 
 <prompt> text: ```Read di tori and ansa di kweshons.

CHAPTER XVI 

SOMETHING ABOUT A CANE 

But if Koswell and Larkspur dey guilty, dem dey keep quiet well well about am, and di Rover boys no fit prove anything against dem. Di bill for di cut-up tire come reach Dick, and e pay am. 

Di college talk na mostly about football now, and one day dem post notice say all candidates wey wan join di big eleven suppose register for di gymnasium. 

"I think say I go put my name down," Tom talk.

"And I go do di same," Dick reply, "but I dey doubt if we go get chance, since dem no sabi anything about our playing abilities here."

Dem get about thirty candidates, including thirteen wey don play for di big team before. But two of dis candidates dey behind for their studies, and dem need to comot dem, by order of di faculty.

"That one leave full eleven of old players anyway," Sam talk. "Not much hope for una," e add for hin brothers.

"Dem go do plenty shifting; every college team dey do am," Dick talk; and e dey correct. After plenty scrub work and general assessment of di different candidates, four of di old players comot, while anoda person go siddon for di substitutes' bench.

Na now e remain question between nine of di new candidates, and after anoda tryout Dick enter as guard, as e don show exceptional fitness for that position. Tom enter di substitutes' bench, wey be something, if no be much. Then practice start well well, because di college wan play match against Roxley, anoda college, on Saturday, wey dey ten days from now.

1. How many candidates dey?
2. How many don get experience before?
3. How many dem comot?
4. Why?
5. Wia dem dey register?
6. Dick think say dem get chance?
7. Why e no think so?
8. Wetin e talk say all teams dey do?
9. How many of di old players dem comot?
10. One become substitute?
11. How many new potential players e reach?
12. Tom select?
13. Wetin e end up dey do for di team?
14. Dick select, too?
15. Wetin position e get?
16. E be like say e dey perfect for that position?
17. Who pay for torn up tire?
18. Who fit dey guilty, but dem no dey talk anything about am?
19. Who fail to prove dem guilty of anything?
20. Who be di first football game go dey against?``` <response>: ```1. about thirty
2. thirteen
3. two
4. dem dey behind for studies
5. di gymnasium
6. no
7. dem no sabi anything about their playing abilities
8. plenty shifting
9. four
10. yes
11. nine
12. yes
13. substitute
14. yes
15. guard
16. yes
17. Dick
18. Koswell and Larkspur
19. di Rover boys
20. Roxley``` 