Question:
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Washington (CNN) -- Sen. John Cornyn, welcome to the club. 

The two-term Texas lawmaker is now the seventh Republican Senator up for re-election next year to face a primary challenge from his right. 

That club also includes the top Republican in the chamber, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Pat Roberts of Kansas. 

If this seems like deja vu all over again, it is. 

Since the birth of the tea party movement in 2009, primary challenges from the right have made major headlines, and have hurt the GOP's efforts in the last two elections in their attempts win back control of the Senate from the Democrats. 

"Republicans effectively gave away five Senate seats the last two cycles because of candidates who weren't capable of winning in November," said Brian Walsh, who served as communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which provides support, advice and funding to Republican candidates, during the 2010 and 2012 cycles. 

Dems defending 21 seats 

With Democrats holding a 55-45 majority in the Senate but defending 21 of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs in the 2014 midterms, the GOP has another opportunity to try and retake the chamber. 

But Walsh said that he doesn't see a repeat of what occurred in recent years even though a majority of Republican Senators running for re-election are facing primary challenges. 

"With the exception of perhaps Georgia, it's difficult to see that repeat itself even with the large number of primaries because many are not serious at this point. But Republicans have a tremendous opportunity to win back control of the Senate next year and it's a critical reminder to Republican primary voters that candidate quality matters," he told CNN. 
1. Where is John Cornyn from?
2. How many terms has he served?
3. Is he up for re-election?
4. Along with how many others?
5. What is his position?
6. Which party is he associated wtih?
7. Who else is running?
8. Where is he from?
9. Who else?
10. From where?
11. Who is from South Carolna?
12. Name one other?
13. From where?
14. When did the tea party movement begin?
15. How may seats did the Republicans give away?
16. Why?
17. Who holds the majority in the Senate?
18. How many of each party?
19. Do Republicans have a chance to win back control?
20. What do voters need to be reminded of?

Numbered answers:
1. Texas
2. Two
3. yes
4. Seven
5. Senator
6. Republican
7. Where is he from?
8. Kentucky
9. Lamar Alexander
10. Tennessee,
11. Lindsey Graham
12. Pat Roberts
13. Kansas.
14. 2009
15. Five
16. because of candidates who weren't capable of winning in November,
17. Democrats
18. 55-45
19. Yes
20. that candidate quality matters


Question:
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Gia was new in the neighborhood. She really wanted to meet some new friends. She was lonely and tired of playing with her toys all by herself. Her mother told her that the best way to meet new friends was to go somewhere where other kids are at. She remembered seeing a park on the corner when they were moving in. She asked her mother if she could go to the park. Her mother walked her down the street to the park. When Gia got to the park she was not happy. There was no one there. She sat on a swing and looked at the ground. It seemed like this was going to be another lonely day. Gia heard a noise and looked up. There was a girl coming down the hill. She smiled, but she was a little scared. What if she wasn't nice? That would make her sad. Gia was so happy when the girl walked up and said, "Hi, my name is Julie. What's yours?"
1. Who was new?
2. How was she feeling?
3. Who did she get advice from?
4. What advice did she give?
5. Did she know of anywhere kids hung out?
6. where?
7. Where is that?
8. Had she ever seen kids there?
9. So did she go there?
10. Did she go alone?
11. Who went with her?
12. Did the trip to there fix her problems?
13. Why not immediately?
14. So how did it get better?
15. What did she do before the girl got there?
16. Did she worry about anything when the girl showed up?
17. What did she worry about?
18. What was the other girl's name?

Numbered answers:
1. Gia
2. lonely
3. Her mother
4. the best way to meet new friends was to go somewhere where other kids are at
5. yes
6. a park
7. on the corner
8. when they were moving in she did
9. yes
10. No
11. Her mother
12. Eventually but not immediately
13. When she got there no one was there?
14. Another girl eventually came to the park.
15. sat on a swing
16. yes
17. What if she wasn't nice?
18. Julie


Question:
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CHAPTER VIII 

Mrs Tom Mackenzie's Dinner Party 

Mrs Tom was ever so gracious on the arrival of her sister-in-law, but even in her graciousness there was something which seemed to Margaret to tell of her dislike. Near relatives, when they are on good terms with each other, are not gracious. Now, Mrs Tom, though she was ever so gracious, was by no means cordial. Susanna, however, was delighted to see her aunt, and Margaret, when she felt the girl's arms round her neck, declared to herself that that should suffice for her,--that should be her love, and it should be enough. If indeed, in after years, she could make Jack love her too, that would be better still. Then her mind went to work upon a little marriage scheme that would in due time make a baronet's wife of Susanna. It would not suit her to become Lady Ball, but it might suit Susanna. 

"We are going to have a little dinner party to-day," said Mrs Tom. 

"A dinner party!" said Margaret. "I didn't look for that, Sarah." 

"Perhaps I ought not to call it a party, for there are only one or two coming. There's Dr Slumpy and his wife; I don't know whether you ever met Dr Slumpy. He has attended us for ever so long; and there is Miss Colza, a great friend of mine. Mademoiselle Colza I ought to call her, because her father was a Portuguese. Only as she never saw him, we call her Miss. And there's Mr Rubb,--Samuel Rubb, junior. I think you met him at Littlebath." 
1. Who announced they were going to have a dinner party?
2. What was she gracious about?
3. Who was able to pick up her dislike?
4. Who was happy to see her aunt?
5. How many were coming to the party?
6. Who was one of them?
7. Who was another?
8. Where was her father from?
9. What was Mr. Rubb's first name?
10. What chapter is this?
11. What's the title of it?
12. Was Mrs Tom cordial?
13. Who might it suit to be Lady Ball?
14. Was Dr Slumpy their doctor for a long time?
15. And what was Miss Colza considered?
16. What kind of a friend was she though of as?
17. Was Samuel Rubb, Samuel Rubb Sr?
18. What was he?
19. Why were they supposed to call Miss Colza, Mademoiselle Colza?
20. Why do they call her Miss instead?


Numbered answers:
1. Mrs Tom.
2. The arrival of her sister-in-law
3. Margaret
4. Susanna
5. Three.
6. Dr. Slumpy.
7. Miss Colza
8. Portugal
9. Samuel
10. VIII
11. Mrs Tom Mackenzie's Dinner Party
12. No.
13. Susanna.
14. Yes.
15. Mademoiselle Colza
16. A great friend
17. No.
18. Junior
19. Her father was Portuguese.
20. She never saw him