Catch - up , that is . It 's such an interesting concept . I resent it in any academic context , but in a social way , it 's oddly ... satisfying . I caught up with a friend who is possibly the oldest true friend I have or had ?

OPTIONS:
- They had n't gotten to speak to thier oldest friend in a long time .
- They had just gotten over a disagreement with each other .
- The author finds catch - up satisfying , and wants to save it for special occassions .
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: Why did they need to catch - up with thier friend ?

They had n't gotten to speak to thier oldest friend in a long time .

We were trying to think of what to do when Sarah suggested we go to her pool . Her pool had a slide , 2 diving boards , and were really deep . I did n't think my mom was going to let me go but she did supprisingly .

OPTIONS:
- Sarah has a cool mom .
- Sarah has a cool gym .
- None of the above choices .
- The narrator was n't expecting to get to go .
Answer the following question: Why was the narrator happy to go to Sarah 's ?

The narrator was n't expecting to get to go .

We were with four generations of the Nies family , from Jay 's grandmother to seven of his nieces and nephews . By the end of the afternoon I was almost completely silent ; I was just too overwhelmed to say much of anything . Daniel did a little better and so we were n't too rude ; I let him do our talking .

OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- It was just the narrator , and their nephews .
- They were only related to the grandmother and none of the others .
- None of them were as this was not the narrator 's family .
Answer the following question: How many of the people in the family were the family of the narrator ?

None of them were as this was not the narrator 's family .

And then we went to gymnastics . They had Olympic week and all the kids did some sort of tribute to it . In Cameron 's class they had a mini - Olympics of their own and the kids got to run a marathon around the gym , perform on the balance beams ( earning a 10 if they did n't fall off and a 9 if they did , lol ) , and long jump into the foam pit .

OPTIONS:
- In order to qualify for the olympics
- They can only award 9 and 10 for the long jump
- That is how long it took to do the marathon
- To encourage the children even if they made a mistake
Answer the following question: Why were the awards 9 and 10 ?
To encourage the children even if they made a mistake