question: CHAPTER IX

THE SMITING OF AMON

That evening I sat ill at ease in my work-chamber in Seti's palace, making pretence to write, I who felt that great evils threatened my lord the Prince, and knew not what to do to turn them from him. The door opened, and old Pambasa the chamberlain appeared and addressed me by my new titles, saying that the Hebrew lady Merapi, who had been my nurse in sickness, wished to speak with me. Presently she came and stood before me.

"Scribe Ana," she said, "I have but just seen my uncle Jabez, who has come, or been sent, with a message to me," and she hesitated.

"Why was he sent, Lady? To bring you news of Laban?"

"Not so. Laban has fled away and none know where he is, and Jabez has only escaped much trouble as the uncle of a traitress by undertaking this mission."

"What is the mission?"

"To pray me, if I would save myself from death and the vengeance of God, to work upon the heart of his Highness, which I know not how to do----"

"Yet I think you might find means, Merapi."

"----save through you, his friend and counsellor," she went on, turning away her face. "Jabez has learned that it is in the mind of Pharaoh utterly to destroy the people of Israel."

"How does he know that, Merapi?"

"I cannot say, but I think all the Hebrews know. I knew it myself though none had told me. He has learned also that this cannot be done under the law of Egypt unless the Prince who is heir to the throne and of full age consents. Now I am come to pray you to pray the Prince not to consent."
1. Where am I?
2. Where at?
3. Who comes in?
4. Who is he?
5. Who wants to enter?
6. Who was?
7. Who has she been speaking to?
8. Who arrived with information?
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answer: 1. my work-chamber
2. Seti's palace
3. Pambasa
4. the chamberlain
5. lady Merapi
6. the nurse in sickness
7. Ana
8. uncle Jabez

CHAPTER 21

Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation of some Difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all

The agitation she had undergone, rendered Kate Nickleby unable to resume her duties at the dressmaker's for three days, at the expiration of which interval she betook herself at the accustomed hour, and with languid steps, to the temple of fashion where Madame Mantalini reigned paramount and supreme.

The ill-will of Miss Knag had lost nothing of its virulence in the interval. The young ladies still scrupulously shrunk from all companionship with their denounced associate; and when that exemplary female arrived a few minutes afterwards, she was at no pains to conceal the displeasure with which she regarded Kate's return.

'Upon my word!' said Miss Knag, as the satellites flocked round, to relieve her of her bonnet and shawl; 'I should have thought some people would have had spirit enough to stop away altogether, when they know what an incumbrance their presence is to right-minded persons. But it's a queer world; oh! it's a queer world!'

Miss Knag, having passed this comment on the world, in the tone in which most people do pass comments on the world when they are out of temper, that is to say, as if they by no means belonged to it, concluded by heaving a sigh, wherewith she seemed meekly to compassionate the wickedness of mankind.

The attendants were not slow to echo the sigh, and Miss Knag was apparently on the eve of favouring them with some further moral reflections, when the voice of Madame Mantalini, conveyed through the speaking-tube, ordered Miss Nickleby upstairs to assist in the arrangement of the show-room; a distinction which caused Miss Knag to toss her head so much, and bite her lips so hard, that her powers of conversation were, for the time, annihilated. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was Kate Nickleby's profession?
2. How long was she out of work?
3. Due to what?
4. Who was the boss of the business?
5. Who made rude comments about Kate?
6. Was she happy that Kate was back to work?
7. Where did Madame Mantalini order Nickleby to go after returning to work?
8. To do what?
9. In the organization of what?
10. Was Miss Knag happy about that?
11. What phsyical signs did she show?
12. Did she do anything with her mouth?
13. What?
14. Did she say anything to protest?
15. Did any of the other employees stand up for Kate?
Answer: 1. dressmaker
2. three days
3. agitation
4. Madame Mantalini
5. Miss Knag
6. no
7. upstairs
8. to assist
9. the show-room;
10. no
11. she tossed her head
12. yes
13. bit her lips
14. noi
15. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith , and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with his father.

However, Edward was _ a blacksmith. Although he has an athletic body, he didn't have strong arms like his father, and he felt dizzy in the heat of the smithy. When he tried to find alternative employment, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.

One day, he went for an interview at a solictior's office. The job was a runner, taking documents from the office to other offices in the city. The solicitor was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided against employing him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"

Bitterly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a tram to take him back to the suburb where his father's smithy was. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand .

"Excuse me, son?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"

For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so delighted with his new assistant's honesty, that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.

In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, tobacco,confectionery and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Eventually, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.

Edward became very rich, so he employed a tutor to teach him to read and write. The tutor was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you'd been able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.

"Yes!" said Edward. "I could have run myself to exhaustion delivering documents for a solicitor!" 1. Who was offered a job?
2. Because he did what?
3. What occupation did he try to get before that?
4. Did he get it?
5. Why not?
6. How would that impact the work?
7. Was he relieved he didn't get it?
8. How about right after?
9. How did he feel?
10. Did he help sell other stuff for the guy who hired him?
11. Like what?
12. How many stores did they end up having?
13. In only one town?
14. Where then?
15. What had his dad done for a living?
16. Was he good at helping his dad?
17. Why not?
18. How many brothers did he have?
19. What were his parents' names?
20. Did his stores end up going bankrupt?
numbered_answers:
1. Edward
2. sold newspapers
3. a runner
4. No
5. he couldn't read or write
6. he couldn't deliver if he couldn't read the addresses
7. Yes, later on.
8. No
9. Bitterly disappointed
10. Yes
11. newspapers, tobacco,confectionery and other goods
12. 25
13. No
14. three cities
15. making horseshoes
16. No
17. he didn't have strong arms
18. none
19. Herbert and Dora Sims
20. No