Q: (CNN) -- It was a reunion more than four decades in the making.

Almost 42 years after Robert Russell' s prized 1967 Austin-Healey sports car was stolen, he has it back, thanks largely to his own detective work.

Off and on for years, Russell, who lives in Texas, trolled the Internet looking for his vehicle, which was stolen in 1970 from his home at the time in Philadelphia. He finally struck gold, finding what looked to be his car being sold on eBay and kept at a dealership in East Los Angeles.

Viral vigilantism, Tony Hawk style

Russell spoke with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, enlisting its help. All those years later, he still had the car's title that listed its vehicle identification number (VIN), which matched the VIN on eBay.

But there was one last catch. The car was not registered in the National Crime Information Center, an electronic clearinghouse of crime data.

So over the next few weeks, Russell and Sheriff's Detective Carlos Ortega were in touch with the police in Philadelphia. As it turned out, the car's VIN was incorrectly recorded at the time of the theft.

The error was corrected, and Ortgea was able to go to the dealership and confirm the car was, in fact, the one that was stolen.

He took possession of the vehicle, which in its current condition is estimated to be worth around $23,000, according to the sheriff's department. Russell and his wife later arrived in Los Angeles to pick up the car -- righting a wrong after 42 years.

Answer the following questions:
1. Whose car is this article talking about?
2. After how many years did he get it back?
3. What was the car's model?
4. Where does he live?
5. Where was his car stolen?
6. Was it Texas too?
7. Where?
8. Where did he see his car being sold?
9. Which detective was with him?
10. What was the car's worth?
A: 1. Robert Russell' s
2. Almost 42
3. Austin-Healey
4. Texas
5. from his home
6. no
7. Philadelphia
8. on eBay
9. Carlos Ortega
10. around $23,000
Q: CHAPTER VII. AN EMPTY NEST

There had been no injunctions of secrecy, and though neither Miss Mohun nor Gillian had publicly mentioned the subject, all Rockquay who cared for the news knew by Sunday morning that Lady Merrifield's two elder daughters were engaged.

Gillian, in the course of writing her letters, had become somewhat familiarised with the idea, and really looked forward to talking it over with Kalliope. Though that young person could hardly be termed Alethea's best friend, it was certain that Alethea stood foremost with her, and that her interest in the matter would be very loving.

Accordingly, Kalliope was at the place of meeting even before Gillian, and anxiously she looked as she said---

'May I venture---may I ask if it is true?'

'True? Oh yes, Kally, I knew you would care.'

'Indeed, I well may. There is no expressing how much I owe to dear Miss Alethea and Lady Merrifield, and it is such a delight to hear of them.'

Accordingly, Gillian communicated the facts as she knew them, and offered to give any message.

'Only my dear love and congratulations,' said Kalliope, with a little sigh. 'I should like to have written, but---'

'But why don't you, then?'

'Oh no; she would be too much engaged to think of us, and it would only worry her to be asked for her advice.'

'I think I know what it is about,' said Gillian.

'How? Oh, how do you know? Did Mr. Flight say anything?'

'Mr. Flight?' exclaimed Gillian. 'What has he to do with it?'

Answer the following questions:
1. Whose daughters were engaged?
2. How many daughters were engaged?
3. Were they the youngest daughters?
4. What city do they live in?
5. When did the people learn the news
6. What hadn't talked about it?
7. Who else?
8. Where did Gillian go?
9. Who got there first?
10. What is one of Merrifield's daughters named?
11. Did Kalliope write the daughters?
12. What message did Kalliope want to send?
13. Did Gillian know what happened?
14. What did Gillian offer to do?
15. Is Gillian Aleathea's best friend?
16. What about Kalliope?
17. What does Gillian write?
18. Was the engagement supposed to be secret?
19. Did Kalliope know for sure if Alethea was enegaged?
20. Does she owe anything to Alethea?
A: 1. Lady Merrifield's
2. two
3. no
4. Rockquay
5. Sunday morning
6. Miss Mohun
7. Gillian
8. the place of meeting?
9. Kalliope
10. Alethea
11. no
12. love and congratulations
13. yes
14. give a message
15. unknown
16. no
17. letters
18. no
19. no
20. yes
Q: CHAPTER V

FOLLOWING A TRAIL

Frank had started early for a walk with one of his school friends. Returning through the town at three in the afternoon, he saw people talking in groups. They presently met one of their chums.

"What is going on, Vincent?"

"Why, have you not heard? Faulkner, the magistrate, has been shot."

"Shot!" the two boys exclaimed. "Do you mean on purpose or accidentally?"

"On purpose. The servants heard a gun fired close by, and a minute later his horse galloped up to the door. Two men ran along the drive, and, not a hundred yards from the house, found him lying shot through the body. Three of the doctors went off at once. Thompson came back ten minutes ago, for some instruments, I believe. He stopped his gig for a moment to speak to the Rector, and I hear he told him that it might be as well for him to go up at once, as there was very little probability of Faulkner's living through the night."

"Well, I can't say that I am surprised," Frank said. "He has made himself so disliked, there are so many men who have a grudge against him, and he has been threatened so often, that I have heard fellows say dozens of times he would be shot some day. And yet I suppose no one ever really thought that it would come true; anyhow it is a very bad affair."

Leaving the other two talking together, Frank went on home. Mrs. Troutbeck was greatly shocked at the news.

Answer the following questions:
1. What happened to Faulkner?
2. How many doctors responded?
3. What is the name of one of them?
4. What did he return for?
5. True or False: He gave Faulkner a good chance at recovery.
6. Was Faulkner a popular man?
7. How many times had people said he would be shot?
8. How many times had he been threatened?
9. Who was Frank walking with?
10. What did they see in town?
11. What friend did they meet?
12. Who heard gunfire?
13. Was Faulkner far from home when he was shot?
14. How close was he?
15. True or False: Faulkner had been riding a horse.
16. Who did Thompson consult?
17. Did he want the Rector to visit Thompson in two days?
18. Did he want the Rector to visit Faulkner?
19. When?
20. True or False: Faulkner was shot in the leg.
A:
1. He was shot
2. Three
3. Thompson
4. Some instruments
5. False
6. No
7. Dozens of times
8. unknown
9. One of his school friends
10. People talking in groups
11. Vincent
12. The servants
13. No
14. Not a hundred yards from the house
15. True
16. the Rector
17. No
18. Yes
19. At once
20. False