Chapter 32 The Disposal of a Bonanza 

'SUCH was Ritter's narrative,' said I to my two friends. There was a profound and impressive silence, which lasted a considerable time; then both men broke into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations over the strange incidents of the tale; and this, along with a rattling fire of questions, was kept up until all hands were about out of breath. Then my friends began to cool down, and draw off, under shelter of occasional volleys, into silence and abysmal reverie. For ten minutes now, there was stillness. Then Rogers said dreamily-- 

'Ten thousand dollars.' 

Adding, after a considerable pause-- 

'Ten thousand. It is a heap of money.' 

Presently the poet inquired-- 

'Are you going to send it to him right away?' 

'Yes,' I said. 'It is a queer question.' 

No reply. After a little, Rogers asked, hesitatingly: 

'ALL of it?--That is--I mean--' 

'Certainly, all of it.' 

I was going to say more, but stopped--was stopped by a train of thought which started up in me. Thompson spoke, but my mind was absent, and I did not catch what he said. But I heard Rogers answer-- 

'Yes, it seems so to me. It ought to be quite sufficient; for I don't see that he has done anything.' 

Presently the poet said-- 

'When you come to look at it, it is more than sufficient. Just look at it--five thousand dollars! Why, he couldn't spend it in a lifetime! And it would injure him, too; perhaps ruin him--you want to look at that. In a little while he would throw his last away, shut up his shop, maybe take to drinking, maltreat his motherless children, drift into other evil courses, go steadily from bad to worse--'  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the name of the person whose narrative is mentioned by the speaker?
2. The speaker refers to which person's narrative in the story?
3. 
Q2:
1. Ritter's narrative is mentioned by the speaker to which people?
2. Which people does the speaker talk to about Ritter's narrative?
3. 
Q3:
1. What was the response of the speaker's two friends after being told about Ritter's narrative?
2. After being told of Ritter's narrative by the speaker, what was the response of the two friends?
3. 
Q4:
1. Was the profound and impressive silence by the speaker's two friends brief?
2. Did the profound and impressive silence that was expressed by the two friends of the speaker last a short amount of time?
3. 
Q5:
1. What did the speaker's two friends do following their profound and impressive silence?
2. After the profound and impressive silence that was expressed by the two friends of the speaker, what did they do?
3. 
Q6:
1. Did the two friends of the speaker become quiet again after breaking into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations?
2. After breaking into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations, did the speaker's friends become silent?
3. 
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that broke the silence that was being expressed by the speaker's friends?
2. The silence that was being expressed by the speaker's friends was broken by which person?
3. 
Q8:
1. What is the amount of money that was mentioned by Rogers?
2. Rogers mentioned what amount of money?
3. 
Q9:
1. Were the ten thousand dollars to be sent immediately?
2. Was it necessary to send the ten thousand dollars right away?
3. 
Q10:
1. Which person inquired if the money was going to be sent right away?
2. An inquiry was made by which person with regarding when the money would be sent away?
3. 
Q11:
1. Did the speaker find the question that was asked by the poet to be unusual?
2. Did the poet ask an unusual question, according to the speaker?
3. 
Q12:
1. Did the speaker intend on sending the entirety of the ten thousand dollars?
2. Was the entirety of the ten thousand dollars to be sent by the speaker?
3. 
Q13:
1. Did the speaker pause in order to think about the money that he was going to send?
2. In order to think about the money that he was going to send, did the speaker pause?
3. 
