question: CHAPTER XVIII

ON THE WAY WEST

"Well, we're off for Big Horn Ranch at last!"

"It certainly is a grand prospect, eh, Jack? We ought to have barrels of fun on the ranch."

"Yes, Randy, it certainly ought to make a dandy vacation."

"I'm fairly itching to get on horseback," put in Andy. "What dandy rides we shall have!"

"Maybe we'll get a chance to break in a broncho," put in Fred, with a grin.

"Don't you dare do such a thing, Fred Rover!" burst out his sister Mary. "Most likely the bronco would break your neck."

"Well, we won't bust any broncos until we get to the ranch," came with a smile from Fred's father, who had followed the young people into the sleeping car at the Grand Central Terminal.

It was the day of their departure for the West, and the young folks were quivering with suppressed excitement. Sam Rover and his wife headed the party, which consisted of the four boys and the two girls.

Fourth of July had been spent rather quietly at home preparing for the trip. Of course, Andy and Randy had had some fun, especially with fireworks in the evening, but otherwise the young folks had been too preoccupied with their arrangements for getting away to pay special attention to the national holiday.

It had been arranged that only the Rovers mentioned above should at first make the trip to the ranch, and Gif and Spouter were to meet them in Chicago, where they would change cars for Montana. Tom Rover and his wife were to come to the ranch two weeks later and bring with them May Powell and Ruth Stevenson. Later still it was barely possible that Dick Rover and his wife would come West.
1. Where was the group headed for?
2. Were these old folks?
3. Who was the leader of the pack?
4. Along with?
5. How many boys were going?
6. How many girls?
7. Who couldn't wait to get on a horse?
8. What Terminal were they at?
9. How was 4th of July spent?
10. Doing what?
11. Were Andy and Randy bored?
12. What did they do for fun?
13. At what time of day?
14. What were the others preoccupied with?
15. Where were Gif and Spouter supposed to meet the Rovers?
16. To do what?
17. When would Tom and his wife arrive to the ranch?
18. Would they come alone?
19. Who would they bring?
20. Who else would come west?
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answer: 1. Big horn ranch
2. no
3. Sam
4. his wife
5. Four
6. Two
7. Andy
8. grand central
9. quietly at home
10. preparing for the trip
11. No
12. Fireworks
13. evening
14. with their arrangements
15. in Chicago,
16. change cars for Montana.
17. two weeks later
18. no
19. May Powell and Ruth Stevenson
20. Dick Rover and his wife

question: CHAPTER XXII An Independent Family

Just as Old Mother Nature asked who they should learn about next, Happy Jack Squirrel spied some one coming down the Lone Little Path. "See who's coming!" cried Happy Jack.

Everybody turned to look down the Lone Little Path. There, ambling along in the most matter-of-fact and unconcerned way imaginable, came a certain small person who was dressed wholly in black and white.

"Hello, Jimmy Skunk," cried Chatterer the Red Squirrel. "What are you doing over here in the Green Forest?" Jimmy Skunk looked up and grinned. It was a slow, good-natured grin. "Hello, everybody," said he. "I thought I would just amble over here and see your school. I suppose all you fellows are getting so wise that pretty soon you will think you know all there is to know. Have any of you seen any fat Beetles around here?"

Just then Jimmy noticed Old Mother Nature and hastened to bow his head in a funny way. "Please excuse me, Mother Nature," he said, "I thought school was over. I don't want to interrupt."

Old Mother Nature smiled. The fact is, Old Mother Nature is rather fond of Jimmy Skunk. "You aren't interrupting," said she. "The fact is, we had just ended the lesson about Flitter the Bat and his relatives, and were trying to decide who to study about next. I think you came along at just the right time. You belong to a large and rather important order, one that all these little folks here ought to know about. How many cousins have you, Jimmy?"
1. Who was in the green forest?
2. Who said hello to Jimmy
3. What animal was Jimmy?
4. does Mother nature like Jimmy?
5. Had school ended?
6. What path did Jimmy come on?
7. Who spotted Jimmy?
8. What animal was Jack?
9. What was Jimmy wearing?
10. Did Jimmy speak?
11. Who said hello to Jimmy?
12. Was Jimmy interrupting?
13. What is the Bat's name?
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answer: 1. Jimmy Skunk
2. Chatterer the Red Squirrel
3. Skunk
4. yes
5. Jimmy thought school was over
6. Lone Little Path
7. Happy Jack Squirrel
8. Squirrel
9. he was dressed wholly in black and white.
10. yes
11. Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
12. No
13. Flitter

question: CHAPTER V

THE DEFEAT OF THE BULLY

"Go ahead, Jack! You've got to win!"

"Don't let 'em beat you, Bill. Put it all over those Rovers."

"Oh, Jack, don't let them get the best of you!" cried Ruth.

"You've got to win!" screamed Martha.

"Here is where Glutts shows 'em what the _Yellow Streak_ can do!"

So the cries ran on as the two bobsleds slowly gathered momentum and started down the long slope leading to Clearwater Lake.

At the beginning Glutts had a little the better of it, because the right side of the slide seemed to be more slippery than the other. He was the first to gain the top of the nearest rise and he shot over this while Jack's bobsled was still climbing the slope.

"Hurrah! Bill Glutts is ahead!"

"He said the _Yellow Streak_ could beat any thing in this vicinity."

"Oh, do you really think Glutts will win?" questioned Ruth anxiously, as she turned to Dan Soppinger.

"Well, I should hope not!" answered Dan.

"If he does win there will be no holding him down," put in Ned Lowe, another chum of the Rovers. "He'll crow to beat the band all winter."

Forward went the two bobsleds, each steersman doing his best to guide his sled where running might be the easiest.

Just as Jack topped the first rise and started to speed down on the other side, he saw Bill Glutts start to resume his old tactics. The bully was running close to the center of the course, and now he overlapped the other side by at least six inches.
1. What does Gluttts show them?
2. Does Dan want the Glutts to win?
3. Was Glutts nice?
4. What was he?
5. by how much did he take over the other side?
6. who noticed that?
7. when?
8. how?
9. what did he see?
10. were they trying to take difficult routes?
11. what were thy trying to do?
12. guide them where?
13. were they going backwards?
14. what was the chapter title?
15. was Glutts ever winning?
16. who won in the end?
17. who was another friend of the Rovers?
18. Was he yelling negative things?
19. Who had an advantage in the beginning?
20. how?
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answer:
1. what the _Yellow Streak_ can do
2. no
3. no
4. a bully
5. at least six inches
6. Jack
7. Just as he topped the first rise
8. as he sped down on the other side
9. Glutts start to resume his old tactics
10. easiest
11. guide their sleds
12. where running might be the easiest
13. no
14. THE DEFEAT OF THE BULLY
15. yes
16. unknown
17. Ned Lowe
18. "If he does win there will be no holding him down,
19. Glutts
20. because the right side of the slide seemed to be more slippery