Q: CHAPTER XXVIII

THE GAME IS CALLED

In her notions and schemes regarding the person and estate of Ralph Haverley, the good cook, La Fleur, lacked one great advantage possessed by her rival planner and schemer Miss Panney; for she whose cause was espoused by the latter old woman was herself eager for the fray and desirous of victory, whereas Cicely Drane had not yet thought of marrying anybody, and outside of working hours was devoting herself to getting all the pleasure she could out of life, not regarding much whether it was her mother or Miriam or Mr. Haverley who helped her get it. Moreover, the advantages of co-residence, which La Fleur naturally counted upon, were not so great as might have been expected; for Mrs. Drane, having perceived that Ralph was fond of the society of young ladies to a degree which might easily grow beyond her ideas of decorous companionship between a gentleman of the house and a lady boarder, gently interfered with the dual apple gatherings and recreations of that nature. For this, had she been aware of it, Dora Bannister would have been most grateful.

Ralph had gone twice to see Congo, and to talk to Miss Bannister about him, but he had not taken the dog home. Dora said she would take him to Cobhurst the first time she drove over there to see Miriam. Congo would follow her and the carriage anywhere, and this would be so much pleasanter than to have him forced away like a prisoner.

Answer the following questions:
1. qho went to see congo ?
2. how many times ?
3. who did he talk to ?
4. who is the schemer ?
5. what else is she ?
6. what did she cause ?
7. by who ?
8. who was not thinking of getting married ?
9. what was she spending all her time doing ?
10. for ?
11. how many people helped he get it ?
12. who would have been grateful ?
A: 1. Ralph
2. twice
3. Miss Bannister
4. Miss Panney
5. rival planner
6. espoused
7. latter old woman
8. Cicely Drane
9. devoting herself
10. pleasure
11. Three
12. Dora Bannister

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- David Cameron must have whiplash. Practically overnight this week, the British prime minister went from being one of the leading voices demanding that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad be punished for using chemical weapons, to a humbled, chastened politician with his hands tied.

British lawmakers voted Thursday night against even the possibility of using force against Syria, forcing Cameron to concede bluntly, "We will not be taking part in military action."

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The vote was close -- seven MPs out of the 557 who voted could have changed the result -- and the outcome was a shock. Prime ministers aren't supposed to lose votes on the use of military force. British media said it hadn't happened in hundreds of years.

But although the result was stunning in one sense, in another it wasn't surprising.

Over more than seven hours of debate on Syria loomed one chilling specter: Iraq.

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Britain feels badly burned by the way Tony Blair led the country into war there a decade ago, and Cameron was fighting a defensive battle against the memory of Blair from the moment he kicked off debate in the House of Commons: "I'm deeply mindful of the lessons of previous conflicts, in particular the deep concerns of the country of what went wrong in Iraq. We're not invading a country; we're not searching for chemical weapons."

It's an argument he needed to make.

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1. Who must have whiplash?
2. Who is he
3. Are his hands tied?
4. Was he demanding Bashar al-Assad be punished
5. Who is that
6. Who voted against the use of force
7. When?
8. against who?
9. Was the vote close
10. How many MPs voted
11. What was the thing looming over the debate
12. What was the specter?
13. How many hours was that debate?
14. How does Britain feel
15. What did he do?
16. Who was fighting a defensive battle?
17. WHO was fighting a defensive battle?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. David Cameron
2. British prime minister
3. yes
4. yes
5. British prime minister
6. British lawmakers
7. Thursday night
8. using force against Syria
9. yes
10. 557
11. Prime ministers aren't supposed to lose votes on the use of military force
12. Iraq.
13. Over more than seven hours
14. badly burned by the way Tony Blair
15. led the country into war there a decade ago
16. against the memory of Blair
17. Cameron

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

One day, the mouse, Rudd, got a splinter in his paw when he was putting a new fence around his house. His turtle friend with a weird name, Dig, came up to Rudd after he heard him yelling, "Ouch, I've got a splinter in my paw! Can someone help?" Dig, being the ever helpful turtle, took the splinter in his mouth and tugged it. The splinter popped right out of Rudd's paw and flew right into the air and then landed in the middle of the river.

Rudd looked happy and gave Dig a hug. "Thank you so much, Dig! And for helping me, I'll give you the choice of one of these three desserts I found. What would you like to have? A cake? A cookie? Or maybe this brownie?"

"Oh, Rudd, you are so silly and know you don't even have to ask me which one I'd take. You know I love brownies!" Dig smiled happily as Rudd gave him his treat and another hug for helping with the splinter.

After the two friends finish their dessert, Dig helped Rudd put up the rest of his fence until the sun went down that day. It was a good day for both friends.

1. What is the mouse's name?
2. What did he get in his paw?
3. What was he doing when he got it?
4. Who is his friend?
5. What is he?
6. Did he come to help him?
7. Did he take it in his mouth?
8. Did he get it out?
9. Where did it land?
10. Did he look happy?
11. What did he give him?
12. How many desserts were there?
13. What were they?
14. What does he choose?
15. Why?
16. Who smiles then?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Rudd.
2. A splinter.
3. Putting a new fence around his house.
4. Dig.
5. A turtle.
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. Yes.
9. In the middle of the river.
10. Yes.
11. A hug.
12. Three.
13. A cake, cookie, and brownie.
14. The brownie.
15. He loves brownies.
16. Dig.