Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XVII. 

Five minutes later, Tom Thurston entered, and Julia Monson came down to receive HIM, her pique not interfering, and it being rather stylish to be disengaged on the morning of the day when the household was in all the confusion of a premeditated rout. 

{premeditated rout = planned party} 

"This is SO good of you, Miss Monson," said Tom, as he made his bow--I heard it all, being still on the sofa--"This is SO good of you, when your time must have so many demands on it." 

"Not in the least, Mr. Thurston--mamma and the housekeeper have settled every thing, and I am really pleased to see you, as you can give me the history of the new play--" 

"Ah! Miss Monson, my heart--my faculties--my ideas--" Tom was getting bothered, and he made a desperate effort to extricate himself--"In short, my JUDGMENT is so confused and monopolized, that I have no powers left to think or speak of plays. In a word, I was not there." 

"That explains it, then--and what has thus confused your mind, Mr. Thurston?" 

"The approach of this awful night. You will be surrounded by a host of admirers, pouring into your ears their admiration and love, and then what shall I have to support me, but that 'yes,' with which you once raised me from the depths of despair to an elevation of happiness that was high as the highest pinnacle of the caverns of Kentucky; raising me from the depths of Chimborazo." 

{caverns of Kentucky = Mammoth Cave; Chimborazo = a 20,500 foot volcano in Ecuador} 
1. who came in?
2. and who was there to greet him?
3. what was going on in the house?
4. was she happy to see him?
5. what did she say to him?
6. who was on the sofa?
7. what does he say of his judgement?
8. and what does he lack?
9. to do what with?
10. who says something to him about his confusion?

Numbered answers:
1. Tom Thurston
2. Julia Monson
3. a party
4. Yes
5. I am really pleased to see you"
6. "I"
7. is so confused and monopolized
8. powers
9. to think or speak of plays
10. Miss Monson


Question:
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(CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located. 

According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was caught Sunday in Mexico City's Tlalpan District. His capture is particularly important because Moreno is allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man. 

Guzman, who remains a fugitive, commands such a vast international drug trafficking network and his profits from the illicit trade are so big that he made Forbes Magazine's list of the world's most powerful. He appeared at number 60 on last year's list with an estimated fortune of $1 billion. The magazine calls him "the biggest drug lord ever." 

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Guzman. 

Mexico's top drug kingpin lord, who's reportedly 54, was captured in Guatemala in 1993, but escaped eight years later. 

Officials say Moreno Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants, did business with drug traffickers from Costa Rica and Guatemala from his base of operations in Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero. 

From Chilpancingo, Moreno Flores shipped the drugs (mainly cocaine) to the United States by land. "The Fever" was also allegedly in charge of the cultivation, harvesting and distribution of marijuana in the fertile mountain region of Guerrero state. 
1. Who has a nickname that sounds like a medical symptom?
2. What was his nickname?
3. What does he do for a living?
4. What happened to him
5. By whom?
6. Where?
7. Why is this arrest so important?
8. Who runs that group?
9. Is he bad?
10. How do you know?
11. Have they caught him?
12. Is he powerful?
13. Who thinks he is powerful?
14. Did they say how powerful he is?
15. And...how much?
16. How much is he worth?
17. Is anyone looking for him?
18. Who?
19. Who is Flores to Guzman?
20. What was their relationship?
21. What did he do for Guzman?
22. How?

Numbered answers:
1. Jose Carlos Moreno Flores
2. The Fever
3. A drug lord
4. He was caught.
5. Ministry of Defense
6. In Mexico City's Tlalpan District
7. Because he is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
8. Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman
9. Yes
10. He is Mexico's most wanted man.
11. No
12. Yes
13. Forbes Magazine
14. Yes.
15. Number 60 on last year's list.
16. Estimated at $1 billion.
17. Yes
18. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
19. Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants
20. Flores was 1 of Guzman's lieutenants.
21. Shipped drugs.
22. by land


Question:
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Dr. Curtis 

On a small farm outside of town, lived a boy named Curtis. Curtis was seven years old and he wanted to become an animal doctor someday. He always loved animals and helped take care of them on his family's farm. 

Curtis liked to feed the horses, chickens, pigs, dogs, and the cat. He also like to help take care of them when they got hurt or sick. Once, Curtis stayed in the barn all night, helping his father with a sick pony. The animal doctor was there too, and Curtis watched everything that he did. The doctor had to keep giving Bonnie the pony some medicine. And he kept checking her eyes and mouth. 

When the pony got better, the animal doctor went home. But Curtis and his father stayed in the barn with the pony until it became light outside. Curtis had gone to sleep, so his father carried him to their house and put him to bed. 

Curtis was so tired that even the smell of bacon from the kitchen didn't wake him up. Later, his father came and woke him. "Bonnie is going to be alright," he said to Curtis. 

"Really?" the boy said as he rubbed his eyes, "I got to go check on her." 

"That can wait. Right now you need to eat something. I saved you some bacon, Mr. sleepy head," his father said as he smiled at Curtis. 

Curtis washed, dressed, and ate as fast as he could and then raced to the barn. He stood on a stool and looked into Bonnie's eyes and mouth. He put his head on her chest and listened to her heart. Then he checked her legs and tail. He tried to do everything the animal doctor did and more. 

Curtis saw his father standing at the door and said, "Everything looks okay, daddy. I think she can go out to the big tree with the other horses." 

"Okay, Dr. Curtis," his dad said as he patted Curtis on the back. "Let's take her outside."
1. Who is the story about?
2. Where did he live?
3. How old is he?
4. What did he want to be when he grew up?
5. Why did he stay in the barn all night?
6. Who was with him?
7. What was the name of the pony?
8. Did the pony die?
9. What nick name did his dad give him?
10. What did he have to do before he was allowed to go check on Bonnie?
11. Did his father give him another nick name?


Numbered answers:
1. Curtis
2. On a farm
3. seven years old
4. an animal doctor
5. to help with a sick pony
6. his father and the animal doctor
7. Bonnie
8. No
9. Dr. Curtis
10. Eat
11. Yes