Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER IV

A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation. The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character. Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.

"We may enquire your name?" she asked.

"I am the Baron Maderstrom," was the prompt reply. "For the purpose of my brief residence in this country, however, I fancy that the name of Mr. Hamar Lessingham might provoke less comment."

"Maderstrom," Philippa repeated. "You were at Magdalen with my brother."

"For three terms," he assented.

"You have visited at Wood Norton. It was only an accident, then, that I did not meet you."

"It is true," he answered, with a bow. "I received the most charming hospitality there from your father and mother."

"Why, you are the friend," Helen exclaimed, suddenly seizing his hands, "of whom Dick speaks in his letter!"

"It has been my great privilege to have been of service to Major Felstead," was the grave admission. "He and I, during our college days, were more than ordinarily intimate. I saw his name in one of the lists of prisoners, and I went at once to Wittenberg."

A fresh flood of questions was upon Helen's lips, but Philippa brushed her away.

"Please let me speak," she said. "You have brought us these letters from Richard, for which we offer you our heartfelt thanks, but you did not risk your liberty, perhaps your life, to come here simply as his ambassador. There is something beyond this in your visit to this country. You may be a Swede, but is it not true that at the present moment you are in the service of an enemy?"
1. What chapter is this from?
2. Who was cold and reserved?
3. How was she acting?
4. Who did she ask was there?
5. Who was Philippa with?
6. Is helen happy to see Dick?
7. Does Helen have a lot of questions to ask?
8. Who is she trying to ask?
9. Where was the baron?
10. With whom?
11. How long were they there?
12. Where did they journey too next?
13. Did they meet there?

Numbered answers:
1. IV
2. Philippa
3. Like a threat was lurking all the time
4. the Baron Maderstrom
5. Helen
6. unknown
7. Yes
8. Baron Maderstrom
9. Magdalen
10. Philippa's brother
11. three terms
12. Wood Norton
13. no

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
I loved my aunt Suzy. She was such a kind old lady. I loved going to her house on holiday. She had been sick for the last few years and, though my job had taken me away across the town, I tried to visit her as much as possible. I helped with the shopping, the cooking and the cleaning and taking her pet cat Mazy to the vet.

Sad as her passing away was, what happened to Mazy was even more worrying. Because aunt Suzy had no children, there wasn't anyone who seemed to care for her beloved cat friend. I would have taken her in a short time, but my apartment doesn't allow pets. First, we talked with her neighbors. Mr. Jenkins, who was alone and lived across the street, wasn't interested. Joe and Sally who lived next door had a small child with serious skin allergies . My aunt's best friend Molly who had lived just down the road was unable to take care of herself as she had serious health problems.

Second, we thought about our family members. My brother Bobby and his wife Jill were _ at once as they aren't cat people. My cousin in California was a bit interested, but we weren't sure about the trip as Mazy was nearly as old as my aunt (in cat years!). Finally, we came to the local humane society to see whether they would be able to help her find a new home. The problem was that most people and families only welcomed a smart little cat into their home, not a dull old one.

In the end, we had to put Mazy to sleep. I had spoken with the vet and realized it was possible for the best. It was so hard to lose aunt Suzy and then have nowhere for Mazy to live. A few months went by and I had gone to my aunt's house to clear out some of her belongings. I happened to see her mailman. Jerry and we started to talk about my aunt when he asked about Mazy. I told him that we had to put Mazy to sleep because we couldn't find a home for her. Jerry got really quiet. "I promised Suzy that if anything ever happened to her, I'd take care of Mazy", he said sadly. "Suzy always said she'd told her lawyer the arrangement."

Hearing this, my heart sank to my feet and I almost cried. The saddest part, I realized, was this all could have been avoided. I guess we were just so busy in those final months that we didn't think about it. We could have called my aunt's lawyer to take care of it in less than 10 minutes. I'll never forgive myself for not thinking of it sooner. And I'll never forgive myself for losing Mazy.
1. Why won't the author forgive themselves?
2. Is Mazy a dog?
3. What is it?
4. What happened to it?
5. Who's cat was it?
6. Was it an old cat?
7. What happened to Suzy?
8. Did she have children?
9. Did she die suddenly?
10. Did the author take the cat?
11. Why not?
12. Did Suzy have any neighbors?
13. Why didn't Joe and Sally take the cat?
14. What about Molly?
15. Did the author ask any of their own family?
16. Where does the author's cousin live?
17. Why didn't they give the cat to the cousin?
18. What did the humane society say was the problem?
19. Who did the author meet while cleaning out her aunt's house?
Numbered answers:
1. losing Mazy.
2. No
3. cat
4. put to sleep.
5. aunt Suzy's
6. Yes
7. Passed away.
8. No
9. No
10. No
11. Their apartment doesn't allow pets.
12. Yes
13. They had a small child with serious skin allergies
14. She was unable to take care of herself
15. Yes
16. California
17. They weren't sure about the long trip
18. Most people and families only welcomed a smart little cat into their home, not a dull old one.
19. Suzy's mailman