QUES: Mrs. E ( who helped me rake leaves last fall ) , is typical . Folks are friendly , smart , considerate ( except for me and my damn parties ) , and generally keep to themselves ... there 's a quiet , attentiveness - but no serious busybodies . Most of us have been her for 15 - 20 years ( Mrs. E ? Almost 50 years ) .

Question with options: What kind of person is Mrs E ?
ANS: She 's kind and helpful .
QUES: ( Written last year during a trip to CA . I 'd never posted it here , but was inspired to do so now because of a journal by a friend on OKCupid . ) I ate dinner alone tonight , in a very nice Italian restaurant in Berkeley . The friends hosting me had a prior engagement for dinner , and left me to my own devices .

Question with options: What were my " own devices " ?
ANS: Getting my own dinner and entertaining myself .
QUES: He even did this while I was at work so it was a surprise . I went to leave and got into a very fancy looking / smelling car . Also , I ' m going to start knitting again . I read The Friday Night Knitting Club and now I really want to knit again .

Question with options: How do I feel about knitting ?
ANS: I like it .
QUES: It 's hard when your first memories are of fits of rage , having to hide under your bed and separation . I have never looked for pity because of what I ' ve seen and been through . I have only recently began to have thoughts about marriage and my own children .

Question with options: What is a likely cause for the speaker 's first memories to be ones of rage ?
ANS:
Unpleasant things happened , that invoked emotions that are not very fun to remember