Question: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

A TRYING ORDEAL--DANGER THREATENS AND FLIGHT AGAIN RESOLVED ON.

When the early birds are singing, and the early mists are scattering, and the early sun is rising to gladden, as with the smile of God, all things with life in earth and sea and sky--then it is that early-rising man goes forth to reap the blessings which his lazy fellow-man fails to appreciate or enjoy.

Among the early risers that morning was our friend Moses. Gifted with an inquiring mind, the negro had proceeded to gratify his propensities by making inquiries of a general nature, and thus had acquired, among other things, the particular information that the river on the banks of which the village stood was full of fish. Now, Moses was an ardent angler.

"I lub fishing," he said one day to Nigel when in a confidential mood; "I can't tell you how much I lub it. Seems to me dat der's nuffin' like it for proggin' a man!"

When Nigel demanded an explanation of what proggin' meant, Moses said he wasn't quite sure. He could "understand t'ings easy enough though he couldn't allers 'splain 'em." On the whole he thought that prog had a compound meaning--it was a combination of poke and pull "wid a flavour ob ticklin' about it," and was rather pleasant.

"You see," he continued, "when a leetle fish plays wid your hook, it progs your intellec' an' tickles up your fancy a leetle. When he grabs you, dat progs your hopes a good deal. When a big fish do de same, dat progs you deeper. An' when a real walloper almost pulls you into de ribber, dat progs your heart up into your t'roat, where it stick till you land him." 1. who likes to wake up early?
2. any one else?
3. who was he?
4. was he inquisitive?
5. what types of questions did he ask?
6. did he learn anything beneficial?
7. what?
8. where were they?
9. was anything near it?
10. what?
11. did Moses like to fish?
12. did he tell anyone that?
13. who? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the early-rising man
2. Moses
3. our friend
4. Yes
5. general ones
6. Yes
7. Where the fish were
8. the river
9. Yes
10. the village
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Nigel

Question: Last Saturday was the best day of Timmy's summer. After waking up at nine and turning on his lamp, Timmy ran downstairs, counting the steps as he always did. There were always seven. At the bottom, he jumped over his dog Lucky who was licking himself clean. Timmy took a bite of toast and a sip of the orange juice his mom Suzie had left on the table for him before running outside to check the mail. Before he made it down the steps, he almost tripped on a big package waiting for him. It was here! Timmy's birthday present from his grandmother Betty had arrived. He brought it into the kitchen, where his dad Ryan was waiting for him with a grin on his face. As Timmy tore into the package, he found the greatest present he could have asked for. It was a huge water gun! Timmy immediately filled it up and ran outside to begin playing. His neighbor Maeby came outside with her water hose after eating her sandwich and the two got in a water fight! Soon, Timmy's dad came outside to play too! He brought 11 water balloons. Soon all five of Timmy's friends were playing in the water with each other. Timmy's water gun was the best toy out there. It worked by winding up the handle before firing the water. Soon it was evening and Timmy's dad was firing up the grill to cook hotdogs and hamburgers for Timmy's friends and their families. 1. When was the best day of Timmy's summer?
2. What time did he wake up?
3. What did he turn on?
4. Did he run downstairs?
5. What did he count while doing so?
6. How many were there?
7. What did he jump over at the bottom?
8. What's its name?
9. What was it doing?
10. Who left him something on the table?
11. What did she leave?
12. Did he eat or drink any of it?
13. How much?
14. What did he almost trip over?
15. Was it for him?
16. Who sent it?
17. Was her name Suzie?
18. Where did he take it. Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Last Saturday
2. nine
3. his lamp
4. Yes
5. the steps
6. seven
7. his dog
8. Lucky
9. licking himself
10. his mom
11. toast and orange juice
12. Yes
13. a bite and a sip
14. a big package
15. Yes
16. his grandmother
17. No
18. into the kitchen

Question: The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's long legal battle began Monday in Florence, Italy, with a retrial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher.

But Knox, 26, who has expressed concern about returning to a country where she spent four years behind bars, was not in court.

Neither was Kercher's family, which said in a statement submitted by their lawyer in court on Monday that they would be following the new trial closely from the United Kingdom.

Knox was convicted in 2009 of murdering Kercher, a 21-year old British exchange student who was found stabbed to death in November 2007 in the villa the two young women rented in the central Italian university town of Perugia.

Family: Amanda Knox won't return to Italy for new trial

The convictions of Knox and her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were overturned in 2011 for "lack of evidence."

After her acquittal, Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle, where she has been living since.

Knox: Sometimes, I can't stop crying

But Italy's Supreme Court decided last year to retry the case, saying the jury that acquitted Knox didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony needed to be answered.

The retrial's opening day Monday was dominated by procedural items. The presiding judge, Alessandro Nencini, read out the facts of the case, including the conviction of Ivory Coast native Rudy Guede for his role in Kercher's murder.

The defense teams asked for several items of evidence to be retested for DNA, and Nencini agreed that a knife found in Sollecito's apartment would be re-examined. The court also agreed to hear testimony from Luciano Aviello, who served time in jail with Sollecito and claims that his brother killed Kercher. 1. Where did Knox's legal battle start?
2. what was she convicted of?
3. What is her home town?
4. When was she convicted?
5. Is she in prison now?
6. Why not?
7. Why did that happen?
8. When was Kercher found stabbed to death?
9. Will she be back in Italy for the retrial?
10. Why not? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Italy
2. killing of her roommate
3. Seattle
4. 2009
5. No
6. The jury acquitted
7. They didn't consider all the evidence.
8. November 2007
9. No
10. Knox has expressed concern about returning.