Question: Problem: Alexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester,Connecticut on January 18, 1996,the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday,Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma,a type of childhood cancer. 

On her first birthday, the doctors informed Alex's parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later,Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents' request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments. 

By her second birthday,Alex was able to stand up with leg braces .She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficulties, until the shocking discovery within the next year that her tumors had started growing again. In the year 2000,the day after her fourth birthday,Alex received a stem cell transplant and informed her mother,"When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand. " She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to "help other kids,like they helped me.,,True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $ 2,000 for "her hospital, 

People from all over the world,moved by her story,held their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004,Alex passed away at the age of 8,knowing that,with the help of others,she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex's family--including brothers Patrick,Eddie,and Joey--and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation .
1. Who was born on the 18th of Jan?
2. Where was she born?
3. What sickness did she have?
4. How old was she?
5. How old was she when she was able to move vertically?
6. What year did she got a brain assist?
7. Did she make a lemonaide front?
8. How much currency was achieved?
9. How old was she when she died?
10. What time of year?
Answer: 1. Alexandra Scott
2. Manchester,Connecticut
3. neuroblastoma
4. almost one
5. Two
6. 2000
7. Yes
8. $2,000
9. Eight
10. August

Q: Derek was sad. He was playing in the school yard at recess and a girl in his class was being mean to him. Her name was Sandy. Sandy was best friends with Alexis. Alexis was nice to Derek, but Sandy kept being mean. Sandy kicked dirt at Derek and called him mean names. Alexis felt bad that her friend was so nasty to Derek. Derek knew that Sandy did not like him, so he sat down in the school yard with a big frown. All of a sudden, a stranger walked up to Derek and asked him if he wanted some rock sugar candy. He told Derek he had lots of sugar rock candy in his car in the parking lot. Derek remembered his parents telling him never to talk to strangers, so he started running away from the man. Sandy and Alexis were on the jungle gym and they saw Derek running from the stranger. They went to tell their teacher, Mrs. Mustard, who was still inside the classroom. Sandy and Alexis came into the classroom screaming for help. Derek ran into the classroom right after the girls. Mrs. Mustard looked out into the recess yard, but the stranger was gone. Jenny, Mrs. Mustard's helper, called the police to report what had happened.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was being mean to Derek?
2. What did she do?
3. Did he stay by himself?
4. What did he do for the rest of the break?
5. Was he with anyone?
6. Who?
7. Was it a new friend?
8. What did he do?
9. Did he take it?
10. Did the stranger leave?
A: 1. Sandy
2. Sandy kicked dirt at Derek
3. unknown
4. he sat down
5. yes
6. a stranger
7. no
8. Offered Derek candy
9. no
10. yes

Problem: CHAPTER VIII 

A MYSTERIOUS LETTER 

In the morning mail Gus Plum received a letter postmarked London which he read with much interest. Then he called on Dave. 

"I've just received a letter I want you to read," he said. "It is from Nick Jasniff, and he mentions you." And he handed over the communication. 

It was a long rambling epistle, upbraiding Plum roundly for "having gone back on him," as Jasniff put it. The writer said he was now "doing Europe" and having a good time generally. One portion of the letter read as follows: 

"The authorities needn't look for me, for they will never find me. I struck a soft thing over here and am about seventy pounds to the good. Tell Dave Porter I could tell him something he would like to hear--about his folks--but I am not going to do it. I don't think he'll meet that father of his just yet, or that pretty sister of his either. She'd be all right if she didn't have such a lunkhead of a brother. Tell him that some day I'll square up with him and put him in a bigger hole than he got me into. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have to stay away as I'm doing--not but what I'm having a good time--better than grinding away at Oak Hall." 

As may be imagined, Dave read this letter with even greater interest than had Gus Plum. What was said about his father and sister mystified him. 
1. Who sent the letter?
2. Who did he write to?
3. Who else was mentioned in it?
4. Did he read the letter?
5. Did he find it interesting?
6. Did it interest him even more than the intended recipient?
7. Why?
8. Where is the sender of the letter?
9. Is he having good time there?
10. Is he hiding from someone?
11. Was his appearance changed?
12. Who else did he mention in the letter?
13. Did he think highly of Dave?
Answer:
Answer: 1. Nick Jasniff
2. Gus Plum
3. Dave
4. yes
5. yes
6. Yes
7. He could tell him something he wants to hear
8. London
9. Kinda
10. Yes
11. unknown
12. dave's sister
13. no