My name is Toby. I'm eighty-three years old now. I once knew the greatest man in England. William Shakespeare was his name. I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579. He told me he was 15 years old. He was two years older than me. He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And the next year he had another brother, Edmund. After William's parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother's brother. I became his friend from that day until he died. We met nearly every day. We were friends for thirty years. 

I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. William was good at acting. He could make all kinds of people pleased. By 1592, he became very famous. He was always busy day and night. I don't know when he slept. He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays. In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all. He was the best _ in England. 

He wrote a play about love in 1595. It was Romeo and Juliet. He once used my name, Toby, in his play--Twelfth Night. In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6thof January, 1601. She liked it. 

William Shakespeare is dead now, of course. He has been dead for more than thirty years. There's no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn't like that in my young days. But I can still think--and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I... QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What celebrity did Toby know?
2. What famous person was an acquaintance of Toby's?
3. Who did Toby know that was famous?
Q2:
1. Where did Toby and Shakespeare meet?
2. Where did Toby and Shakespeare get to know each other?
3. Where did Toby make the acquaintance of William Shakespeare?
Q3:
1. When did Toby and Shakespeare meet?
2. When did Toby and Shakespeare get to know each other?
3. When was Toby's first meeting with Shakespeare?
Q4:
1. Was Toby or Shakespeare the elder of the two?
2. Who was older Toby or Shakespeare?
3. Which was the elder, Toby or Shakespeare?
Q5:
1. What was the age gap between Toby and Shakespeare?
2. How much older was Shakespeare than Toby?
3. By how many years was Shakespeare Toby's senior?
Q6:
1. What did Shakespeare do in 1595?
2. What did Shakespeare pen in 1595?
3. What was Shakespeare's work in 1595?
Q7:
1. What was Shakespeare's 1595 play called?
2. What was the name of Shakespeare's 1595 play?
3. What did Shakespeare call the play he wrote in 1595?
Q8:
1. 
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3. 
Q9:
1. Which of Shakespeare's works featured an overweight character?
2. What Shakespeare play had a fat character?
3. What play of Shakespeare's had a chubby character?
Q10:
1. What were other qualities of Sir Toby Belch, besides being fat?
2. What was Sir Toby Belch other than overweight?
3. In addition to being overweight, what else was Sir Toby Belch like?
Q11:
1. Did anyone of note see Twelfth Night?
2. Was Twelfth Night viewed by anyone important?
3. Did an important figure attend a performance of Twelfth Night?
Q12:
1. What important person saw Twelfth Night?
2. Which notable figure attended Twelfth Night?
3. What figurehead went to a performance of Twelfth Night?
Q13:
1. Did Queen Elizabeth enjoy the performance of Twelfth Night?
2. Did Queen Elizabeth like the play?
3. Was Twelfth Night pleasing to Queen Elizabeth?
