question: CHAPTER VII.

Something between a hindrance and a help. WORDSWORTH.

Etheldred awoke long before time for getting up, and lay pondering over her visions. Margaret had sympathised, and therefore they did not seem entirely aerial. To earn money by writing was her favourite plan, and she called her various romances in turn before her memory, to judge which might be brought down to sober pen and ink. She considered till it became not too unreasonably early to get up. It was dark, but there was a little light close to the window: she had no writing-paper, but she would interline her old exercise-book. Down she ran, and crouching in the school-room window-seat, she wrote on in a trance of eager composition, till Norman called her, as he went to school, to help him to find a book.

This done, she went up to visit Margaret, to tell her the story, and consult her. But this was not so easy. She found Margaret with little Daisy lying by her, and Tom sitting by the fire over his Latin.

"Oh, Ethel, good-morning, dear! you are come just in time."

"To take baby?" said Ethel, as the child was fretting a little.

"Yes, thank you, she has been very good, but she was tired of lying here, and I can't move her about," said Margaret.

"Oh, Margaret, I have such a plan," said Ethel, as she walked about with little Gertrude; but Tom interrupted.

"Margaret, will you see if I can say my lesson?" and the thumbed Latin grammar came across her just as Dr. May's door opened, and he came in exclaiming, "Latin grammar! Margaret, this is really too much for you. Good-morning, my dears. Ha! Tommy, take your book away, my boy. You must not inflict that on sister now. There's your regular master, Richard, in my room, if it is fit for his ears yet. What, the little one here too?"
1. Which section is this?
2. Who woke up early?
3. What did she do when she woke up?
4. Who was sympathetic?
5. What was her preferred plan?
6. What subject did she think about?
7. Until what time did she ponder this?
8. Where did she run to?
9. Who interrupted her writing?
10. What did he want?
11. What did she do after?
12. What would she do with her?
13. Who was with Margaret?
14. Was Margaret happy to see Ethel?
15. What did she want Ethel to do?
16. What is the baby's name?
17. What news did Ethel give Margaret?
18. Who broke up their conversation?
19. What did he want?
20. Who arrived and stopped the lesson?
21. What did he say to Tom?
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answer: 1. Chapter VII
2. Etheldred
3. Pondered ger visions
4. Margaret
5. to earn money by writing
6. her past romances
7. until there was a little light
8. the school room
9. Norman
10. a book
11. visit margaret
12. concult
13. Daisy and Tom
14. yes
15. Take the baby
16. Daisy
17. she had a plan
18. Tom
19. to practice his latin lesson
20. Dr. May
21. Take your book away

question: CHAPTER XXIV

JESSIE STRIKES.

It was the afternoon before Vane's departure for the north, and Evelyn, sitting alone for the time being in Mrs. Nairn's drawing-room, felt disturbed by the thought of it. She sympathised with his object, but she supposed there was a certain risk attached to the journey, and that troubled her. In addition to this there was another point on which she was not altogether pleased. She had twice seen Vane acknowledge a bow from a very pretty girl whose general appearance suggested that she did not belong to Evelyn's own walk of life, and that very morning she had noticed him crossing a street in the young woman's company. Vane, as it happened, had met Kitty Blake by accident and had asked her to accompany him on a visit to Celia.

Evelyn did not think she was of a jealous disposition, and jealousy appeared irrational in the case of a man whom she had dismissed as a suitor; but the thing rankled in her mind. While she considered it, Jessie Horsfield entered the room.

"I'm here by invitation, to join Vane's other old friends in giving him a good send-off," she explained.

Evelyn noticed that Jessie laid some stress upon her acquaintance with Vane, and wondered if she had any motive for doing so.

"I suppose you have known him for some time," she said.

"Oh, yes," was the careless answer. "My brother was one of the first to take him up when he came to Vancouver."
1. Where Vane is going?
2. Where is Evelyn?
3. Whose?
4. Was she by herself?
5. Was she in good mood?
6. Did she think the journey would be risky?
7. Did it bother her?
8. Does she have another reason for not to be happy?
9. Who did she see greeted Vane?
10. How many times she saw that?
11. Was the girl good looking?
12. Was she of the same social class as hers?
13. When she saw him with her?
14. Where?
15. Where they were going?
16. Did Evelyn ever reject him?
17. Who appeared while she was thinking these?
18. Why he came?
19. Did she think he knew him?
20. Where his brother saw him?
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answer: 1. The north
2. In a drawing-room.
3. Mrs. Nairn's
4. Yes
5. Not really.
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. Kitty Blake
10. She saw him twice acknowledge a bow
11. Yes
12. No
13. That morning
14. On the street
15. to visit Celia
16. Yes
17. Jessie Horsfield
18. To give him a send off
19. Yes
20. Vancouver

question: Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn't do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life. As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs. Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous, like Coco Less and Jacky Cheung. Jay released his first album in 2000 and soon he got quite popular. Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesn't speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others.
1. What is this person good at?
2. Anything else?
3. What was his name?
4. When was he born?
5. Where at?
6. What did he enjoy as a young one?
7. How did his mom react?
8. At what age?
9. Why did folks like he would be unsuccessful?
10. Was he a social butterfly?
11. What did he do after being a writer or songs?
12. What year?
13. Did it bomb?
14. Did he used to write for other folks?
15. Like who?
16. Anyone else?
17. How long did he do this?
18. What is his status now?
19. Has that broken him out of his shell?
20. What does his fandom enjoy about him?
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answer:
1. playing the piano
2. writing songs
3. Jay Chou
4. January 18, 1979
5. Taiwan, China
6. music
7. she sent him to learn the piano
8. three years old
9. he didn't do well in study
10. no
11. released his first album
12. 2000
13. no
14. yes
15. Coco Less
16. Jacky Cheung
17. For two years.
18. He is one of the most famous singers in Asia.
19. no
20. He is really good at music and never follows others.