Q: CHAPTER XVIII: The Hunter Loses His Temper

The hunter, hidden near the pond of Paddy the Beaver, chuckled silently. That is to say, he laughed without making any sound. The hunter thought the warning of Mr. and Mrs. Quack by Sammy Jay was a great joke on Reddy. To tell the truth, he was very much pleased. As you know, he wanted those Ducks himself. He suspected that they would stay in that little pond for some days, and he planned to return there and shoot them after he had got Lightfoot the Deer. He wanted to get Lightfoot first, and he knew that to shoot at anything else might spoil his chance of getting a shot at Lightfoot.

"Sammy Jay did me a good turn," thought the hunter, "although he doesn't know it. Reddy Fox certainly would have caught one of those Ducks had Sammy not come along just when he did. It would have been a shame to have had one of them caught by that Fox. I mean to get one, and I hope both of them, myself."

Now when you come to think of it, it would have been a far greater shame for the hunter to have killed Mr. and Mrs. Quack than for Reddy Fox to have done so. Reddy was hunting them because he was hungry. The hunter would have shot them for sport. He didn't need them. He had plenty of other food. Reddy Fox doesn't kill just for the pleasure of killing.

1. The hunter
2. Sammy Jay
3. no
4. Reddy Fox would have caught a Duck
5. he wanted both himself
6. no
7. near the pond
8. Paddy the Beaver
9. no
10. for some days
11. no
12. he planned to shoot them
13. no
14. Lightfoot
15. a Deer
16. because he knew that to shoot at anything else might spoil his chance of getting a shot at Lightfoot
17. no
18. for sport.
19. yes
20. because he was hungry

Numbered questions:
1. Who wants to kill something?
2. Who does he think did him good?
3. Did he realize this?
4. What would have happened if Sam hadn't been there?
5. Why didn't he want one gotten?
6. Did he laugh loudly?
7. Where was he?
8. Whose pond?
9. Was he out in the open?
10. How long did he believe the ducks would stick around?
11. Was he going to knife them?
12. Then what?
13. Are those the only animals he was going to murder?
14. Who else then?
15. What kind of animal was that?
16. Why did he want that one first?
17. Was he murdering them for survival?
18. Then why?
19. So he already had sustenance?
20. Why would the fox have murdered them?

Q: (CNN) -- Inter Milan spurned the chance to close the gap on Italian league leaders Juventus after they had to rely on a late own goal to salvage a point at home to Cagliari.

Andrea Stramaccioni's side could have pulled to within three points of the Serie A champions had they beaten Cagliari but despite taking the lead they were thankful to Davide Astori for putting through his own net with eight minutes remaining.

Rodrigo Palacio had given Inter the lead after just ten minutes when he nodded home a cross from Antonio Cassano.

But just before halftime Italian striker Marco Sau grabbed the first of his two goals when he fired Andrea Cossu's cross into the bottom corner.

Inter's Argentinean forward Diego Miltio squandered a glorious chance to restore Inter's lead when he hit Yuto Nagatomo's pass over the bar from six yards with the goal gaping.

It was to prove a costly miss as Sau got his second on 66 minutes, turning home the loose ball after Mauricio Pinilla's overhead kick cannoned back off the upright.

But Cagliari couldn't hold on for their first league win at the San Siro since 1995 as Astori fired into his own net when attempting to clear a cross.

Stramaccioni was sent to the stands for his complaints after the referee turned down a penalty appeal as Andrea Ranocchia was fouled but despite intense pressure in the closing minutes Inter couldn't find a winner.

Elsewhere, two goals from Alberto Aquilani helped Fiorentina to a 4-1 victory over Atalanta as they moved into third while Udinese and Parma drew 2-2.

1. just before halftime
2. Andrea Cossu's
3. 66 minutes
4. Inter Milan
5. Juventus
6. Astori
7. Davide
8. Mauricio Pinilla's
9. Stramaccioni
10. yes
11. Andrea Ranocchia
12. no
13. Alberto Aquilani
14. Atalanta
15. 4-1

Numbered questions:
1. When did Marco Sau get the first of his two goals?
2. Whose cross did he hit into the bottom corner?
3. At what minute marker did Sau get his second?
4. Who failed to close the gap on the Italian league leaders?
5. Who were the Italian league leaders at that time?
6. Who put through his own net with eight minutes left?
7. What is his first name?
8. Whose overhead kick went back off?
9. Who was told to go to the stands for his complaining?
10. Did a referee reject a penalty appeal before this took place?
11. Who was fouled amid pressures in the game?
12. Did Inter locate a winner?
13. What is the last name of the player who scored two goals to gain Fiorentina a victory?
14. Who did Fiorentina beat?
15. What was the final score for that game?

Q: CHAPTER IX.

GOING TO OSTIA.

While Rollo was at Rome, he made the acquaintance of a boy named Copley. Copley was an English boy, and he was about a year older than Rollo. Rollo first saw him at the door of the hotel, as he, Copley, was dismounting from his horse, on his return from a ride which he had been taking into the country. He had been attended on his ride by a servant man named Thomas. Thomas dismounted from his horse first, and held the bridle of Copley's horse while Copley dismounted.

"There!" said Copley, walking off with a very grand air, and leaving his horse in Thomas's hands; "take the horse, Thomas, and never bring me such an animal as that again. Next time I ride I shall take Jessie."

"But Mr. William has forbidden me to give you Jessie," said Thomas. "He says she is not safe."

"It's none of his business," said Copley. "He thinks, because he is a little older than I am, and because he is married,--though he has not been married much more than a month,--that he has a right to order me about just as he pleases. And I am determined not to submit to it--would you?"

These last words were addressed to Rollo. Copley had been advancing towards the door of the hotel, while he had been speaking, and had now just reached the step where Rollo was standing.

"Who is he?" asked Rollo. "Who is William?"

"He is my brother," said Copley; "but that has nothing to do with it."

1. Copley
2. Rollo
3. Rome
4. older
5. no
6. William, Copley's brother
7. younger
8. yes
9. no
10. as walking off with a very grand air

Numbered questions:
1. Who was the English boy?
2. Whose acquaintance did he make?
3. Where did they meet?
4. Was the English youth older or younger?
5. Was it a riding instructor who denied the mare?
6. What was he?
7. Was the sibling denier older or younger?
8. Is the sibling who denied the mare single?
9. Was the way that the English youth walked described as purposeful?
10. What was it described as?