Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Chapter IX

A Break in the Chain

It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed. Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book. He looked across at me, as I stirred, and I noticed that his face was dark and troubled.

"You have slept soundly," he said. "I feared that our talk would wake you."

"I heard nothing," I answered. "Have you had fresh news, then?"

"Unfortunately, no. I confess that I am surprised and disappointed. I expected something definite by this time. Wiggins has just been up to report. He says that no trace can be found of the launch. It is a provoking check, for every hour is of importance."

"Can I do anything? I am perfectly fresh now, and quite ready for another night's outing."

"No, we can do nothing. We can only wait. If we go ourselves, the message might come in our absence, and delay be caused. You can do what you will, but I must remain on guard."

"Then I shall run over to Camberwell and call upon Mrs. Cecil Forrester. She asked me to, yesterday."

"On Mrs. Cecil Forrester?" asked Holmes, with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes.

"Well, of course Miss Morstan too. They were anxious to hear what happened."

"I would not tell them too much," said Holmes. "Women are never to be entirely trusted,--not the best of them."

I did not pause to argue over this atrocious sentiment. "I shall be back in an hour or two," I remarked.

1. who is reading?
2. had he put something down?
3. what?
4. what time of day is it?
5. is there someone that is worth complete trust?
6. who?
7. are there any of them in this story?
8. who?
9. where does she live?
10. any other ladies?
11. who?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Sherlock Holmes
2. Yes
3. his violin
4. afternoon
5. Yes
6. Women
7. Yes
8. Mrs. Cecil Forrester
9. Camberwell
10. Yes
11. Miss Morstan

Question: (CNN) -- Doug Skinner held up the pants in the tiny dressing room and shook his head. There's no way, he thought. No way I'm at a size 48.

This was 2004. Skinner was fresh out of college, recently married and just starting his career as a technology coordinator for a local school district. I refuse to go any bigger than 46, he thought vehemently.

"Unfortunately, that day I did have to buy those [pants]," Skinner remembers. "But I didn't go any higher than that."

Skinner always had an excuse for his obesity as a young adult. The self-described "stocky" man was just big-boned, he told himself. In reality, he weighed close to 300 pounds.

"It wasn't like we were stopping on the way home at McDonald's every night -- it was just portion sizes," Skinner says. "The easiest thing in the world [for me] is to eat. I'm a food guy. I love food. I love dessert."

But that day in a badly-lit discount clothing store in New Jersey, something clicked. He walked back over to his wife, Denise, who looked unhappy with her clothing selections as well. They decided right then to make a change. "We said, 'Look, this is it. Let's not kid around anymore."

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The couple went home and borrowed a few Weight Watchers books from a relative and began to eat less.

"The first month, I was starving," Skinner says. "After the first month it was easier. It's still not easy today, but it's easier." 1. What was Doug doing
2. was it going well
3. When was this
4. Did he purchase the bigger slacks
5. was he always overweight
6. why does he have this problem
7. did anything important happen to him this day
8. who was his wife
9. What did they do after that
10. was it easy to diet
11. was it always like that Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. He was trying on pants
2. no
3. 2004
4. Yes
5. yes
6. He likes to eat
7. yes
8. Denise
9. Went on a diet
10. no
11. no

Q: CHAPTER VII

_Old Granny Fox Tries a New Plan_

Old Granny Fox kept thinking about Danny Meadow Mouse. She knew that he was fat, and it made her mouth water every time she thought of him. She made up her mind that she must and would have him. She knew that Danny had been very, very much frightened when she and Reddy Fox had tried so hard to catch him by plunging down through the snow into his little tunnels after him, and she felt pretty sure that he wouldn't go far away from the old fence-post, in the hollow of which he was snug and safe.

Old Granny Fox is very smart. "Danny Meadow Mouse won't put his nose out of that old fence-post for a day or two. Then he'll get tired of staying inside all the time, and he'll peep out of one of his little round doorways to see if the way is clear. If he doesn't see any danger, he'll come out and run around on top of the snow to get some of the seeds in the tops of the tall grasses that stick out through the snow. If nothing frightens him, he'll keep going, a little farther and a little farther from that old fence-post. I must see to it that Danny Meadow Mouse isn't frightened for a few days." So said old Granny Fox to herself, as she lay under a hemlock tree, studying how she could best get the next meal.

Then she called Reddy Fox to her and forbade him to go down on the meadows until she should tell him he might. Reddy grumbled and mumbled and didn't see why he shouldn't go where he pleased, but he didn't dare disobey. You see he had a sore foot. He had hurt it on a wire barb when he was plunging through the snow after Danny Meadow Mouse, and now he had to run on three legs. That meant that he must depend upon Granny Fox to help him get enough to eat. So Reddy didn't dare to disobey.

1. A fox
2. Mouse
3. it made her mouth water
4. Figure out how she could eat him
5. Yes
6. Reddy Fox
7. plunging down through the snow
8. Tunnels
9. Danny
10. old fence-post

Numbered questions:
1. What kind of animal is Granny?
2. And Danny ?
3. What happened when she thought about him?
4. What did she decide to do?
5. Had she attempted to take him before?
6. With whom?
7. How did they do it?
8. Into what?
9. Who made the tunnels?
10. Where did Granny think Danny would be near?

Q: Janice spent the weekend at a family party in Moore, Georgia. While she was there, she played with her cousin Justine. The two of them rode tricycles, shared presents, and bought their favorite gum together. Janice's favorite part of the weekend was swimming in the lake with Justine and her dog, Boots. Boots did not like the water at first, but soon was splashing around with them. His favorite thing to do was fetch sticks from the water. They also went on a fast boat around the lake. Justine's favorite thing to do was ride in a tube behind the boat. When they got out, they were soaking wet. They dried off with towels before going to Greg's Country Store for some lemon ice box cake. Boots got so muddy at the lake! When they got back to the cabin, they had to give him a bath. Because they were so active during the day, they fell asleep quickly and slept until the morning.

1. Boots
2. at a family party
3. in Moore, Georgia.
4. her cousin Justine.
5. ride tricycles, share presents, and buy gum
6. fetch sticks from the water
7. Greg's Country Store
8. lemon ice box cake
9. no
10. no

Numbered questions:
1. What is the dogs name?
2. Where did Janice spend the weekend?
3. Where at?
4. Who did she play with?
5. What was Justine's favorite thing to do?
6. What was Boots?
7. Where did they buy food?
8. What did they buy?
9. Did Boots like the water?
10. Did they stay up all night?