Chapter 22. POSITIVELY LAST APPEARANCE 

'Upon my word, I feel as if I lived in a powder-magazine, and don't know which barrel will explode next, and send me flying,' said Mrs Jo to herself next day, as she trudged up to Parnassus to suggest to her sister that perhaps the most charming of the young nurses had better return to her marble gods before she unconsciously added another wound to those already won by the human hero. She told no secrets; but a hint was sufficient; for Mrs Amy guarded her daughter as a pearl of great price, and at once devised a very simple means of escape from danger. Mr Laurie was going to Washington on Dan's behalf, and was delighted to take his family with him when the idea was carelessly suggested. So the conspiracy succeeded finely; and Mrs Jo went home, feeling more like a traitor than ever. She expected an explosion; but Dan took the news so quietly, it was plain that he cherished no hope; and Mrs Amy was sure her romantic sister had been mistaken. If she had seen Dan's face when Bess went to say good-bye, her maternal eye would have discovered far more than the unconscious girl did. Mrs Jo trembled lest he should betray himself; but he had learned self-control in a stern school, and would have got through the hard moment bravely, only, when he took both hands, saying heartily: 

'Good-bye, Princess. If we don't meet again, remember your old friend Dan sometimes,' she, touched by his late danger and the wistful look he wore, answered with unusual warmth: 'How can I help it, when you make us all so proud of you? God bless your mission, and bring you safely home to us again!'  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Is there a person in the story that is anxious about a barrel exploding?
2. Does a potential barrel explosion make someone in the story feel anxious?
3. 
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that feels anxious about which barrel will explode next?
2. A potential barrel explosion makes which person feel anxious?
3. 
Q3:
1. Is Mrs. Jo speaking to someone?
2. Is someone being spoken to by Mrs. Jo?
3. 
Q4:
1. Which person is Mrs. Jo speaking to?
2. To which person is Mrs. Jo speaking to?
3. 
Q5:
1. What is the name of the place where Mrs. Jo is going to?
2. Mrs. Jo is going to what place?
3. 
Q6:
1. What reason does Mrs. Jo have for going to Parnassus?
2. Why is Mrs. Jo heading to Parnassus?
3. 
Q7:
1. What reason does Mrs. Jo have for visiting her sister?
2. Why does Mrs. Jo want to go and see her sister?
3. 
Q8:
1. What did Mrs. Jo expect was going to happen?
2. Mrs. Jo believed that what was going to happen?
3. 
Q9:
1. Did an explosion occur?
2. Was there an explosion that took place?
3. 
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person that reacted to the news?
2. Which person in the story reacted to the news?
3. 
Q11:
1. How did Dan react to the news?
2. How was the news taken by Dan?
3. 
Q12:
1. Did Dan have any hope after hearing the news?
2. Was Dan hopeful regarding the news that he heard?
3. 
