Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- When did conservatives become prisoners to idiotic vulgarity? I ask that question as someone who self-defines as conservative and who is sick and tired of being embarrassed by Ted Nugent.

Last month the aged rocker called President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel" in an interview with Guns.com. That was bad enough, but what was just as shocking was the willingness of Texas GOP gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott to keep him aboard his campaign.

Rick Perry and Ted Cruz also failed to rule out appearing with him. Only Rand Paul took to Twitter to demand an apology, which Nugent eventually gave. He downgraded Obama to a "liar," which is, at least, a more colorblind insult.

There is a view that Nugent simply "speaks his mind," and, yes, he has every constitutionally guaranteed right to do so. Maybe what he says appeals to some people, those for whom good manners are a bourgeois affectation and correct spelling the preserve of Harvard pointy-heads.

Nugent insists comments not racist, promises to stop 'calling people names'

Either way, what is disturbing is that some serious Republican politicians think that he matters and are happy to count him among their endorsements -- as though selling records and getting angry make him a spokesman for the masses. Animal from the Muppets also speaks his mind, but we've yet to see him headlining a rally for Chris Christie.

This isn't what conservatism is supposed to be about. Conservatism is the rejection of ideology in favor of common sense and anger in favor of cool rationalism.

1. What is the political orientation of the author?
2. Is she embarrassed about someone?
3. Who?
4. Who is he?
5. Did he call someone names?
6. Who was that?
7. Where did he express that?
8. Who was inviting him even after that?
9. Who is he?
10. Where did he invite him?
11. Did others do the same?
12. Who?
13. Was there any exception?
14. Who?
15. What he wanted from him?
16. Does Nugent have right to do what he has been doing?
17. Does some people like his comments?
18. What his claim about the comments/
19. Does the author see is in line with her ideology?
20. What is in favor of her ideology?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. conservative
2. Yes
3. Ted Nugent
4. aged rocker
5. Yes
6. President Barack Obama
7. in an interview with Guns.com
8. Greg Abbott
9. Texas GOP gubernatorial nominee
10. aboard his campaign
11. Yes
12. Rick Perry and Ted Cruz
13. Yes
14. Rand Paul
15. an apology
16. yes
17. Maybe
18. They're not racist
19. No
20. common sense

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XXII

Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain. Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony. He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol. Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table. His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell. Then there was silence. Phipps was sitting bolt upright, his eyes wide open, motionless but breathing heavily. He seemed to be in a state of coma, neither wholly asleep nor wholly conscious. Rees was leaning as far back in his chair as his cords permitted. His patch of high colour had gone; there was an ugly twist to his mouth, a livid tinge in his complexion, but nevertheless he slept. Wingate rose to his feet and watched. Phipps seemed keyed up to suffering. Dredlinton showed no sign. Their gaoler strolled up to the table.

"There is the bread there, Phipps," he said, "a breakfast tray outside and some coffee. How goes it?"

Phipps turned his leaden face. His eyes glowed dully.

"Go to hell!" he muttered.

1. Who was sleeping?
2. Was he easily frightened?
3. How did he feel when he woke?
4. What did he hear?
5. Where was it coming from?
6. Where were the men?
7. What does the gaoler offer them?
8. Does Phipps appreciate the offer?
9. Was Phipps asleep?
10. Was he entirely awake?
11. So what did he seem to be like?
12. Was Rees asleep?
13. What shape was the table?
14. Was Rees tied up?
15. What was in Wingate's hand?
16. Did Wingate stay in bed?
17. What time of day does the scene take place?
18. Is it a bright morning?
19. Did something occur while Wingate was asleep?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Wingate
2. No
3. terrified
4. a low, awful cry
5. Dredlinton
6. A gaol
7. bread and coffee
8. No
9. No
10. No
11. in a state of coma
12. Yes
13. it was round
14. Yes
15. a pistol
16. No
17. morning
18. no
19. No

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. .

1. What's my name?
2. Where do I work?
3. What do I do there?
4. Where did Alice go this year?
5. How many times?
6. In what month?
7. When did she return?
8. Who did she hope would visit?
9. Why?
10. When was her girl arriving?
11. How did that make her feel?
12. Was I happy about that?
13. What did I do?
14. When?
15. Where?
16. Did she sit in front?
17. Why not?
18. Who else went there?
19. Did they ignore her?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Marie
2. nursing home
3. look after the old people.
4. to hospital
5. twice
6. this year
7. In November
8. her daughter
9. she wanted to be with her family
10. after Christmas
11. very sad
12. no
13. I took her to a candlelight service
14. On Christmas Eve
15. the church in her old neighborhood
16. no
17. so people could see her
18. Her friends
19. no