Problem: CHAPTER FORTY-SIX 

IN WHICH MISS PECKSNIFF MAKES LOVE, MR JONAS MAKES WRATH, MRS GAMP MAKES TEA, AND MR CHUFFEY MAKES BUSINESS 

On the next day's official duties coming to a close, Tom hurried home without losing any time by the way; and after dinner and a short rest sallied out again, accompanied by Ruth, to pay his projected visit to Todgers's. Tom took Ruth with him, not only because it was a great pleasure to him to have her for his companion whenever he could, but because he wished her to cherish and comfort poor Merry; which she, for her own part (having heard the wretched history of that young wife from Tom), was all eagerness to do. 

'She was so glad to see me,' said Tom, 'that I am sure she will be glad to see you. Your sympathy is certain to be much more delicate and acceptable than mine.' 

'I am very far from being certain of that, Tom,' she replied; 'and indeed you do yourself an injustice. Indeed you do. But I hope she may like me, Tom.' 

'Oh, she is sure to do that!' cried Tom, confidently. 

'What a number of friends I should have, if everybody was of your way of thinking. Shouldn't I, Tom, dear?' said his little sister pinching him upon the cheek. 

Tom laughed, and said that with reference to this particular case he had no doubt at all of finding a disciple in Merry. 'For you women,' said Tom, 'you women, my dear, are so kind, and in your kindness have such nice perception; you know so well how to be affectionate and full of solicitude without appearing to be; your gentleness of feeling is like your touch so light and easy, that the one enables you to deal with wounds of the mind as tenderly as the other enables you to deal with wounds of the body. You are such--' 
1. Who returned to his house in a hurry?
2. did he remain there all evening?
3. what did he do before he set out again?
4. did he go back out by himself?
5. who went along with him?
6. who were they going to visit?
7. what is Tom and Ruth's relationship?
8. are they visiting a particular person at their destination?
9. and who is that?
10. Is Ruth sure Merry will like her?
11. what does her brother believe?
12. Why does he believe Merry will be happy to see Ruth?
Answer: 1. Tom
2. No
3. Ate dinner and had  a short rest
4. No
5. Ruth
6. Todgers
7. Siblings
8. Yes
9. Merry
10. No
11. She is sure to like her
12. Ruth has kindness and nice perception

Problem: Several years ago, Kevin Stephan, then aged 11, was playing baseball when a player accidentally hit him with a bat. Kevin fell down and his heart stopped. Penny Brown, the mother of another player, was watching the game.Penny usually worked in the evenings as a nurse, but luckily that evening she wasn't working. Penny ran to helped Kevin and saved his life. Nearly seven years later, Kevin was washing up in the kitchen of the Hillview Restaurant in Buffalo, New York State. Normally, 18-year-old Kevin had school in the afternoon, but that week there were exams and he didn't have any class. At about 2 p.m., Penny Brown was having lunch with her family in the restaurant. She was eating when some food got stuck in her throat. She was very frightened because she couldn't breathe. Kevin was a volunteer firefighter in his free time and he ran to help. A waitress tried to help her, but the food was still stuck in Penny's throat. Kevin pulled his hands quickly into her stomach and saved Penny's life. He didn't know it was Penny, but his mother, Lorraine Stephan, was also having lunch in the restaurant. She realized that Penny was the woman who saved Kevin's life, seven years before, at the baseball game. Both Penny and Kevin were completely amazed by the coincidence !
1. What did Penny Brown do for a living?
2. Who's life did she save?
3. How old was he then?
4. Why did he fall down?
5. What happened when he fell down?
6. Where was Kevin washing up years later?
7. How old was he then?
8. Why wasn't he in school?
9. What did he volunteer at in his free time?
10. Who else was having lunch with her family there?
11. What happened to her?
12. Who tried helping at first?
13. Did Kevin know who he was helping?
14. Was his mother's name Tonya Stephan?
15. What was it?
16. How many years ago did Penny save Kevin's life?
17. Where was that?
18. What did Kevin do to save Penny?
Answer: 1. she was a nurse
2. Kevin Stephan
3. 11
4. a player hit him with a bat.
5. his heart stopped.
6. in the kitchen of the Hillview Restaurant
7. 18
8. there were exams and he didn't have any class
9. as a firefighter
10. Penny Brown
11. some food got stuck in her throat
12. A waitress
13. no
14. no
15. Lorraine Stephan
16. seven
17. at the baseball game
18. he pulled his hands quickly into her stomach

Problem: I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. .
1. What's my name?
2. Where do I work?
3. What do I do there?
4. Where did Alice go this year?
5. How many times?
6. In what month?
7. When did she return?
8. Who did she hope would visit?
9. Why?
10. When was her girl arriving?
11. How did that make her feel?
12. Was I happy about that?
13. What did I do?
14. When?
15. Where?
16. Did she sit in front?
17. Why not?
18. Who else went there?
19. Did they ignore her?
Answer:
1. Marie
2. nursing home
3. look after the old people.
4. to hospital
5. twice
6. this year
7. In November
8. her daughter
9. she wanted to be with her family
10. after Christmas
11. very sad
12. no
13. I took her to a candlelight service
14. On Christmas Eve
15. the church in her old neighborhood
16. no
17. so people could see her
18. Her friends
19. no