question: CHAPTER II 

JIM'S GUESTS 

After breakfast next morning Jim and his friends went out on the terrace. The tide was full and the woods across the bay looked like islands. A line of white surf marked the edge of the marsh, which ran back, broken by winding creeks, to the foot of the rising ground. Sometimes a gleam of sunshine touched the lonely flats and they flashed into luminous green, silver, and yellow. Then the color faded and the light moving on forced up for a few moments the rugged blue hills against their misty background. The landscape had not the sharp distinctness common in Canada; it was dim and marked by an elusive charm. 

Jim began to think about Evelyn. She was somehow like the country. Her charm was strong but not obtrusive. One could not, so to speak, realize Evelyn at a glance; she was marked by subtle refinements and delicacies that one rather felt than saw. Her English reserve was fascinating, because it hinted at the reward one might get if one could break it down. Carrie, too, was thinking about Evelyn, Mrs. Winter was sewing, and Jake occupied himself by cleaning an old pipe. 

"It's some time since we broke camp on the telegraph line," Carrie remarked. "Do you find having nothing to do comes easy, Jim?" 

"I don't expect to be idle long. It's prudent to consider before you begin to move." 

Carrie felt that Jim was getting English. He had, of course, been to McGill, but since they reached the Old Country he was dropping his Western colloquialisms. She thought it significant that he did so unconsciously. 
1. Where did Jim go?
2. Was he alone?
3. Who was with him?
4. Who were they thinking of?
5. When were they on the terrace?
6. What country were they in?
7. Where were the woods?
8. What did they look like?
9. Who was cleaning something?
10. What was he cleaning?
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answer: 1. out on the terrace
2. no
3. his friends
4. Evelyn.
5. After breakfast next morning
6. the Old Country
7. across the bay
8. islands.
9. Jake
10. an old pipe.

A pub /pʌb/, or public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public. It is a drinking establishment in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New England. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community. The writings of Samuel Pepys describe the pub as the heart of England. 

The history of pubs can be traced back to Roman taverns, through the Anglo-Saxon alehouse to the development of the modern tied house system in the 19th century. 

Historically, pubs have been socially and culturally distinct from cafés, bars and German beer halls. Most pubs offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks. Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass to obscure the clientele from the street but from the 1990s onwards, there has been a move towards clear glass, in keeping with brighter interiors. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does a public house sell?
2. to who?
3. What is described as the heart of England?
4. what is the pub considered to the community?
5. Are pubs and bars the same?
6. What do they offer?
7. Do they have windows?
8. what do they look like?
9. why?
10. Has that changed recently?
11. when?
12. What changed then?
13. why?
14. Where is the history of pubs traced back to?
15. what was the name of the ale house?
16. Who wrote about the heart of england?
Answer: 1. alcohol
2. public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public
3. the pub
4. focal point
5. No
6. range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks.
7. Yes
8. frosted glass
9. to obscure the clientele from the street
10. Yes
11. the 1990s
12. move towards clear glass
13. in keeping with brighter interiors.
14. Roman taverns
15. Anglo-Saxon
16. Samuel Pepys

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CBC Canada , CTV News A group of Canadian kids are spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by covering warm clothes around light poles for the city's homeless people to pick up and use. _ was such an unusual sight that locals stopped to take pictures to share on social media . Every year, Tara Atkins-Smith collects warm clothes from her community in order to help the less lucky. This year, since the family was traveling to Halifax with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8thbirthday Tara thought it was the perfect time to teach the chidren a valuable life lesson. The kids spent time handing out coats to the homeless and tied the rest around light poles for others to pick up. Each of the clothes had a tag that read, "I am not lost. If you are caught in the cold, please take me to keep warm. " According to Tara, the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people, who have to brave the cold winter on the streets. "When we got back in the car after an hour on the street, they were all freezing cold and crying for the heater to be on because they were cold , " she said. By next morning, all the jackets, gloves, and scarves on the poles were gone. Photos of the inspriring project have been shared about 8, 000 times on Facebook, and have got over10,000 likes. Tara, who did something similar in Toronto in December last year, says she's already planning next year's coat drive. She hopes that the meaningful thing can spread around the world, and she also wants to add $5 fast food gift card so that the homeless people can also enjoy a hot meal. "We've got help from others when we were in need, and we knew how great it made us feel," said Zackary Atkins, Tara's husband. 1. Who collects warm clothes yearly?
2. Whose birthday was it?
3. How old was she?
4. How many kids were with her?
5. What did they hand out to the less fortunate?
6. What did they do with the rest?
7. Were the coats lost?
8. How long before they got back in the vehicle?
9. Were they burning up?
10. Were any clothes left on the poles when the sun came up?
11. Did take photos of the clothes hanging there?
12. How many people liked them on Facebook?
13. Is Tara planning to do it again next year?
14. Does she want to be the only one doing it?
15. What does she want to add?
16. Why?
17. Who is Tara married to?
18. Where in Nova Scotia did they spread Christmas spirit?
19. Were there tags on the clothes?
20. Who was braving the frigid weather outside?
numbered_answers:
1. A group of Canadian kids
2. Jayda
3. Eight
4. Seven
5. coats
6. tied the rest around light poles
7. no
8. after an hour
9. no
10. no
11. yes, the locals did
12. 10,000
13. yes
14. no
15. $5 fast food gift card
16. so that the homeless people can also enjoy a hot meal.
17. Zackary Atkins
18. Halifax,
19. yes
20. the homeless