instruction:
In this task, you're given a story (which contains five sentences only). Your task is to find all the characters which are available in the given story.
question:
Sentence1: Thomas went out with his friends on Halloween. Sentence2: They decided to look for ghosts. Sentence3: It was dark and spooky, and Thomas wasn't sure he wanted to go. Sentence4: They did not find a single ghost! Sentence5: Still, he was glad to have spent time with his friends.
answer:
Thomas, Friends

question:
Sentence1: Dan dreaded doing back to school shopping with his kids. Sentence2: However, Dan had to purchase new backpacks and shoes for the kids. Sentence3: Dan decided to go to the mall to get the school shopping done. Sentence4: After looking through several stores, Dan didn't find anything. Sentence5: Dan was disappointed that he did not find anything at the mall.
answer:
Kids, Dan

question:
Sentence1: John found out a hurricane was coming towards his city. Sentence2: John thought about whether to evacuate. Sentence3: John looked at the forecast. Sentence4: John assumed it would not be harmful to his area. Sentence5: John was right and the hurricane did not pose a threat in his area.
answer:
John