Q: CHAPTER XIII

DORA, GRACE AND NELLIE

That Tad Sobber was in a thorough rage was easily to be seen. His eyes were full of hate and he looked ready to fly at Tom and tear him to pieces.

All of the boys expected to see a great fight, and some backed away from the landing, to give the contestants more room.

But before anything could be done Dick leaped to the front and barred the bully's further progress.

"Stop it, Sobber," he said quietly but firmly.

"Get out of my way, Dick Rover!" roared the bully. "This is none of your affair."

"Then I'll make it my affair," answered the eldest Rover boy. "You shall not attack my brother here."

"Don't worry, Dick--I can take care of him," put in Tom, undauntedly, and doubled up his fists. "Maybe he'd like to go down stairs again and smash some more dishes."

"Not when John Fly am carryin' dem," put in the colored waiter, who stood looking at the wreckage with a sober face. "I don't want no moah such knockovers, I don't!" And he shook his woolly head decidedly.

The noise had summoned numerous cadets to the scene, and now George Strong, the head teacher, appeared.

"What is the trouble here?" he demanded.

For the moment nobody answered him, and he gazed in wonderment at the broken dishes and the scattered food.

"Been a accident, sah," said John Fly. "Dat young gen'man dun fall down de stairs an' knock me ober, tray an' all, sah."

Answer the following questions:
1. Was Tad in a good mood?
2. Who was he upset with?
3. What were the boys hoping to see?
4. Did they scoot in closer to get a better view?
5. Did Tad have a good reason to be angry?
6. What did Dick do?
7. Did he yell at Tad?
8. Who is Tom?
9. Who is John Fly?
10. Who interrupted the chaos?
11. What was his job?
12. was Tom afraid of Tad?
13. Was Dick the youngest brother?
14. Who answered George
15. Was he honest?
16. What is this chapter called?
17. Were any of them mentioned in this story?
A: 1. no
2. Tom
3. a fight
4. no
5. no
6. Dick stopped the bully
7. no
8. the brother of Dick
9. a waiter
10. George Strong
11. head teacher
12. no
13. no
14. John Fly
15. no
16. DORA, GRACE AND NELLIE
17. no

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The University of Maryland, College Park (often referred to as the University of Maryland, Maryland, UM, UMD, UMCP, or College Park) is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the university is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. With a fall 2010 enrollment of more than 37,000 students, over 100 undergraduate majors, and 120 graduate programs, Maryland is the largest university in the state and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and competes in athletics as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The University of Maryland's proximity to the nation's capital has resulted in research partnerships with the Federal government. Members of the faculty receive research funding and institutional support from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The operating budget of the University of Maryland during the 2009 fiscal year was projected to be approximately $1.531 billion. For the same fiscal year, the University of Maryland received a total of $518 million in research funding, surpassing its 2008 mark by $118 million. As of December 12, 2012, the university's "Great Expectations" campaign had exceeded $1 billion in private donations.

1. what school is discussed here
2. where is it located
3. what state
4. what else is it known as
5. when was it founded
6. how many were enrolled in 2010
7. how many undergraduate majors are there
8. how many graduate programs
9. is it the largest in the state
10. what is it a member of
11. is it close to the capital
12. what has resulted because of this
13. do agencies give faculty funding for things
14. which ones
15. how much does it cost to keep their doors open
16. how much did they receive in 2012 in private donations
17. what was the name of their campaign then
18. did they receive more funding in 2008 oR 2009

Numbered answers:

A: 1. The University of Maryland, College Park
2. in the city of College Park
3. Maryland
4. the University of Maryland
5. 1856
6. more than 37,000 students
7. over 100
8. 120
9. Yes
10. the Association of American Universities
11. Yes
12. research partnerships with the Federal government
13. Yes
14. the National Institutes of Health, and NASA
15. in 2009 it projected that it needed $1.531 billion
16. more than $1 billion
17. Great Expectations
18. 2009

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.

TELLS OF DARK AND THREATENING CLOUDS, AND WAR.

The exigencies of our somewhat acrobatic tale require, at this point, that we should make a considerable bound. We shall beg the obliging reader to leap with us into the year 1834.

Hans Marais, moustached, bearded, bronzed, and in the prime of life, sits at the door of a cottage recently built close to that of his father. Beside him sits his wife--formerly Miss Gertrude Brook, and now as sweet and pretty a young woman as you would find in a month's ride through a country where sweet pretty women were, and still are, very numerous in proportion to the population.

Whether it was that Hans was timid, or Gertie shy, we cannot tell, but somehow it is only three months since they began their united career, and Hans considers himself to have married rather "late in life." Gertie, being now twenty-six, begins to think herself quite an old woman. It is evident, however, that this ancient couple wear well, and are sufficiently happy--if we may presume to judge from appearances.

"Gertie," said Hans, patting the fingers which handed him his big Dutch pipe, "I fear that my father is determined to go."

"Do you think so?" said Gertie, while a sad expression chased the sunshine from her face.

"Yes, he says he cannot stand the treatment we Cape-Dutchmen receive from the British Government, and that he means to give up his farm, take his waggons and goods, and treck away to the north, with the friends who are already preparing to go, in search of free lands in the wilderness where the Union Jack does not fly."

1. What year is it?
2. Who is the male character?
3. Does he have facial hair?
4. What color is he?
5. What kind of house does he have??
6. Does he have a wife?
7. Are pretty women easy to come by?
8. How long has it been since they started their career
9. How old is Gertie?
10. Is the couple happy?
11. What ethnicity are the characters?
12. Yes. Was did Gertie hand to Hans
13. Did he fear is father leaving?
14. What did Gertie say next?
15. Why is the father thinking about leaving?
16. From whom?
17. Where is he planning on trecking?
18. In search of what?
19. Which country does he not want to be under?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. 1834
2. Hans Marais
3. yes
4. bronzed
5. a cottage
6. yes
7. yes
8. three months
9. , twenty-six
10. yes
11. Cape Dutchman?
12. his big Dutch pipe
13. yes
14. Do you think so?
15. he cannot stand the treatment Cape-Dutchmen receive
16. the British Government
17. away to the north
18. of free lands in the wilderness where the Union Jack does not fly
19. the Union Jack