Q: CHAPTER III.

A QUARREL AND ITS RESULT.

It must be confessed that Hank Stiger was badly frightened when Ralph confronted him with the loaded gun. He was naturally not an overly brave fellow, and while the boy before him was young, yet he realised that Ralph could shoot as well as many a man. Besides this, Dan was there, and he was also armed, and now had his finger on the trigger of the ancient cavalry musket.

"Don't shoot!" The words came from Dan. He could not help but admire his brother's pluck, yet he was sorry that the affair had taken such an acute turn. His caution was unnecessary, for Ralph had no intention of firing, excepting Stiger should attempt to rush by him or use the gun slung on his shoulder.

The mustang took several steps, and then the half-breed brought him to an abrupt halt. "You're carrying matters with a putty high hand, to my notion," he remarked, sarcastically.

An awkward pause followed, Ralph knowing not what to say, and glancing at Dan, half afraid that his brother would be tremendously angry with him over the hasty threat he had made. Yet he felt that he was in the right, and he kept his gun-barrel on a line with the half-breed's head.

"Stiger, you might as well give up the deer," said Dan, as quietly as he could. "It's Ralph's first big game, and of course he feels mighty proud of it. A good shot like you ought to be able to bring down lots of game of your own."

Answer the following questions:
1. What weapond did Dan have?
2. Who did Ralph confront?
3. With what?
4. Was Hank frightened?
5. How well could Ralph shoot?
6. What's the first thing that Dan said?
7. Did Ralph intend to fire?
8. Under what circumstance would he fire?
9. Was Stiger a half breed?
10. What was another name for that used in the story?
11. Who was the mustang?
12. Was Stiger sarcastic?
13. So what followed after Stiger made his sarcastic remark?
14. Did Ralph know what to say?
15. What was his gun pointed at?
16. What was he afraid of?
17. Bur did he feel like he was right?
18. What did Dan advise Stiger to give up?
19. Why?
20. So can Stiger get his own?
A: 1. a cavalry musket.
2. Hank Stiger
3. the loaded gun.
4. yes
5. as well as many a man
6. "Don't shoot!"
7. no
8. if Stiger should attempt to rush by him or use the gun slung on his shoulder.
9. yes
10. unknown
11. horse controlled by Stiger
12. yes
13. An awkward pause followed,
14. no
15. the half-breed's head.
16. that his brother would be tremendously angry
17. yes
18. the deer,
19. It's Ralph's first big game,
20. yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hanged himself after allegedly being bullied at a Georgia school says her daughter also has been a victim of taunting.

Masika Bermudez-Carrasquillo, who Friday asked the White House for help in a campaign to end school bullying, said her daughter, 12, was also recently harassed by a boy who kept referring to her dead brother.

The boy was disciplined but still taunted the girl before he was suspended and his mother withdrew him from a middle school, she said.

Since then, the boy's mom has failed to meet with her, Bermudez said. "I guess she doesn't care."

The mother, who wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about bullying, held a news conference Friday to ask for help.

Jaheem Herrera was found dead in his closet in April.

"Til this day, I live with that memory of seeing my son hanging in the closet; my daughters are so hurt too," Bermudez wrote in the letter.

Bermudez told CNN that Jaheem, a fifth-grader, had been complaining about bullying at Dunaire Elementary School in DeKalb County. Bermudez said that at the time, she did not know that the bullying had gotten so bad. Friday, she indicated Jaheem once passed out after boys put him in a sleeper hold at the school.

Administrators and others won't take responsibility for this and other incidents at the school, she said.

"I feel like I failed him," Bermudez said of Jaheem. "I can't get justice. A year has passed, and they keep denying it."

1. When was Jaheem found dead?
2. How old was he?
3. What grade?
4. Where did he go to school?
5. What sort of bullying did he suffer?
6. How long ago did this happen?
7. Is the mother attempting to get the government involved?
8. Did school faculty admit fault?
9. What is the mother's name?
10. Does she have other offspring?
11. What's her name?
12. What happened to her?
13. By whom?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. in April
2. 11
3. fifth
4. Dunaire Elementary School
5. boys put him in a sleeper hold
6. A year ago
7. yes
8. no
9. Masika Bermudez-Carrasquillo
10. yes
11. unknown
12. she was taunted
13. a boy

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Megan Tarzynski, 17, knows she lives in a world where looks are important, especially for teenage girls, but she is not ashamed of (...) her looks.

At Notre Dame High School for girls, Tarzynski takes an active part in many activities. "I am involved with drama club and another club called Polish club," said Megan.

Eighty-five percent of Megan's body is covered with what are called "port wine stains "caused by a serious illness. She also has glaucoma .

Megan has been going to Children's Memorial Hospital for laser treatment since she was a child.

When she was growing up, her mom, Karen Miller, had a hard time dealing with the public.

"I'd be accused of beating her and burning her. I mean, it was very difficult, very difficult, and I was a young mom and just to hear those things from people was hurtful," said Karen.

Support from her family and persons of her age have helped Megan accept herself.

"I only wear make-up if I'm going out in public or some place where I would feel more uncomfortable," she said. "And, if I'm at school, I usually don't wear make-up. I feel pretty comfortable with the girls around me," said Megan.

One of those girls is Megan's new friend Tanan Nicpon. She said, "I don't judge Megan by her looks. She is a really cool person."

"Megan is amazing. There is nothing that she can't do. She doesn't let anybody put her down. She does not let anyone help her in any way; she doesn't want any special treatment. She just does everything. She's amazing," said Karen.

In the autumn, Megan will be a senior at Notre Dame High School.

1. What skin condition does Megan have?
2. How much of her skin is affected?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. It doesn't say the name of the condition but they are described as port wine stains.
2. Eighty-five percent