input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. It is Mother's Day. John is busy with his work during the day. When he passes by a flower shop in the evening, he thinks, 'I'll send Mum some roses .' While John is looking at the flowers, a young man comes inside. 'How many roses can I buy for only five dollars , madam?' he asks. The shopkeeper tells him that a dozen of roses is forty dollars. Maybe he can buy some carnations . They are much cheaper. 'No, I only want to have red roses,' he says. 'My mum was badly ill and I didn't spend much time with her. Now I want to give her something special, it must be roses because rose is her favorite.' After hearing it, John says he can help him pay for the rest of the money. The shopkeeper is moved and says, 'Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.' Taking the roses, the young man almost jumps into the air and runs out of the shop. Then John pays for his dozen of roses and tells the shopkeeper to send them to his mother. As he walks out, he feels nice. Suddenly he sees the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John knows it is not a park but a cemetery . Crying, the young man carefully puts down the roses, 'Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.' Seeing this, John turns and quickly walks to the shop. He will take the flowers home himself. 1. How much is a dozen of roses?
2. Does the man have forty dollars?
3. Where does the man go?
4. What day is it?
5. Who stops by the florist in the evening?
6. For what?
7. Why didn't he go earlier in the day?
8. Where did he think the other man was going?
9. What did the florist suggest the man buy instead of roses?
10. Why?
11. Why did the man decline?
12. Why did he want to give them to her?
13. For what?
14. Who helped him pay for the flowers?
15. What did John ask the florist to do with the roses he bought?
16. Did he overhear the man in the cemetery?
17. What did he hear the man doing?
18. Did the man say anything?
19. What did he say?
20. Who else did he talk to?
numbered_answers: 1. forty dollars
2. He pays thirty for them
3. a cemetery
4. Mother's Day
5. John
6. send his Mum some roses
7. He was working during the day
8. a park
9. carnations
10. They are much cheaper
11. rose is his mom's favorite
12. She was badly ill and he felt bad
13. He didn't spend much time with her
14. John
15. send them to his mother
16. Yes.
17. Crying
18. YEs.
19. Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you?
20. God

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXV

AN ARRANT KNAVE

In the street below, not far from the house which he had just quitted, Stoutenburg came on Nicolaes and Jan ensconced in the dark against a wall. Beresteyn quickly explained to his friend the reason of his presence here.

"I came with Jan," he said, "because I wished to speak with you without delay."

"Come as far as the cathedral then," said Stoutenburg curtly. "I feel that in this vervloekte street the walls and windows are full of ears and prying eyes. Jan," he added, turning to the other man, "you must remain here and on no account lose sight of that rascal when he leaves this house. Follow him in and out of Haarlem, and if you do not see me again to-night, join me at Ryswyk as soon as you can, and come there prepared with full knowledge of his plans."

Leaving Jan in observation the two men made their way now in the direction of the Groote Markt. It was still very cold, even though there was a slight suspicion in the air of a coming change in the weather: a scent as of the south wind blowing from over the estuaries, while the snow beneath the feet had lost something of its crispness and purity. The thaw had not yet set in, but it was coquetting with the frost, challenging it to a passage of arms, wherein either combatant might completely succumb.

As Stoutenburg had surmised the porch of the cathedral was lonely and deserted, even the beggars had all gone home for the night. A tiny lamp fixed into the panelling of the wall flickered dimly in the draught. Stoutenburg sat down on the wooden bench--dark and polished with age, which ran alongside one of the walls, and with a brusque and febrile gesture drew his friend down beside him. 1. Who did Stoutenburg run into?
2. Where?
3. Where was the dark? Close to something?
4. Was there anyone with him?
5. Who?
6. Why did he come with Jan?
7. Did they have their talk there, in the dark?
8. Where did they go?
9. Did they make it without incident?
10. Was it crowded?
11. Why not?
12. So all the lights were off?
13. Was it bright?
14. Did they sit on a bench, or did they stand?
15. Was it cold outside?
16. Was it just as cold in the church?
17. Why did they go to the church, then?
18. Did Jan go with them?
19. What did she do instead?
20. Why?
numbered_answers:
1. Nicolaes
2. In the dark
3. against a wall
4. Yes
5. Jan
6. To speak with Stoutenburg without delay
7. No
8. To the cathedral
9. Yes
10. No
11. Everyone had gone home
12. No
13. No
14. They sat
15. Yes
16. unknown
17. Stoutenberg thinks talking in the streets unwise
18. No
19. Stayed to watch the house
20. To follow him, should he leave