Q: CHAPTER XIX

SADIE SEES A WAY

Soon after Festing started for British Columbia Sadie drove over to the farm; because she had heard about the fight in the poolroom and suspected why he had gone. At first she found it difficult to break down Helen's reserve, but the latter could not resist her frank sympathy, and softening by degrees, allowed herself to be led into confidential talk. Sadie waited until she thought she understood the matter, and then remarked:

"So you stuck to your promise that you'd help me with Bob, although you saw what it would cost? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you hated us."

"It wasn't altogether the promise," Helen replied. "We were both highly strung, and I thought Stephen hard and prejudiced; it seemed ridiculous that he should care what the loafers said. But I don't hate you. The fault was really mine, and I want a friend."

"Well," said Sadie, "I feel I've got to help put this trouble right, if I can." She paused and asked with some hesitation: "Will Steve be away long?"

"I don't know," Helen answered dejectedly. "He hinted that he might not come until spring; I think he means to stop until he has earned enough to make him independent. That's partly my fault--I said something rash. If I hadn't had more money than him, it wouldn't have happened."

Sadie smiled. "My having more money won't make trouble between me and Bob; he doesn't mind how much I've got. But I suppose you want Steve back?"

1. British Columbia
2. A friend.
3. No.
4. A fight.
5. the poolroom
6. Yes.
7. No.
8. Bob
9. Yes.
10. No.
11. When he has earned enough.
12. False.
13. hard and prejudiced
14. Loafers.
15. Unknown.
16. No.
17. Yes.
18. Yes.
19. Her frank sympathy
20. No.

Numbered questions:
1. Where was Festing going?
2. What does Helen say she desires?
3. Does Sadie think Bob minds her wealth?
4. What does Sadie believe Festing had gone to see?
5. Where was this fight?
6. Would Helen talk to Sadie?
7. Did she do so eagerly?
8. Who did Helen promise she'd help with?
9. Were Helen and Stephen stressed?
10. Does Helen know when Steve will return?
11. When does she think he will stop?
12. True or False: Helen though Stephen soft and forgiving.
13. What did she think him instead?
14. Who said something he felt strongly about?
15. Does Helen like Sadie?
16. Does she hate Sadie?
17. Did Helen answer sadly?
18. Does Helen think she spoke foolishly to Steve?
19. What could Helen not withstand from Sadie?
20. Did she soften quickly?

Q: James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91. Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate .Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife. A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education."He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading. "If he can do it.I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said.Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC's and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life. He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough. His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month.One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany.And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation.

1. 98
2. No
3. yes
4. In a Fisherman's Language
5. retired lobsterman
6. age of 91
7. family problem in his 90s
8. No.
9. his name
10. ABC's and children's books
11. Yes
12. tragic loss of his wife
13. yes
14. Portugal
15. another fisherman
16. carpenter and even a professional boxer
17. himself
18. 800 copies
19. yes

Numbered questions:
1. How old is Mr. Henry?
2. Could he read most of his life?
3. Is he and author?
4. What is the title of his piece?
5. What else does he do?
6. When did he learn literacy?
7. Why did he decide to learn?
8. Was he well educated?
9. What was his first successful term?
10. Then what?
11. Did he break during his progress?
12. Why?
13. Did he have a teacher?
14. Where are his ancestors from?
15. Who did he rescue?
16. What were some of his employment titles?
17. Who constructed his residence?
18. How many pieces of work were bought upon the initial sales?
19. has he been contacted about his work?

Q: Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that farm workers can have a better life. Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After she became a teacher, Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them. Dolores decided to stop teaching so that she could spend more time helping the farm workers and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for farm workers so they could buy their children the things they needed. Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote. Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got good pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless people made new laws to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were made that gave farm workers good pay. Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.

1. No
2. Yes
3. Dolores Huerta
4. New laws to help the workers.
5. Yes
6. More than 30 years
7. California
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. College
12. A teacher
13. Food
14. Very old
15. Yes
16. So she could spend more time helping the farm workers
17. So they could buy their children the things they needed
18. Yes
19. To pick fruits and vegetables
20. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Was getting higher wages for the workers easy?
2. But did someone make it happen?
3. Who?
4. She thought nothing would change unless what new things were made?
5. Were new laws made?
6. How many years did Dolores invest in helping the workers?
7. Where was she raised?
8. Did she do good in school?
9. Did she enjoy going?
10. Did she finish high school?
11. Where did she go after that?
12. What did she study to be?
13. What were many of her students not getting enough of?
14. What were their clothes like?
15. Did Dolores quit her job?
16. Why?
17. Why did she want the workers to make more money?
18. Do farm workers travel from place to place?
19. So they can do what?
20. Did she write about the farm workers?