 
 <prompt> ```CHAPTER II 

DAVE PORTER'S PAST 

"Wetin una tink about dis, guys?" Roger ask, as e finish read di letter. 

"I no dey surprise," Dave answer. "Now wey Merwell see say e no fit show face for where dem sabi am, e go dey vex well well for mind." 

"I bin think say e fit change, but I guess I dey wrong," Phil talk. "Abeg, we gats dey shine our eye well well for am like wetin Buster talk." 

"We no dey responsible for im wahala," Roger reply. "E put himself for trouble." 

"Na true, Roger. But, all di same, person like Link Merwell go always dey blame another person,--and for dis matter e dey blame us. I dey fear say e go cause kasala for us--if e get chance," Dave conclude, seriously. 

And now, while di three friends dey busy read their letters again, make I introduce dem more specifically pass wetin I don do already. 

Dave Porter na typical American pikin, wey don grow well well, and e don graduate from Oak Hall, one high-class preparatory school for boys wey dey for one of our eastern States. 

When e be small pikin, dem find Dave dey waka near di railway tracks close to di small village of Crumville. E no fit talk who e be, nor where e come from, and since nobody claim am, dem carry am go di local poor-house. Na there one old college professor, Caspar Potts, see am and give am house. 

For Crumville dey live one rich jewelry manufacturer wey dem dey call Oliver Wadsworth, wey get one pikin wey dem dey call Jessie. One day di Wadsworth motor catch fire and Jessie dey danger to burn to death, when Dave rush go save am. For dis Mr. Wadsworth dey very grateful, and when e hear say Dave dey live with Mr. Potts, wey don be one of im teachers for college, e make di man and di pikin come live with am. 

Answers to the questions:

1. Dave live for poor-house as pikin.
2. Dem find am near di railway tracks for Crumville.
3. Dave family no dey find am.
4. Dave go live with Mr. Potts.
5. Mr. Potts give am house.
6. Oliver Wadsworth na rich jewelry manufacturer.
7. E dey live for Crumville.
8. E get pikin.
9. E sabi Mr. Potts.
10. Na through college.
11. Yes, Dave brave.``` <response>: ```1. E no dey clear but dem find am for Crumville?
2. dey waka near di railway tracks
3. no
4. to stay with Caspar Potts
5. lecturer for college
6. person wey dey make jewelry wey get money
7. Crumville
8. yes
9. yes
10. Na one of im lecturers for college
11. yes``` 