Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together. They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else. They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach? They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones? They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests and throats? They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on. All they could think about was being ill or hurt. One day they went on a train journey together. "We'll need some food," Pearl said. "We'll buy some bananas," June said. "They are good to eat and always clean." And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train. It was not long before they were hungry. Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it. At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black. "Don't eat your banana," Pearl shouted at June. "Mine has made me go blind!" QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was June's companion?
2. What was the name of June's friend?
3. Who did June have for a friend?
Q2:
1. How much time did Pearl and June spend together?
2. How often would Pearl and June get together?
3. How much time did Pearl and June pass in each other's company?
Q3:
1. Were Pearl and June young?
2. Were Pearl and June spring chickens?
3. Were Pearl and June still in their youth?
Q4:
1. What did Pearl and June talk about?
2. What would Pearl and June often discuss?
3. What did Pearl and June's discussions revolve around?
Q5:
1. Why did Pearl and June worry about their food?
2. What made Pearl and June fearful about their food?
3. Why were Pearl and June anxious about what they consumed?
Q6:
1. What did Pearl and June think would happen?
2. What did Pearl and June fear would occur if they ate the wrong thing?
3. What did Pearl and June think might happen with respect to their food?
Q7:
1. What else were Pearl and June concerned about besides their food?
2. In addition to their food, what else gave Pearl and June worry?
3. What made Pearl and June worry other than their food?
Q8:
1. Why were Pearl and June concerned about pollution?
2. What anxiety did Pearl and June have regarding pollution?
3. What was Pearl and June's fear with respect to pollution?
Q9:
1. What sort of trip did Pearl and June take?
2. What kind of journey did Pearl and June go on?
3. What means of transportation did Pearl and June use for their trip?
Q10:
1. What made everything go black when Pearl bit into her banana?
2. What caused everything to go black as Pearl took a bite of her banana?
3. When Pearl was biting into her banana, what caused darkness to fall?
Q11:
1. What did Pearl think happened when she bit into her banana?
2. What did Pearl believe was going on as she bit her banana?
3. When Pearl bit into her banana, what did she think was taking place?
Q12:
1. What did Pearl tell June?
2. What were Pearl's words to June?
3. What did Pearl have to say to June?
