Question: CHAPTER VII 

_Old Granny Fox Tries a New Plan_ 

Old Granny Fox kept thinking about Danny Meadow Mouse. She knew that he was fat, and it made her mouth water every time she thought of him. She made up her mind that she must and would have him. She knew that Danny had been very, very much frightened when she and Reddy Fox had tried so hard to catch him by plunging down through the snow into his little tunnels after him, and she felt pretty sure that he wouldn't go far away from the old fence-post, in the hollow of which he was snug and safe. 

Old Granny Fox is very smart. "Danny Meadow Mouse won't put his nose out of that old fence-post for a day or two. Then he'll get tired of staying inside all the time, and he'll peep out of one of his little round doorways to see if the way is clear. If he doesn't see any danger, he'll come out and run around on top of the snow to get some of the seeds in the tops of the tall grasses that stick out through the snow. If nothing frightens him, he'll keep going, a little farther and a little farther from that old fence-post. I must see to it that Danny Meadow Mouse isn't frightened for a few days." So said old Granny Fox to herself, as she lay under a hemlock tree, studying how she could best get the next meal. 

Then she called Reddy Fox to her and forbade him to go down on the meadows until she should tell him he might. Reddy grumbled and mumbled and didn't see why he shouldn't go where he pleased, but he didn't dare disobey. You see he had a sore foot. He had hurt it on a wire barb when he was plunging through the snow after Danny Meadow Mouse, and now he had to run on three legs. That meant that he must depend upon Granny Fox to help him get enough to eat. So Reddy didn't dare to disobey.  1. What kind of animal is Granny?
2. And Danny ?
3. What happened when she thought about him?
4. What did she decide to do?
5. Had she attempted to take him before?
6. With whom?
7. How did they do it?
8. Into what?
9. Who made the tunnels?
10. Where did Granny think Danny would be near? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. A fox
2. Mouse
3. it made her mouth water
4. Figure out how she could eat him
5. Yes
6. Reddy Fox
7. plunging down through the snow
8. Tunnels
9. Danny
10. old fence-post


Question: CHAPTER XXIV 

GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL 

When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary. 

"You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said. "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room." 

"Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?" George asked. 

"I wasn't sure it would go in; there's rather a lot of it," Edgar explained, with a smile. 

George entered the granary and stopped, astonished, when he saw the great pile of bags. 

"Is all of that the new seed?" he asked incredulously. 

"Every bag," said Edgar, watching him. 

George's face reddened. He was stirred by mixed emotions: relief, gratitude, and a feeling of confusion he could not analyze. 

"Grant must have sent the whole carload!" he broke out. 

"As a matter of fact, he sent most of it. Grierson and I hauled it in; and a tough job we had of it." 

"And you took it all, without protesting or sending me word?" 

"Yes," said Edgar coolly; "that's precisely what I did. You need the stuff; Grant meant you to have it, and I didn't want to offend him." 

"I suppose you have some idea what that seed is worth?" 

"I dare say I could guess. Our people at home once experimented with some American seed potatoes at three shillings each. But aren't you putting the matter on a rather low plane?"  1. Who feels grateful?
2. What chapter is this?
3. Where did George return from?
4. Who did he meet on his return?
5. Where did Edgar take him?
6. What might George take a look at?
7. Who sent him the seeds?
8. Were the bags in a pile?
9. What amount must Grant have sent?
10. Was it a tough job to haul it in? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. George's face reddened. He was stirred by mixed emotions: relief, gratitude,
2. unknown
3. he returned from Winnipeg
4. Edgar
5. the barn
6. all of that the new seed
7. the seed Grant sent
8. Every bag,
9. must have sent the whole carload
10. it was  tough job


Question: Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Its origins are often attributed to the philosophers William James, John Dewey, and Charles Sanders Peirce. Peirce later described it in his pragmatic maxim: "Consider the practical effects of the objects of your conception. Then, your conception of those effects is the whole of your conception of the object." 

Pragmatism considers thought an instrument or tool for prediction, problem solving and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics—such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science—are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes. The philosophy of pragmatism "emphasizes the practical application of ideas by acting on them to actually test them in human experiences". Pragmatism focuses on a "changing universe rather than an unchanging one as the Idealists, Realists and Thomists had claimed". 

Pragmatism as a philosophical movement began in the United States in the 1870s. Charles Sanders Peirce (and his Pragmatic Maxim) is given credit for its development, along with later twentieth century contributors, William James and John Dewey. Its direction was determined by The Metaphysical Club members Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and Chauncey Wright, as well as John Dewey and George Herbert Mead. 1. What is an instrument for prediction?
2. What uses these ideas?
3. Who used this school of thought?
4. who else?
5. and?
6. What is a philosophical topic?
7. Another?
8. And?
9. How about another?
10. When did this movement start? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Thought.
2. Pragmatists
3. Charles Sanders Peirce
4. William James
5. John Dewey.
6. The nature of knowledge.
7. Language.
8. Concepts.
9. Meaning.
10. 1870s.