Q: CHAPTER IX

THE FOOTBALL MEETING

In a few days Dave felt as much at home as ever. Nearly all of his old friends had returned to Oak Hall, and dormitories Nos. 11 and 12 were filled with as bright a crowd of lads as could well be found anywhere. In the number were Gus Plum and Chip Macklin, but the former was no longer the bully as of old, and the latter had lost his toadying manner, and was quite manly, and the other students treated them as if all had always been the best of friends.

It did Dave's heart good to see the change in Plum, and he was likewise pleased over the different way in which Macklin acted.

"I never thought it was in Gus and Chip," he said, privately, to Roger. "It shows what a fellow can do if he sets his mind to it."

"It's to your credit as much as to their own," declared the senator's son. "I don't believe Gus would have reformed if you hadn't braced him up."

"I wish I could reform Nat Poole."

"You'll never do it, Dave--but you may scare him into behaving himself."

"Have you met Guy Frapley, Roger--I mean to talk to?"

"Yes, in the gym., where Phil and I were practicing with the Indian clubs."

"What do you think of him?"

"I think he is fairly aching to become the leader of the school. He was leader at Laverport, and it breaks his heart to play second fiddle to anybody here. He and Nat are as thick as two peas. They tell me he is a great football player, so I suppose he will try to run the eleven--if the fellows will let him."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was one person who returned to Oak Hall?
2. Name another?
3. What kind of manner did Chip Macklin used to have?
4. Was there a change in Gus Plum also?
5. Which dormitories are mentioned in the story?
6. Was Dave pleased?
7. Who did he speak to about Gus and Chip?
8. What position did Roger's father have?
9. Does Roger think Dave should get credit for Gus?
10. Why?
11. Has Roger met Guy Frapley?
12. What was he doing when he met Guy?
13. Who was he with then?
14. Where was je?
15. Who does Dave wish he could reform?
16. Does Roger think he'll succeed in it?
17. Was Guy Frapley a leader before?
18. Where?
19. Is he good at football?
20. Who is he thick with?
A: 1. Gus Plum
2. Chip Macklin
3. toadying manner
4. no longer the bully as of old
5. Nos. 11 and 12
6. Yes
7. Roger
8. senator
9. yes
10. He didn't believe Gus would have reformed if you hadn't braced him up."
11. Yes
12. practicing with the Indian clubs
13. Phi
14. in the gym
15. Nat Poole
16. No
17. Yes
18. Laverport
19. Yes
20. Nat
Q: Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday. I'd like you to come and bring Martha, too. " "Thanks, Peter. We'd be happy to come. ""Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us. "That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. "You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery . "Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn't forget to ask for something from each of them. He even asked Jim Jackson and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said "Thank you! "to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, "Thanks for the invitation. "

Answer the following questions:
1. What did Peter ask Betty to bring?
2. What did Peter wonder?
3. What was the reason?
4. What did Peter tell Bill one day?
5. Who did he tell Bill to bring?
6. Who did the guest thank for the music?
7. Where did Peter have the party?
8. Was the party a flop?
9. What did Peter suggest Bill might like to bring?
10. How many friends did Peter invite?
11. What were the Jackson's names?
12. What did the guests thank them for?
13. What did the guests thank Peter for?
14. What did Bill and Martha do well together?
15. What did Peter not forget to do with each guest?
A: 1. a cake
2. Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends.
3. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving.
4. One day Peter told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday.
5. Martha
6. Bill and Martha
7. At the Jacksons' house
8. No
9. His violin
10. Peter invited a few other friends
11. Jim and Mary
12. the use of their house
13. the invitation
14. Sing
15. ask for something from each of them.
Q: Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning. But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she _ it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird! The other bird was moving back and forth in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times... Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard. The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.

Answer the following questions:
1. How did a fowl get away?
2. Who didn't close it?
3. Did she dislike fowls?
4. How did she get this one?
5. In a tree?
6. Where then?
7. Why were they there?
8. Did the larger one or smaller one get away?
9. Did she get it?
10. Was she delighted?
11. How did she react?
12. What happened?
13. So she murdered the other one too?
14. What did she do?
15. And?
16. And it was gone forever?
17. What did it do?
18. Where?
19. What did she think of its tune?
20. What happens if you squeeze affection too tightly?
A:
1. the door of the cage was open
2. Helen
3. no
4. she found it
5. no
6. in the grass
7. they were weak
8. The larger one
9. yes
10. no
11. she felt strange
12. Her great love had killed the bird
13. no
14. took the bird out of the cage
15. let it fly away
16. no
17. it flew closer and landed
18. on her head
19. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard
20. you lose it