The following are stories and questions about them. Each story is followed by a question and answer to a given question.

Story: I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. .

Question: Who is telling the story?
Answer:Marie

Question: What is her job?
Answer:She works in a nursing home

Question: What is one of her duties there?
Answer:looking after old people

Question: Who is one of her patients?
Answer:Alice

Question: Is she nice?
Answer:yes

Question: How has she had a difficult time?
Answer:She went to hospital twice

Question: Why was she sad before the holidays?
Answer:Her daughter wouldn't be there on Christmas

Question: Why was Marie sad?
Answer:She would be alone

Question: Did she do anything special for Alice?
Answer:yes

Question: When?
Answer:Christmas Eve

Question: Where?
Answer:in her old neighborhood.

Question: For what?
Answer:candlelight service

Question: Was it Marie's church?
Answer:No

Question: Was it Alice's?
Answer:yes

Question: Did she see anyone she knew?
Answer:yes

Question: Who?
Answer:some of her friends

Question: Did she talk with them?
Answer:yes

Question: What gift did she love?
Answer:love from her friends

Question: What did Marie think was the best gift?
Answer:the smile on Alice's face

Question: When was she thinking about that?
Answer:that night

Question: When was her daughter coming?
Answer:
after Christmas