question: Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher's explanations . Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald still could not understand it. "Never mind," Donald told himself. "I am quite good at other subjects. I will cheat in the math exam, then I won't be in trouble." "I will sit next to the boy who is best at math," he thought, "and copy down his answers." The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Brain Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Brian's answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them. Then she said, "well, boys and girls. I have decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It's difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, however, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade." "Let them share it," one of the other students said. "I thought about that," the teacher said, "but I decided to give the prize to Brian." Donald was angry when he heard this. He stood up and said. "That's not fair. I got the same grade as Brian." 'That's true." The teacher said." However, Brian's answer to Question 18 was "I don't know," yours was "Neither do I".
1. Did the two students get the same grade
2. Was one of them not good at math
3. Which one
4. Was there one who was good at math
5. Which one
6. Did Donald cheat
7. Did the boys get the highest grade
8. Who got the prize?
9. Who was angry
10. What was Brian's answer to question 18
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answer: 1. yes
2. yes
3. Donald
4. yes
5. Brian Smith
6. yes
7. yes
8. Brian
9. Donald
10. "I don't know"


question: CHAPTER XVIII. 

THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT. 

Unlike most other plants the International Machine Company paid on Monday, and it was on the Monday following his assumption of his new duties that Jimmy had his first clash with Bince. He had been talking with Everett, the cashier, whom, in accordance with his "method," he was studying. From Everett he had learned that it was pay-day and he had asked the cashier to let him see the pay-roll. 

"I don't handle the pay-roll," replied Everett a trifle peevishly. "Shortly after Mr. Bince was made assistant general manager a new rule was promulgated, to the effect that all salaries and wages were to be considered as confidential and that no one but the assistant general manager would handle the pay-rolls. All I know is the amount of the weekly check. He hires and fires everybody and pays everybody." 

"Rather unusual, isn't it?" commented Jimmy. 

"Very," said Everett. "Here's some of us have been with Mr. Compton since Bince was in long clothes, and then he comes in here and says that we are not to be trusted with the pay-roll." 

"Well," said Jimmy, "I shall have to go to him to see it then." 

"He won't show it to you," said Everett. 

"Oh, I guess he will," said Jimmy, and a moment later he knocked at Bince's office door. When Bince saw who it was he turned back to his work with a grunt. 

"I am sorry, Torrance," he said, "but I can't talk with you just now. I'm very busy." 
1. Have some of the people been with the company since Bince was a baby?
2. According to whom?
3. What's the name of the owner of the company?
4. What's the name of the company?
5. What does Bince say people are not to be trusted with?
6. What's his position?
7. Did he make up a new rule?
8. What were wages to now be considered?
9. What's the only thing Everett knows now?
10. Does Bince hire everybody?
11. What else does he do?
12. How often are the checks sent out?
13. What day does IMC pay on?
14. How long has Jimmy been there?
15. Is he at all scared of Bince?
16. What's Jimmy's last name?
17. Does Bince treat him respectfully?
18. Does Everett think Bince will show Jimmy the payroll?
19. What does Bince tell Jimmy when he knocks on his office door?
20. Is he busy or available?
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answer: 1. yes
2. Everett.
3. Mr. Compton
4. International Machine Company
5. pay-roll
6. assistant general manager
7. yes
8. confidential
9. the amount
10. yes
11. fires
12. weekly
13. Monday
14. one week
15. no
16. Torrance
17. no
18. no
19. I am sorry
20. busy


question: The term Carnival is traditionally used in areas with a large Catholic presence. However, the Philippines, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, does not celebrate Carnival anymore since the dissolution of the Manila Carnival after 1939, the last carnival in the country. In historically Lutheran countries, the celebration is known as Fastelavn, and in areas with a high concentration of Anglicans and Methodists, pre-Lenten celebrations, along with penitential observances, occur on Shrove Tuesday. In Eastern Orthodox nations, Maslenitsa is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent. In German-speaking Europe and the Netherlands, the Carnival season traditionally opens on 11/11 (often at 11:11 a.m.). This dates back to celebrations before the Advent season or with harvest celebrations of St. Martin's Day. 

Traditionally a carnival feast was the last opportunity to eat well before the time of food shortage at the end of the winter during which one was limited to the minimum necessary. On what nowadays is called vastenavond (the days before fasting) all the remaining winter stores of lard, butter and meat which were left would be eaten, for it would soon start to rot and decay. The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable. All the food that had survived the winter had to be eaten to assure that everyone was fed enough to survive until the coming spring would provide new food sources.
1. What is a carnival feast?
2. Why would they need to do this?
3. when is there likely to be a shortage?
4. what is vastenavond
5. what types of foods were consumed
6. Which countries celebrate Carnival
7. Do the Phillipines celebrate?
8. When did they stop?
9. What was the last carnival there called?
10. What do Lutheran countries call it?
11. what is Shrove Tuesday?
12. When does the carnival season traditionally start?
13. What does it coincide with?
14. How did they get meat?
15. When did they do that?
16. Why did they have to eat it quickly?
17. When would they get abundant food sources again?
18. Where is the term Carnival most recognized from?
19. Was the Phillipines Catholic
20. What time do people generally start celebrating Carnival
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answer:
1. an opportunity to eat well
2. before a food shortage
3. the end of the winter
4. the days before fasting
5. lard, butter and meat
6. Eastern Orthodox nations
7. no
8. after 1939
9. Manila Carnival
10. Fastelavn
11. unknown
12. on 11/11
13. harvest celebrations
14. slaughtered livestock
15. in November
16. it would rot
17. spring
18. areas with a large Catholic presence
19. yes
20. at 11:11 a.m.