Q: CHAPTER XI.

AUNT CATHARINE'S HOME.

The lady sleeps--O may her sleep, As it is lasting, so be deep! Heaven have her in its sacred keep! This bed being changed for one more holy, This room for one more melancholy, Some tomb, that oft hath flung its black And wing-like panels fluttering back, Triumphant o'er the fluttering palls Of her grand family funerals. E. A. POE.

The summer was nearly over, when, one morning at breakfast, Louis surprised his father by a sound, half consternation, half amusement, and handed him a note, containing these words:--

'DEAR F.,--There were three of us last night; there are five this morning. Isabel and the twins are doing well. Heaven knows what is to become of us!

'Yours, J. F.'

'What would you have?' said Lord Ormersfield, calmly. 'The poorer people are, the more children they have!'

He went on with his own letters, while Louis laughed at the enunciation of this inverse ratio; and then took up the note again, to wonder at the tone of anxiety and distress, so unlike James. He went to call on Lady Conway, and was better satisfied to find that James had written in a lively strain to her, as if proud of his little daughters, and resolved not to be pitied. Of this he was in no danger from his sisters-in-law, who looked upon twin-girls as the only blessing needed to complete Isabel's felicity, had devised three dozen names for them, and longed to be invited to Northwold to see them.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the lady doing?
2. Does sleep have another meaning in this story?
3. what?
4. Who wrote a letter?
5. Whatdo poor people have more of?
6. What did Louis give hi sfather?
7. a sound what?
8. What did the note talk about?
9. Who was born?
10. who gave birth?
11. Were they healthy?
12. How many were there before the babies were born?
13. were the babies girls?
14. did they come up with any names?
15. how many?
16. where did they live?
17. Who wished to be invited?
18. What was Louis doing when he surprised his father?
19. what did Louis laugh at?
20. of what?
A: 1. sleeping
2. yes
3. Death
4. Lord Ormersfield,
5. children
6. a sound
7. half consternation
8. A birth
9. twins
10. Isabel
11. yes
12. three
13. twin-girls
14. Yes
15. three dozen
16. Northwold
17. Lord Ormersfield
18. eating breakfast
19. the enunciation
20. this inverse ratio;

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

One day Magneson took a walk in the park. He passed some trees and a pond. In the pond was a duck named George. George's wife was also in the pond. Her name was Nancy.

Magneson walked over to the tree. Nancy flew up into the tree. She wanted to warn Magneson about the killer squirrel who lived inside of the tree. A few years before, the squirrel had thrown a chestnut at George and Nancy's son. He was knocked out, and the squirrel took him away. He was never seen again.

Magneson asked what their son's name was. They said it was Leonard. But Magneson was only making small talk. He didn't believe the story about the killer squirrel. Even if there was one, there were many rocks by the pond that he could throw at the squirrel. He could also hide in the tall grass.

George and Nancy were sorry to see that Magneson wouldn't listen. They flew away, singing a sad song. A short time later, the squirrel came out of the tree and threw a giant walnut at Magneson. No one ever saw Magneson again.

1. who took a walk?
2. where?
3. what did he pass?
4. who was george married to?
5. what were they?
6. how many ducks are in gerorge's family?
7. was magneson a good listener?
8. how would magneson defend himself?
9. what did nancy do for him?
10. when did the squirrel take her child?
11. what was her child called?
12. how did the ducks feel when magneson didn't heed their warning?
13. then what did they do?
14. while doing what?
15. what happened because magneson was a bad listener?
16. after what?
17. where did the squirrel live?
18. what two things did the squirrel throw?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Magneson
2. in the park
3. some trees and a pond
4. Nancy
5. ducks
6. Three
7. no
8. with rocks
9. warn him
10. A few years before
11. Leonard
12. sorry
13. flew away
14. singing a sad song
15. he got taken by the squirrel
16. getting a walnut thrown at him
17. inside of the tree
18. giant walnut and a chestnut

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Sally was looking through her closet for some clothes to wear to the school dance tomorrow night. She had a lot of clothes to look through, but she needed something perfect for the dance, since she would be seen by a lot of other people, and she wanted to stand out from the rest of the girls. There would be a lot of boys there, too. If she looked as nice as she imagined she could, she would have a lot of boys asking her to dance. And she didn't want to dance alone, because that would make her feel sad. But she had to hurry, since it was getting late, and she had to sleep soon. She was so excited, that she barely touched her baked potato she had during suppertime. She also had chicken, some green beans, and corn on the cob.

She came down to four choices for what she could wear to the dance. a pink dress, a green dress, a red dress, and a yellow dress. She tried on each one and looked at herself in the mirror to see how she looked. She chose the yellow dress, because it was the prettiest. After making her choice, she changed into her pajamas and got in bed. She turned the light out and fell asleep. She dreamed about the fun she would have at the dance. Sally smiled as she slept.

1. Who had a dance to go to?
2. So what was she doing?
3. for what?
4. When did she need them by?
5. how did she want her outfit to look for that occasion?
6. why?
7. who did she want to request her as a partner?
8. why?
9. how was she feeling about the upcoming event?
10. How many outfits did she try one?
11. what colors were they?
12. which one did she end up chosing?
13. why?
14. what did she put on after she made her decision?
15. and then what did she do?
16. did she dream?
17. about what?
18. what did she do in her sleep?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Sally
2. looking through her closet
3. clothes to wear
4. tomorrow night
5. perfect
6. she wanted to stand out from the rest of the girls
7. boys
8. she didn't want to dance alone
9. excited
10. Four
11. pink, green, red, and yellow
12. the yellow dress
13. it was the prettiest
14. her pajamas
15. got in bed
16. yes
17. the fun she would have at the dance
18. smiled