question: I spent last weekend with my grandma and grandpa. I love them very much! I always look forward to visiting them! They always do fun things with me. Last weekend, we went to the zoo together. I saw a great big elephant. It had a long nose. My grandpa and I played a game to see who could be the most like an elephant. We stomped around a lot and made trumpeting noises. I won! Grandma looked on and laughed. I saw a monkeys too! The monkeys swung through the trees. They even made monkey noises! Grandma wanted to take a picture of me with the monkeys, but I was too busy pretending I was monkey to stand still. After we left the zoo, I went home. We had dinner together. Then, my grandma read me a story and tucked me into bed. I had a great time with my grandparents. I love them a lot. I always look forward to visiting them.
1. Who did they spend last weekend with?
2. Do they like going to see them?
3. Where did they go last?
4. What large animal did they see?
5. Who played a game pretending to be the animal?
6. What did they do?
7. How did his grandmother react?
8. What animal did they see in the trees?
9. What were they doing?
10. Who wanted to take photos?
11. and did he?
12. Where did they go when they left?
13. Who read him a story?
14. and what did she do next?
15. Did he have a good time seeing his grandparents?
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answer: 1. grandma and grandpa
2. yes
3. the zoo
4. an elephant
5. My grandpa and I
6. stomped around a lot and made trumpeting noises
7. She laughed
8. monkeys
9. making monkey noises
10. Grandma
11. no
12. home
13. grandma
14. tucked me into bed
15. yes


question: CHAPTER III 

THE DOINGS OF A NIGHT 

As luck would have it, William Philander Tubbs just then occupied a tent alone, his two tent-mates being on guard duty for two hours as was the custom during encampment. 

The aristocratic cadet lay flat on his back, with his face and throat well exposed. 

"Now, be careful, Sam, or you'll wake him up," whispered Tom. 

One cadet held a candle, while Sam and Tom blackened the face of the sleeping victim of the joke. The burnt cork was in excellent condition and soon William Philander looked for all the world like a coal-black darkey. 

"Py chimanatics, he could go on der stage py a nigger minstrel company," was Hans Mueller's comment. 

"Makes almost a better nigger than he does a white man," said Tom, dryly. 

"Wait a minute till I fix up his coat for him," said Fred Garrison, and turned the garment inside out. 

A moment later all of the cadets withdrew, leaving the tent in total darkness. Then one stuck his head in through the flap. 

"Hi, there, Private Tubbs!" he called out. "Wake up!" 

"What--ah--what's the mattah?" drawled the aristocratic cadet, sleepily. 

"Captain Putnam wants you to report to him or to Mr. Strong at once," went on the cadet outside, in a heavy, assumed voice. 

"Wants me to report?" questioned Tubbs, sitting up in astonishment. 

"Yes, and at once. Hurry up, for it's very important." 

"Well, this is assuredly strange," murmured William Philander to himself. "Wonder what is up?" 
1. what did Tom whisper to Sam?
2. what did William use to cover his face?
3. when everyone left was the tent dark?
4. how did they wake up William?
5. did he use a heavy voice?
6. what color was Tubbs face
7. where were his tent-mates?
8. was Tubbs aristocratic?
9. what did they do to his coat?
10. did William know why he was awoken?
11. how was he laying initially?
12. was his face covered?
13. what about his throat?
14. how long is guard duty?
15. is that normal amount of time?
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answer: 1. be careful
2. unknown
3. yes
4. called out "Wake up!"
5. yes
6. black
7. on guard duty
8. yes
9. turned it inside out.
10. no
11. flat on his back
12. no
13. no
14. two hours
15. yes


question: CHAPTER XVIII. 

A CYCLONE. 

"WHAT on earth is it all about?" Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done. "Why, there is not a breath of wind. Is it all done for practice, do you think?" 

Jim shook his head. "I expect we are going to have one of those cyclones Mr. Timmins was speaking about the other day, though I don't see any signs of it, except the queer colour of the sky. I expect the glass must have been going down very fast. There is the captain popping into his cabin again. Well, he is not long about it," he added, as Captain Murchison hurried out again and spoke to Mr. Timmins, who immediately gave the order, "Furl mizzen and main topsails! Lower down the fore-staysail!" 

"Well, there can't be more to do now," Jack said, when the order was carried out, "unless we set to work to set them all again." 

"Look, Jack!" Arthur Hill said, grasping his arm and pointing away on the starboard beam. 

A wall of black mist seemed to hang upon the horizon, rising momentarily higher and higher. 

"The squall is coming, lads!" the captain shouted. "When it strikes her hold on for your lives. Carpenter, put a man with an axe at each of the weather-shrouds. We may have to cut away before we have done with it." 

All eyes were now turned towards the bank of cloud, which was rising with extraordinary rapidity. Small portions of the upper line seemed at times to be torn off and to rush ahead of the main body, and then to disappear, suddenly blown into fragments. A low moaning sound was heard, and a line of white could be made out at the foot of the cloud-bank. The water around the ship was still as smooth as glass, though there was a slight swell, which swayed her to and fro, and caused the shrouds and blocks to rattle. 
1. Were they on a ship?
2. What was the captains name?
3. What was headed their way?
4. Who is giving the orders?
5. What did he order?
6. What was on the starboard side?
7. Was it the cyclone?
8. What was it doing?
9. What did the skipper yell?
10. What did he order of Carpenter
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answer:
1. yes
2. Murchison
3. cyclones
4. Mr. Timmins
5. "Furl mizzen and main topsails! Lower down the fore-staysail!"
6. A wall of black mist
7. yes
8. rising momentarily higher and higher
9. "The squall is coming, lads!
10. put a man with an axe at each of the weather-shrouds. We may have to cut away before we have done with it."