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   'City folk think we can always use another barn cat or dog,' ..... 'And, you know,' she said, sometimes they're right.'

   1. Who said the above words?
   2. Who does 'we' refer to?
   3. Why did 'city folk' think the people who lived there could always use another barn cat or dog?
   4. Why does the speaker say, 'And you know...... sometimes they're right.'
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   1. These words were said by Mrs Carlson.
   2. ‘We’ refers to the ...
   3. City folk think so because farm families often need animals like barn cats or dogs to help around the farm, guard the place and control pests. If one an...
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   'I'm not going to put the children through that again!' 'All right,' .... 'we'll keep him as long as it takes to fix him up. Then we'll find a home for him.'

   1. Who said the above words and to whom were they said?
   2. What was the person not going to put the children through again?
   3. Who is 'him' and why did he need to be fixed up?
   4. How did they fix him up and what did they plan to do with him when he was well?
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   1. These words were said by Howard Carlson to his wife Fern Car...
   2. He did not want to put the children through the sadness of losing another pet a...
   3. ‘Him’ refers to the injured stray dog ...
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   'Well, when do you want me to get rid of the dog?' There was a moment of strained silence; then they broke up laughing. 'I've already named him,' she said. 'I call him King because he's become king of the farm.'

   1. Who asked the question and who was he speaking to?
   2. Why was there a strained silence?
   3. Why did they all laugh?
   4. Why was the dog named 'King'?
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   1. Howard Carlson asked the question and he was speaking to Fer...
   2. There was a strained silence because both of them had already become fond of the dog but were unsure whether they should...
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   'He owns the place,'  ..... 'and feels responsible for everything on it. Of course, if he'd had good sense, he'd have gone outside as soon as he smelled smoke. But he has something better than good sense.'

   'What's that?'

   1. Why does the speaker say the dog owns the place?
   2. How had the dog shown that he was actually responsible for everything?
   3. What, according to the speaker, should the dog have done when he smelt the smoke?
   4. What did the speaker mean when she said, 'But he has something better than good sense.' What did the dog have that was better than 'good sense'?
5. 5.

   Where did the Carlsons live?

6. 6.

   How did they spend Christmas Eve every year?