Read the text and answer the questions.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT

We were all in the doleful dumps--at least, all we "young fry" were, and even the grown-ups were sorry and condescended to take an interest in our troubles. Pat, our own, dear, frolicsome Paddy, was sick again--very, very sick.

On Friday he moped and refused his saucer of new milk at milking time. The next morning he stretched himself down on the platform by Uncle Roger's back door, laid his head on his black paws, and refused to take any notice of anything or anybody. In vain we stroked and entreated and brought him tidbits. Only when the Story Girl caressed him did he give one plaintive little mew, as if to ask piteously why she could not do something for him. At that Cecily and Felicity and Sara Ray all began crying, and we boys felt choky. Indeed, I caught Peter behind Aunt Olivia's dairy later in the day, and if ever a boy had been crying I vow that boy was Peter. Nor did he deny it when I taxed him with it, but he would not give in that he was crying about Paddy. Nonsense!

"What were you crying for, then?" I said.

"I'm crying because--because my Aunt Jane is dead," said Peter defiantly.

"But your Aunt Jane died two years ago," I said skeptically.

"Well, ain't that all the more reason for crying?" retorted Peter. "I've had to do without her for two years, and that's worse than if it had just been a few days."

1. Was everyone happy?
2. What mood were they in?
3. Did anyone notice?
4. Who?
5. Why were they upset?
6. When did they start acting up?
7. What was something that was an indicator?
8. What else?
9. Did it respond to anyone?
10. What made them even more upset?
11. When?
12. What did it mean?
13. What gender was it?
14. When it did that, who got upset?
15. Who else?
16. Anybody else?
17. What about the guys?
18. Who of them cried?
19. What was he looking at?
20. Why did he say he was?

Numbered answers:
1. no
2. doleful
3. yes
4. the grown-ups
5. Paddy, was sick again
6. Firday
7. he moped
8. refused his milk
9. no
10. he give one plaintive little mew,
11. when the Story Girl caressed him
12. why she couldn't she do something for him
13. male
14. . Cecily
15. Felicity
16. Sara Ray
17. they felt choky
18. Peter
19. Aunt Olivia's dairy
20. his Aunt Jane was dead