Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work,plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.

Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.

But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn't hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. "No! Not you! " his girlfriend screamed after him.

She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.

It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.

Lisa thought she'd been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.

Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time. "I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die." she explained. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was ariving for thanksgiving?
2. how old was frank?
3. what was his girlfriends name?
4. Who did frank tell the story of what happened to?
5. How long was frank and jennifers train ride down town?
6. What were the couple discussing before they heard a scream?
7. How far did he run tword the tracks?
8. How far was the train from the station when he saw the light coming and felt the tracks?
9. What was thought when the woman saw someone holding her purse?
10. What was she givin to stop the bleeding
Answer: 1. Lisa's parents
2. 43
3. Jennifer
4. an officer
5. 40 minutes
6. a house they were thinking of buying
7. 40 feet
8. about 20 seconds
9. She thought she'd been robbed
10. a man's shirt

Problem: CHAPTER XXX

THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!

"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.

"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."

"That is true, but we can't leave this poor chap here. He might die for the want of care," came from Tom.

"We'll take him along," said Dick. "Come, lift him up."

As carefully as they could they lifted the unconscious form up and bore it to where the rowboat was lying. Soon all were on board, and while Tom did his best to revive Bostwick, Dick and old Jerry bent their back to the oars, pulling as they had seldom pulled before.

The beach in front of the house was almost gained when they heard a shot ring out, followed by several others.

"Just as I feared!" groaned Dick. "Lesher and the others have begun the attack!"

"Then we'll have to be careful how we land," said old Jerry. "If we aint, we may run right into 'em!"

There was no moon, but the stars shone brightly, so the beach line was dimly visible in the distance. Standing up in the bow, Tom saw a flash of fire from the jungle below the house, and heard the crack of a firearm. Then he saw some dark forms running along the beach.

"Our party is making for the cave!" he cried. "We had better turn in that direction."
1. Who was loaded on the boat unconscious?
2. What kind of boat was it?
3. Did everyone get in it?
4. Who tried to wake Botwick?
5. Who rowed the boat?
6. Were they rowing harder than they were used to?
7. Who wanted to hurry back to the house?
8. What did he want to do there?
9. About what?
10. Who was afraid to leave Bostwick there?
11. What did he think could happen to him?
12. Who decided they should carry him with them?
13. When they'd almost reached the house, what did they hear?
14. Were there more after that one?
15. Who did Dick think it was?
16. What did he think they had done?
17. Did they have any moonlight?
18. Could they see the beach line?
19. Who was standing in the front of the boat?
20. Where did he say everyone was running to?
Answer: 1. Bostwick.
2. a rowboat
3. Yes
4. Tom
5. Dick and old Jerry
6. Yes
7. old Jerry
8. warn the cap'n
9. what Lesher and his crowd intend to do.
10. Tom.
11. might die
12. Dick
13. the crack of a firearm.
14. no
15. Lesher and the others
16. begun the attack
17. no
18. yes
19. Tom
20. the cave

question: October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes,it caused the largest business damage in Texas's history.The worst thing is Hanna's destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy,Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers.Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.

Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools,restaurants,retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing,and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.

Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston,Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not,Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl,she was an orphan,but was taken in by her stepmom,Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane,Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There,she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.
1. What is the temporary housing called?
2. Where is it located?
3. Is it in Austin?
4. Where then?
5. What was the tragedy that promptated these accomidatios?
6. When did this happen?
7. Was anyone unaccounted for?
8. How many?
9. Who was reunited?
10. How long of an absence?
11. Was Houston hardest hit?
12. Who had it worse?
13. How many households were left with out lights?
14. Are all the education centers open in Galveston?
15. When was the semester supposed to start?
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answer:
1. Clara Barton Village
2. Alamo Elementary School
3. no
4. Galveston,Texas.
5. Hurricane Hanna
6. October 21
7. yes
8. Hundreds
9. Paula Reed and Antonia Flores
10. 30 years
11. no
12. Galveston
13. 2.15 million
14. no
15. November 13