Q: CHAPTER VII

THE STATEMENT OF TIBBIE BIRSE

On a Thursday Pete Lownie was buried, and when Hendry returned from the funeral Jess asked if Davit Lunan had been there.

"Na," said Hendry, who was shut up in the closet-bed, taking off his blacks, "I heard tell he wasna bidden."

"Yea, yea," said Jess, nodding to me significantly. "Ay, weel," she added, "we'll be hae'n Tibbie ower here on Saturday to deave's (weary us) to death aboot it."

Tibbie, Davit's wife, was sister to Marget, Pete's widow, and she generally did visit Jess on Saturday night to talk about Marget, who was fast becoming one of the most fashionable persons in Thrums. Tibbie was hopelessly plebeian. She was none of your proud kind, and if I entered the kitchen when she was there she pretended not to see me, so that, if I chose, I might escape without speaking to the like of her. I always grabbed her hand, however, in a frank way.

On Saturday Tibbie made her appearance. From the rapidity of her walk, and the way she was sucking in her mouth, I knew that she had strange things to unfold. She had pinned a grey shawl about her shoulders, and wore a black mutch over her dangling grey curls.

"It's you, Tibbie," I heard Jess say, as the door opened.

Tibbie did not knock, not considering herself grand enough for ceremony, and indeed Jess would have resented her knocking. On the other hand, when Leeby visited Tibbie, she knocked as politely as if she were collecting for the precentor's present. All this showed that we were superior socially to Tibbie.

1. Thursday
2. Marget
3. Pete
4. Marget
5. Thrums
6. Tibbie
7. Saturday
8. yes
9. no
10. Leeby

Numbered questions:
1. When was the funeral?
2. Who is Davit's wife related to?
3. Who was she married to?
4. Who was fashionable?
5. Where do they live?
6. Who lived shabbily?
7. When did she show up?
8. Did she seem nervous?
9. Does she knock upon entering?
10. Who is better than Tibbie?

Q: The 71-year-old ex-police officer accused of shooting dead a man inside a Florida movie theater won't get the chance to go home -- at least for now -- after a judge Friday decided not to grant him bail.

Judge Pat Siracusa made his decision after two days of wrenching, evocative, at times seemingly contradictory testimony inside a Dade City, Florida, courtroom.

"The state did, in fact, meet their standard," Siracusa said of prosecutors argument that Curtis Reeves shouldn't be allowed to post bond. "And I am going to detain Mr. Reeves, pretrial. He will remain in custody."

Reeves' lawyer signaled his intention to appeal a decision that -- while not unexpected, given this is a homicide case -- he believes is unwarranted. The attorney, Richard Escobar, said that he's optimistic about not only the appeal on bail, but that a jury of six citizens will side with his client.

"Mr. Reeves is truly an innocent man," Escobar told reporters. "And we look forward to proving that at a jury trial at some point."

The widow of the man that Reeves killed, meanwhile, applauded Siracusa's decision.

"I'm just very happy and relieved," Nicole Oulson said. "... I have no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision."

No threats before shooting, widow says

Was it self-defense or an overreaction?

As Siracusa took pains to point out, his opting not to grant bail has nothing to do with his or others assessment of Reeves' guilt or innocence. That won't happen until trial.

1. Pat Siracusa
2. shooting dead a man
3. movie theater
4. unknown
5. Dade City, Florida, courtroom
6. Curtis Reeves
7. appeal
8. decision is unwarranted
9. Richard Escobar

Numbered questions:
1. Who was the judge on the case of the ex police officer?
2. What was the crime of the officer?
3. Where did that happen?
4. Who was his prosecutor?
5. Where did the judge made the decision?
6. What is the name of the charged?
7. What was the intention of his lawyer after the court decision?
8. Why did he want to do that?
9. What was the name of the lawyer?

Q: Do you know the open-air art gallery in London's Blackall Street? Probably -not. Not many Londoners know it either, but Henri does and he is willing to show it to you.

Henri used to sleep in parks until he met a charity that helps homeless people get back on their feet by becoming tour guides.

Rather than show traditional London sights, "Unseen Tours" t _ Henri has been teaching tourists about the history and architecture of Shoreditch, where he slept on public benches for three years.

When he felt separated from the society, contact with the volunteer network "The Sock Mob" gave Henri hope. "Not everyone just looked down on me," he said. The tours aren't the only actions trying to help those who have suffered a misfortune to stand tall again.

An innovative college for homeless people in London, the first of its kind in the country, is attracting hundreds of students. The Recovery College, set up by St Mungo's charity, is providing courses designed to improve technical skills and life skills.

According to Andy Williams, who helps to organize the college, the most popular courses have proved to be about raising self-confidence and developing self-pride.

Steve, now in his 50s, told a reporter how much of a difference it makes to "have a bit of confidence". He had difficulty learning to read and had to leave school when he was 12. Because Steve's problem was not recognized at the time, he was "seen to be unable to read or write", and suffered with depression and alcohol addiction. He says the status of "student" is itself important for people who are used to being treated as outcasts

Some charities aim not only to help the homeless become independent but also to make them popular. The Homeless World Cup started ten years ago. Today the tournament draws teams from 48 countries made up of players-men and women-who are, or have been, living in the streets. It gives them a chance to become football heroes.

1. London's Blackall Street
2. An art gallery
3. Not many
4. Henri
5. In parks
6. He's a tour guide
7. Unseen Tours
8. The history and architecture of Shoreditch
9. Yes
10. The Recovery College
11. London
12. No
13. Hundreds
14. St Mungo's charity
15. Courses designed to improve technical skills and life skills
16. Andy Williams
17. The Sock Mob
18. A volunteer network
19. Steve
20. In his 50s

Numbered questions:
1. Where is the open air gallery?
2. What kind of gallery is it?
3. Do many londoners know it?
4. Who does?
5. Where did henry used to rest?
6. What does Henri do now?
7. What is the name of his tour?
8. What does it show?
9. Did he sleep there?
10. What college is innovative?
11. Where is it?
12. Were there others before?
13. How many people are going there?
14. Who started the college?
15. What kind of classes do they have?
16. Who helps sort it out?
17. Who gave henri hope?
18. What are they?
19. Who thinks it is important to have confidence?
20. How old is he?