question: "Mom, you should put some of your things away. The house should be safe for the baby," said my son Mark as he walked upstairs with his wife and fifteen-month-old Hannah.

They visited us for the Thanksgiving holiday. After driving all day from Salt Lake to Ft. Collins, his temper showed. "That one finger rule may work with other kids, but never Hannah," he insisted.

When my three granddaughters first moved into our house three years ago, my friend offered me her secret to behave grandchildren. "Teach them the 'one finger rule'." All of her five grandchildren learned it at a young age and it proved to also work well with mine.

I picked up my granddaughter and said, "Well, Mark, just watch." I hugged her and walked all around the great room.

"Hannah, you may touch anything in this room you want, but, you can only use one finger." I showed the technique by touching my forefinger to the sculpture. Hannah followed my example. "Good girl. Now what else would you like to touch?"

She stretched her finger toward the lamp. I allowed her to touch everything in sight, plants, glass objects, TV, VCR, speakers, etc. If she started to grab , I gently reminded her to use one finger. She always obeyed. However, Hannah, an only child, possessed a more adventurous personality. Her father predicted it would prevent her from accepting the "one finger rule".

During their four-day stay, we aided Hannah in remembering "one finger rule". She learned quickly.

Months later, my husband and I drove to Salt Lake. I watched Mark continue to practice the one finger rule. I smiled happily each time he asked Hannah to touch with "one finger".
1. Where does Mark live?
2. What is the one finger rule?
3. What did Hannah touch?
4. Where did the narrator drive later?
5. Why did she smile during the trip?
6. How old is Hannah?
7. Did Mark initially have doubts the one finger rule would work?
8. Is Hanna an only child?
9. What holiday did Mark and his family visit?
10. Is Mark married?
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answer: 1. Salt Lake to Ft. Collins,
2. you may touch anything in this room you want, but, you can only use one finger
3. the lamp
4. Salt Lake
5. she watched Mark continue to practice the one finger rule
6. fifteen-month-old
7. Yes
8. No
9. Thanksgiving
10. Yes

question: The day was sunny and warm. The birds were chirping and dancing around happily. Ashley, the daughter of the dressmaker in town, was walking and whistling and enjoying the day, carrying her fishing pole. She was on her way to the creek to meet her friend Ethan to go fishing. She was so excited; she loved to fish! As she was walking she took a time out to smell the flowers. She chose to pick some for her mother. "Mom may be so happy." she said out loud.

"Pleased with what?" she heard behind her.

Ashley jumped, dropping the flowers. "Oh Ethan! Why did you do that?" she asked.

"I'm sorry, I scared you" Ethan stated. "I didn't mean to, I was curious that's all."

Ashley turned to Ethan "That's alright, I was picking flowers for my mom, let's go fishing before it's too late".

Ashley and Ethan skipped off to the creek and had a wonderful time fishing. Even if they didn't catch anything.
1. What kind of day was it?
2. What were the birds doing?
3. Who was going to the see a buddy?
4. Who was she?
5. Who was she going to see?
6. What did she love to do?
7. Did she get something as she was strolling around the creek?
8. What did she get?
9. Why did she drop them?
10. Who scared her?
11. What did she want to do before it was too late?
12. Did they run to the back?
13. Did they have a good time?
14. Did they end up with something to take home?
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answer: 1. sunny and warm
2. chirping and dancing around happily
3. Ashley
4. the daughter of the dressmaker in town
5. Ethan
6. fish
7. yes
8. flowers
9. she jumped
10. Ethan
11. go fishing
12. no
13. yes
14. no

question: CHAPTER X

The night of sleep was so short that it was difficult for Helen to believe that hours had passed. Bo appeared livelier this morning, with less complaint of aches.

"Nell, you've got color!" exclaimed Bo. "And your eyes are bright. Isn't the morning perfectly lovely?... Couldn't you get drunk on that air? I smell flowers. And oh! I'm hungry!"

"Bo, our host will soon have need of his hunting abilities if your appetite holds," said Helen, as she tried to keep her hair out of her eyes while she laced her boots.

"Look! there's a big dog--a hound."

Helen looked as Bo directed, and saw a hound of unusually large proportions, black and tan in color, with long, drooping ears. Curiously he trotted nearer to the door of their hut and then stopped to gaze at them. His head was noble, his eyes shone dark and sad. He seemed neither friendly nor unfriendly.

"Hello, doggie! Come right in--we won't hurt you," called Bo, but without enthusiasm.

This made Helen laugh. "Bo, you're simply delicious," she said. "You're afraid of that dog."

"Sure. Wonder if he's Dale's. Of course he must be."

Presently the hound trotted away out of sight. When the girls presented themselves at the camp-fire they espied their curious canine visitor lying down. His ears were so long that half of them lay on the ground.

"I sent Pedro over to wake you girls up," said Dale, after greeting them. "Did he scare you?"

"Pedro. So that's his name. No, he didn't exactly scare me. He did Nell, though. She's an awful tenderfoot," replied Bo.
1. Who is the first oerson mentioned?
2. Did she sleep well?
3. Who looked happy?
4. Who does he say looks well?
5. Are their eyes dull?
6. What was Helen doing?
7. What does she see?
8. What kind?
9. Was it small?
10. What were it's ears like?
11. Was Bo excited about it?
12. What does Helen think he thinks?
13. What is it's name?
14. What was he sent for
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answer:
1. Helen.
2. No.
3. Bo.
4. Nell.
5. No.
6. Laced her boots.
7. A dog.
8. A hound.
9. No.
10. Long and drooping.
11. Yes.
12. onder if he's Dale's.
13. Pedro.
14. Wake you girls up,