbered answers:
1. Tom
2. 14
3. yese
4. yes
5. half past eleven
6. Daniel and other friends.
7. no
8. book
9. a dragon
10. colourful
11. beside him.
12. yes
13. Dragon Player