Problem: Chapter 4: An Experiment.

Marie Vaillant, after remaining six weeks at the chateau, returned to England; and Philip, with a party of twelve men, escorted her to La Rochelle. Her visit was cut short somewhat, at the end, by the imminence of the outbreak of hostilities, in which case she might have found a difficulty in traversing the country. Moreover, La Rochelle would probably be besieged, soon after the war began; for being both an important town and port, the Catholics would be anxious to obtain possession of it, and so cut off the Huguenots from escape to England, besides rendering it difficult for Elizabeth to send a force to their assistance.

"It has been a pleasant time," the countess said, on the morning of her departure; "and your presence has taken me back five-and-twenty years, Marie. I hope that when these troubles are past you will again come over, and spend a happier time with me. I was going to say that I will look well after Philip, but that I cannot do. He has cast his lot in with us, and must share our perils. I am greatly pleased with him, and I am glad that Francois will have him as a companion in arms. Francois is somewhat impulsive, and liable to be carried away by his ardour; and Philip, although the younger, is, it seems to me, the more thoughtful of the two. He is one I feel I can have confidence in. He is grave, yet merry; light hearted in a way, and yet, I think, prudent and cautious. It seems strange, but I shall part with Francois with the more comfort, in the thought that he has Philip with him.
1. what would be besieged?
2. when?
3. was it important?
4. as what?
5. who was leaving?
6. how long had she been there?
7. where had she stayed?
8. where was she going to?
9. was any group anxious?
10. which?
11. who did they want to stop?
12. from doing what?
13. to where?
14. who wouldn't find it easy to send help?
15. who was escorting Marie?
16. how far back had philips presence taken her?
17. what is her title?
18. who was more thoughtful than Philip?
19. who is grave yet merry?
20. how many men did he escort her with
Answer: 1. La Rochelle
2. soon after the war began
3. Yes
4. town and port
5. Marie Vaillant
6. six weeks
7. at the chateau
8. La Rochelle
9. Yes
10. the Catholics
11. the Huguenots
12. escaping
13. England
14. Elizabeth
15. Philip
16. unknown
17. countess
18. unknown
19. Philip
20. twelve

Problem: There once was a clown named Happy who traveled with the circus. He was one of the most famous clowns of all time, because he was once the star of a movie. Happy did a lot of things in his act that were very silly. He was best known for belting out songs in the wrong key, which would make neighborhood cats meow and howl. Happy would do other funny things in his act, like wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth. He would also throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus, wetting all the people in the front seats.

One day, a driver in the circus needed to brush his teeth because he had been eating popcorn all day. He was out of toothpaste, so he went to ask Happy if he could borrow some. Happy was eating a brownie, and his mouth was very full. When he tried to talk, he sounded sillier than ever. The driver laughed and asked Happy to point to the toothpaste. Happy pointed over to the sink, and the driver picked up the toothpaste and left. The driver didn't know that it was trick toothpaste that was pumpkin flavor. The driver hated pumpkin flavor! It tasted so bad. So he took the toothpaste and put it back on Happy's sink. He never borrowed Happy's toothpaste ever again.
1. What was the clowns name?
2. What did he do?
3. How was his act?
4. What did he do to the neighborhood cats?
5. how?
6. What did Happy let someone borrow?
7. Who?
8. Why did he need it?
9. What was he eating?
10. How about Happy?
11. Was it normal toothpaste?
12. What was it?
13. Why?
14. How did it taste?
15. What did he do with it?
16. Did he like pumkin?
17. Where was the toothpaste?
18. What did Happy do in his act?
19. Anything else?
20. What?
Answer: 1. Happy
2. traveled with the circus.
3. very silly
4. meow and howl
5. belt out songs in the wrong key
6. toothpaste
7. a driver in the circus
8. He was out of toothpaste
9. popcorn
10. a brownie,
11. no
12. trick toothpaste
13. it was pumpkin flavor
14. Bad!
15. put it back on Happy's sink
16. No!
17. the sink
18. wrestle a big plastic alligator with tape over its mouth
19. yes
20. throw buckets of water at the people watching the circus

Problem: One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations was Charles Darwin . He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating. Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister . This time he made it to graduation, but he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science. Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited. On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study. Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. _ are passed on to offspring . Darwin's ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.
1. What is the Beagle?
2. When did the ship make saile?
3. How long was the trip?
4. How old was he when the ship departed England?
5. Why did he drop out?
6. What happened next?
7. Did he graduate this time?
8. Did he like ministering?
9. Did he make a lot of money sailing?
10. Where did the ship go first?
11. What were they making?
12. What year was the paper published?
13. Who was the co-author?
Answer:
1. a ship to travel to South America
2. On December 27th, 1831
3. five years
4. 22
5. He preferred spending time outdoors
6. his father sent him to school to become a minister
7. yes
8. no
9. no
10. South America
11. maps
12. 1854
13. Wallace