 
 <prompt> text: ```CHAPTER XVIII 

Miss Ophelia's Experiences and Opinions 

Our friend Tom, for him own simple thoughts, dey often compare him own better luck, for the slavery wey e enter, with Joseph for Egypt; and, as time dey go on, and e dey develop more and more under the eye of him master, the strength of the parallel dey increase. 

St. Clare dey lazy and careless with money. Before now, the provision and marketing na Adolph dey do mostly, wey be say, e too careless and extravagant like him master; and, between the two of them, them dey spend money anyhow. For many years, Tom don dey see him master property as him own responsibility, so e dey see with uneasiness wey e no fit hide, the wasteful spending for the house; and, in the quiet, indirect way wey people like am dey learn, e go sometimes give him own suggestions. 

St. Clare first dey use am sometimes; but, as e see say him get sense and good business sense, e begin trust am more and more, till gradually all the marketing and provision for the family na him e dey give. 

"No, no, Adolph," e talk one day, as Adolph dey try to stop the power wey dey pass from him hand; "leave Tom alone. You only sabi wetin you want; Tom sabi cost and come to; and money fit finish one day if we no allow person do am." 

With unlimited trust from a careless master, wey dey give am bill without check am, and dey pocket change without count am, Tom get every opportunity and temptation to steal; but, na only him unshakeable simplicity of nature, wey strong with Christian faith, fit keep am from am. But, to that nature, the trust wey dem give am na guarantee for the most accurate behavior. 

Answer this series of questions:

1. Who was careless with funds?
2. who compared himself to joseph?
3. did he learn as he grow with his master?
4. did he take care of his master's property?
5. who was his master?
6. did he always employ Tom?
7. how often did he do so at first?
8. who tried to protect Tom?
9. did tom steal from st clare?
10. was he a christian?
11. who was employed by st clare before tom?
12. was he careless?
13. did tom take over his job?
14. did tom ever make his own suggestions?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. St. Clare
2. Tom
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. St. Clare
6. No
7. occasionally
8. Adolph
9. No
10. Yes
11. Adolph
12. Yes
13. yes
14. Yes``` 