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

CHAPTER XXIII 

HOLIDAYS FOR DI FARM 

Almost before dem sabi, di mid-winter holidays don land, and di Rover boys waka go house to enjoy Christmas and New Year. For dia way, dem stop for some stores for Ithaca, where dem buy some Christmas presents. Some of dem dem mail for di post-office. Dick send one fine book give Dora, and Tom and Sam send books give Grace and Nellie. Di boys join bodi give Mrs. Stanhope and Mrs. Laning one stick pin each, and dem send Mr. Laning one necktie. Captain Putnam no dey forget, and dem also remember George Strong. Di rest of di things wey dem buy, dem carry go house, for sharing there. 

Some other students follow dem reach Ithaca, and for there di crowd chop dinner for one of di hotels,--di same place where Tom once play hin big joke on Josiah Crabtree. 

"By the way, who sabi anything about Nick Pell?" ask one of di students, while dem dey chop. 

"E don carry am go hin house for di city," George Granbury answer. 

"E dey better?" Dick ask. 

"Dem talk say e dey better some days, but some other times e dey worse. Di poison somehow affect hin mind." 

"Wetin terrible thing wey fit happen," di eldest Rover talk, and then e shiver as e think wetin fit don happen if di snake bite am. 

"Any news about Tad Sobber?" ask another cadet. E look each of di others, but all shake their heads. 

1. Which sick person dem dey talk about?
2. Wia dem carry am go?
3. According to who?
4. Wetin happen to am?
5. E don fully recover?
6. Wetin part of am dey mess up?
7. E dey ever get good times?
8. E dey live for urban or rural environment?
9. Wetin time of di year e be?
10. Dem wey dey talk, dem be businessmen?
11. Wetin come happen?
12. Who dey go house for di holiday?
13. Wia dem stop?
14. To do wetin?
15. Dem be di only ones wey dey there?
16. Dem buy anybody cloth as present?
17. Wetin e be?
18. For who?
19. How many people dey get reading material as presents?
20. Dem mail every single thing wey dem buy?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. Nick Pell
2. go im house
3. George Granbury
4. Snake bite am.
5. no
6. im mind
7. yes
8. urban
9. mid-winter
10. no
11. students
12. the Rover boys
13. for Ithaca
14. to buy plenty Christmas presents.
15. no
16. yes
17. necktie
18. Mr. Laning
19. Three
20. no``` 