Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving . Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver . Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It's easier to get a record than to keep it. He took the t _ in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds! The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills. Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore.

1. What is Steve Clarke famous for?
2. What does he carve?
3. What is his job?
4. From where?
5. How many records has he set?
6. During competition, how many eyes must he cut?
7. Eyebrows?
8. Nose?
9. Mouth?
10. Ears?
11. Does he know anything else about carving?
12. Whats that?
13. When did he take the title?
14. How long did it take?
15. Was it 29 seconds faster than Jerry?
16. How much faster?
17. Did he break his own record?
18. How many times?
19. When did he set his best time?
20. Where?
21. What was the winning time?
22. Has anyone beat it?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. he is a famous carver
2. pumpkins
3. a sixth-grade teacher
4. Pennsylvania
5. many
6. two
7. two
8. one
9. one
10. two
11. yes
12. It's easier to get a record than to keep it.
13. in 2000
14. 74.8 seconds.
15. no
16. 19 seconds faster
17. yes
18. five
19. In 2006
20. in Florida
21. 24.03 seconds
22. yes

Question: As they went to the doors they saw they had the letters A, B, C, and D on them. What did it mean? Alpha, the leader, told everyone to stop and look at the doors, so as to see which door they would go through. The walls were brown and dirty. The lights were yellow. Door A was blue. This was Beta's choice. Door B was red. Door C was the same color as door A. Door D a color no one had seen before. Gamma felt that Alpha needed to make a choice soon before the monsters caught their scent. Delta was the first to voice a choice. He wanted to go in the red door. Alpha told him that the old books said to go in the blue door. This is why it was so hard for Alpha right now. Two doors were blue. Being a good leader, Alpha asked everyone what they wanted to do. The final choice was door D. They went in and enjoyed all of time in a world with odd colors. 1. what color were the lights?
2. how many doors were there?
3. what color were the walls?
4. were they clean?
5. who was the leader?
6. what color was door B?
7. and door c?
8. was it different than door A?
9. what did books say to do?
10. Did Delta have the same choice?
11. what door did he want?
12. what color was it?
13. what door did they pick?
14. was it a familiar color?
15. how many doors were blue? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. yellow
2. Four
3. brown
4. no
5. Alpha
6. red
7. blue
8. no
9. go in the blue door
10. no
11. B
12. red
13. D
14. no
15. Two

Q: CHAPTER 18

That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive. Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear'd sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

--Psalm 126. New Version

Business cares soon began. Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father. 'Do as you please,' he said; 'but make him understand that I am not asking him to help me out of the scrape. He does all he can for me, and cannot afford more; or, if he could, Theodora ought to be thought of first. All I wish is, that something should be secured to Violet and the children, and that, if I don't get clear in my lifetime, these debts may not be left for Johnnie.

'That you may rely on,' said John. 'I wish I could help you; but there were many things at Barbuda that seemed so like fancies of my own, that I could not ask my father to pay for them, and I have not much at my disposal just now.'

'It is a good one to hear you apologizing to me!' said Arthur, laughing, but rather sadly, as John carried off the ominous pocket-book to the study, hoping to effect great things for his brother; and, as the best introduction, he began by producing the letter written at Christmas. Lord Martindale was touched by the commencement, but was presently lost in surprise on discovering Percy's advance.

1. Arthur
2. no
3. sad but laughing
4. yes
5. Theodora
6. John
7. no
8. the pocket-book
9. at Christmas
10. Lord Martindale
11. that he wasn't asking him to help him out of a scrape
12. that something should be secured to Violet and the children
13. Arthur
14. Barbuda
15. great things for his brother
16. by the commencement,
17. Johnnie
18. business
19. his father
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. Who was glad to hear an apology?
2. Was he upset?
3. What was he?
4. Did Arthur have a sibling?
5. Who should've been thought of first?
6. Who said he didn't want to ask his father to pay for his fancies?
7. Did he have a lot of money?
8. What did John take to the study?
9. When was the letter written?
10. Who seemed deep in surprise?
11. What did John want Arthur to make sure their dad understood?
12. What did John say was all he wanted?
13. Which brother was asking for Violet and the kids to be taken care of?
14. Where were there a lot of things that were like fancies?
15. What did John want to do when he took the pocket-book?
16. What was the Lord touched by?
17. Who did Arthur say he didn't want to have to pay his debts?
18. What was beginning soon?
19. Who does Arthur say does all he can for Arthur?
20. Is his father able to pay more?