Q: There once was a boy named Kevin. He met Jessica one afternoon at a park on a hot summer day. They both started talking and became great friends. They spent the whole day together and ate their lunches together next to the pond. Kevin sure enjoyed the park more than he liked going to the beach or store. There were many ducks, frogs, birds and chipmunks playing around the pond. In fact, one of the chipmunks even came up and stole Kevin's car keys when he was eating! Kevin knew that he needed to go have his keys, but the chipmunk ran with an evil smile on its face. Eventually, the chipmunk ran into its hole that he called home. Kevin tried everything he could to have the chipmunk come out with his keys, but he couldn't find out how to make the little guy give up. Finally, Jessica came over and placed a potato chip at the opening to the hole. In seconds, the chipmunk came out with the keys and dropped them in front of Kevin right before grabbing the chip and running back into the hole. The chipmunk then went in to have his snack and left Kevin and Jessica alone. Kevin thought that maybe next time he could go to the park in the early spring or winter so that the chipmunks would be busy sleeping during the cold weather months. Kevin then said goodbye to Jessica and went home.

1. Kevin.
2. Jessica.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
6. Next to the pond.
7. Yes.
8. Four.
9. One of the chipmunks.
10. Yes.
11. Its hole.

Numbered questions:
1. What was the boy's name?
2. Who did he meet at the park?
3. Was it hot that day?
4. Did they talk?
5. Did they spend the whole day together?
6. Where did they eat lunch?
7. Did he enjoy the park?
8. How many kinds of animals were there?
9. Who stole his car keys?
10. Did it have an evil smile?
11. Where did it run to?

Q: When I was in primary school, sometimes I would meet a girl of the same age as me. Lisa was never active, but she was always very sweet and nice. In the 5th grade she came to my class.

She was absent a lot , and one day I had the courage to ask why. She told me she was sick, and she explained she wore a wig because her medicine made her lose her hair. We left it at that. Anytime Lisa came to class--seldom--I would hang around with her on the playground.

I received much ridicule from my friends for this because they thought I was ignoring them for Lisa. My family education taught me to be nice, and I felt Lisa's needs were much more important than others I knew.

It had been months since Lisa was in our class, and one day our teacher was crying. She explained Lisa died the day before and would no longer be our classmate. She told us Lisa had fought a battle with cancer for years.

I was shocked. Lisa never spoke of her illness as if it could kill her. Well, all these years I have kept Lisa in my mind and heart. When I go through the important events in my life, I think of Lisa.

I've had a strong wish recently to find her mother and father. I'd like to tell them that though they never met me, their daughter had a sweet effect on my life. I have no idea what her parents' first names are. I write to your column and hope you can point me in the right direction.

Lisa was such a lovely girl. Maybe her parents would be comforted by the fact that after all these years they are not the only ones who remember her.

1. Lisa
2. her medicine
3. Lisa died
4. No
5. She had cancer
6. months
7. Lisa's mother and father.
8. Yes
9. shocked
10. a wig

Numbered questions:
1. Who came to the author's class in fifth grade?
2. Why was she losing her hair?
3. Why was the teacher crying?
4. Were their friends accepting of the attention they were showing Lisa?
5. Why was Lisa sick?
6. How long did Lisa miss class before the teacher learned she died?
7. Who is the author searching for?
8. Did Lisa have a positive effect on the author's life?
9. How did he feel when he learned that Lisa died?
10. What did Lisa wear because of her hair loss?

Q: Located at a varying distance no closer than 33 million miles from the earth, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan.

1. 33 million miles
2. the fourth planet from the Sun
3. Yes
4. No
5. Mercury
6. Yes
7. 5261 Eureka
8. Yes
9. valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps
10. Yes
11. two
12. small and irregularly shaped
13. Yes
14. Red
15. reddish iron oxide
16. Yes
17. Olympus Mons
18. Yes
19. largest in the Solar System
20. smooth
21. the northern hemisphere

Numbered questions:
1. What is the distance between the earth and mars?
2. How close is it mars to the sun?
3. Is it a small planet?
4. Is the the smallest of all the planets?
5. Which planet is the smallest?
6. Does mars have trojans?
7. Name one.
8. Does mars have similarities to earth?
9. What type of similarities?
10. Does mars have moons?
11. How many?
12. What do they look like?
13. Can mars be seen without a telescope?
14. What color is mars?
15. What gives it this color?
16. Does mars have volcanoes?
17. Name one.
18. Is it big?
19. How big?
20. What is the texture of the Borealis basin?
21. Where is it located?