Q: CHAPTER XIX.

ABOUT THE ROBBERY.

If Ralph had been astonished before, he was doubly so now. He looked from one to another of the men in amazement.

"Do you really think I am one of the thieves?" he gasped.

"It's mighty suspicious," responded Jack Rodman. "You were seen in the neighborhood of the post office to-night, and then this knife business is a clew."

"I don't think Ralph will run away," said Bart Haycock. "I myself think he is innocent."

"Thank you for those words," said the boy. "I am innocent."

"Then you have no objections to our making a search about here," said the constable.

"Not any objection whatever," said Ralph, promptly. "Search where you please."

"I'll help you," said Uriah to the constable.

"Hadn't you better hold me tight?" suggested Ralph, with a sarcasm which was entirely lost on the miserly storekeeper.

"Well, I dunno," hesitated Uriah.

"I will see to it that he doesn't run away," said the blacksmith. "This makes me sick, Ralph," he added, in a low tone. "I know you are as innocent as a babe. That post office was robbed by professionals."

The constable and Uriah knocked on the cottage door and Mrs. Nelson let them in. She was greatly surprised when Jack Rodman declared his errand.

"Ralph is indeed innocent!" she exclaimed. "You may search the premises all you please."

The constable and Uriah took a lamp, and the search began. Every nook and corner of the cottage was gone over, but nothing that looked like what had been taken--money and registered letters--came to light.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who did Jack think was a thief?
2. Who thought he was innocent?
3. Where was Ralph seen tonight?
4. What did the constable want to do?
5. Who was going to help him?
6. What was robbed?
7. Who did the blacksmith think did it?
8. Who lived in the house to be searched?
9. Did she think he did it?
10. Who told her what they wanted to do?
11. Did she say it was ok?
12. What did they use to see by in the search?
13. Did they miss anything in their search?
14. What was taken in the robbery?
15. Did they find any of that?
A: 1. Ralph
2. Bart Haycock
3. in the neighborhood of the post office
4. making a search
5. Uriah
6. post office
7. professionals
8. Mrs. Nelson
9. no
10. Jack
11. yes
12. a lamp
13. no
14. money and registered letters
15. no

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The room had a high ceiling and white walls. The lunch was in the center of the room on a stand. The hamster was the first to see the lunch and ran over to it. "What a delicious lunch," he said, "I wish there was something for me to eat it with!"

The hamster heard a noise in the corner and jumped up to look and see what it was. It was piggy. "Why do you need something to eat it with?" Piggy asked, "I roll around in my food and that works out well for me."

"I was taught better manners than that," said the hamster, "I would at least like to find a fork to eat with."

"I've heard they have forks in the farmhouse," said Piggy. "The farmers and their kids eat with them all the time. If you want, you can climb on my back and we can make a trip to the farmhouse together."

The hamster and Piggy set off on their trip.

1. Was the top of the room low or high?
2. Where was the meal?
3. and what was it on?
4. Was the meal good?
5. what did the pig say he did in his food?
6. What did the hamster want to eat with?
7. Where had the pig heard they had those?
8. and who ate with them?
9. how did he offer to take him there?
10. did they go?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. high
2. the center of the room
3. a stand
4. yes
5. roll around in it
6. a fork
7. in the farmhouse
8. The farmers and their kids
9. on his back
10. yes

Question: Susie woke up early on Saturday morning. She was very happy because her cousin, Mary, was coming to visit today. She was also happy about the new kittens. They were only a few weeks old, and so cute!

Susie ran into the kitchen. Her mother was cooking breakfast.

"I can't wait to show Mary the new kittens," Susie announced to her mother. "Do you think her mother is going to allow her to have one?"

"I don't know," Susie's mom answered. "I hope so. Six kittens - that's too many! I only want to keep two kittens. She is going to be here soon."

Susie hurried through breakfast and ran outside to wait on Mary. She jumped up and down with excitement when she saw a car turn into the driveway. Susie ran toward the car as Mary opened the door.

"We have new kittens," Susie announced with a smile. "Mom says you can take one home."

"Can I Mommy, please," Mary asked her mother.

"I need to think about it," said Mary's mother.

"Come on!" Susie said and ran toward the barn where the kittens were. Mary ran after her.

Mary and Susie played with the kittens all day. 1. What did Susie do?
2. When?
3. How did she feel?
4. Why?
5. And why else?
6. How old were they?
7. Where did she go?
8. And who did she see there?
9. And what was she doing?
10. How many kittens were there?
11. And how many did she want to keep?
12. Where did Susie then run?
13. Why?
14. Was she excited?
15. Where did the girls run?
16. And what did they do?
17. For how long? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. woke up
2. early on Saturday morning
3. very happy
4. because her cousin, Mary, was coming to visit today
5. about the new kittens
6. only a few weeks old
7. the kitchen
8. Her mother
9. cooking breakfast.
10. Six
11. two
12. outside
13. to wait on Mary
14. Yes
15. toward the barn where the kittens were
16. played with the kittens
17. all day

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Hannah was so sad! If she had one wish, it would be that she was well enough to go outside and play. The storm last night had brought a lot of snow, she could see it through the window. The snow caused everything to twinkle and shine, like it was colored with a marker made of glitter. What a way to start Christmas break, with the flu making her stuck on the sofa under a blanket. Hannah's brother was getting ready to go outside and enjoy the snow. He put on his jacket and put her hat on his head. He had to wiggle his gloves out of his pocket, but he was nice and warm. From the sofa, Hannah watched her brother play in the snow with his friends and throw snowballs. Her brother tossed a stone at the pond and it broke through the ice with a splash.

1. Who is sad?
2. Is she an only child?
3. What siblings does she have?
4. What does she wish to do?
5. What makes outside fun today?
6. When did it come in?
7. What did her brother put on?
8. What did those make him?
9. What did he do?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Hannah.
2. No.
3. A brother.
4. To be well enough to go outside and play.
5. Snow.
6. Last night.
7. His jacket and her hat.
8. Nice and warm.
9. Played in the snow with his friends and threw snowballs and tossed a stone at the pond.