CHAPTER X 

NAT POOLE WANTS TO KNOW 

That evening Dave was on his way to the school library, to consult a certain work of reference, when he ran into another student who suddenly grasped him by the shoulder. It was rather dark where the pair confronted each other, and for the instant our hero did not recognize the fellow. 

"What do you want?" 

"I want to speak to you for a minute, Dave Porter," said the other, in a voice that trembled a trifle. 

"Oh, it's you, Nat," answered Dave, as he recognized the son of the Crumville money-lender. "What do you want?" He rather imagined that the youth wished to pick another quarrel with him. 

"I--I want to talk in private with you," returned Nat, and looked around, to see if anybody else was near. 

"What about?" 

"You were out walking this afternoon and met that wild man, so I heard." 

"That is true." 

"You tried to catch him, didn't you?" 

"Yes, Roger Morr, Buster Beggs, Gus Plum, and I did our best to collar him, but he was too fast for us. He ran down to the river, got into a rowboat, and rowed away." 

"So I heard. And I heard something else," continued the boy from Crumville. "When you called to the man to stop he answered back, didn't he?" 

"Yes." 

"Will you please tell me what he said?" And Nat's voice had an eager ring in it. 

"He told us to beware and go back, or we'd get into trouble."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is this chapter called?
2. Which chapter is this?
3. What is the title of the chapter?
Q2:
1. When in the day is it?
2. When do the chapter's events occur?
3. What point of the day is it?
Q3:
1. Where is Dave Porter going?
2. Where is Dave Porter off to?
3. What location is Dave Porter travelling to?
Q4:
1. Why is Dave Porter going to the school library?
2. What business does Dave Porter have at the school library?
3. For what reason is Dave Porter headed to the library?
Q5:
1. What happened as Dave Porter was going to the library?
2. What occurred on Dave Porter's way to the school library?
3. As Dave Porter headed to the school library, what happened?
Q6:
1. Did Dave Porter recognize the student at once?
2. Did Dave Porter immediately know who the student was?
3. Was the student's identity instantly obvious to Dave Porter?
Q7:
1. What does Dave say to the student?
2. What are Dave Porter's words for the student?
3. Quote Dave Porter's words to the student?
Q8:
1. Does Nat respond angrily?
2. Does Nat give an angry reply to Dave Porter?
3. Does Nat reply to Dave Porter in anger?
Q9:
1. Who is Nat's father?
2. What man is Nat the son of?
3. Whose son is Nat?
Q10:
1. What does Nat inquire after to Dave Porter?
2. About what does Nat ask Dave Porter a question?
3. What is the subject of Nat's question to Dave Porter?
Q11:
1. How many people were with Dave Porter when he tried nabbing the guy?
2. What was the number of people in Dave Porter's company when he tried catching the man?
3. How many people did Dave Porter have with him as he tried to get the guy?
Q12:
1. How did the man escape?
2. What did the man do to get away?
3. How was the man able to evade capture?
Q13:
1. Did Dave talk to the man?
2. Did Dave say something to the man?
3. Did Dave speak to the man?
Q14:
1. Did the man respond to Dave?
2. Did the man answer Dave?
3. Did Dave receive a reply from the man?
