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

Story: CHAPTER XVI—DEVOTED 

When John Jasper recovered from his fit or swoon, he found himself being tended by Mr. and Mrs. Tope, whom his visitor had summoned for the purpose. His visitor, wooden of aspect, sat stiffly in a chair, with his hands upon his knees, watching his recovery. 

‘There! You’ve come to nicely now, sir,’ said the tearful Mrs. Tope; ‘you were thoroughly worn out, and no wonder!’ 

‘A man,’ said Mr. Grewgious, with his usual air of repeating a lesson, ‘cannot have his rest broken, and his mind cruelly tormented, and his body overtaxed by fatigue, without being thoroughly worn out.’ 

‘I fear I have alarmed you?’ Jasper apologised faintly, when he was helped into his easy-chair. 

‘Not at all, I thank you,’ answered Mr. Grewgious. 

‘You are too considerate.’ 

‘Not at all, I thank you,’ answered Mr. Grewgious again. 

‘You must take some wine, sir,’ said Mrs. Tope, ‘and the jelly that I had ready for you, and that you wouldn’t put your lips to at noon, though I warned you what would come of it, you know, and you not breakfasted; and you must have a wing of the roast fowl that has been put back twenty times if it’s been put back once. It shall all be on table in five minutes, and this good gentleman belike will stop and see you take it.’ 

This good gentleman replied with a snort, which might mean yes, or no, or anything or nothing, and which Mrs. Tope would have found highly mystifying, but that her attention was divided by the service of the table. 

Question: What did Mrs. Tope offer to John Jasper?
Answer:wine and jelly

Question: Did she give him a warning earlier?
Answer:Yes

Question: Who was there to help him after his fit?
Answer:Mr. and Mrs. Tope,

Question: Who else was there?
Answer:Mr. Grewgious,

Question: What did he say about getting rest?
Answer:‘A man‘cannot have his rest broken

Question: Did Jasper apologize?
Answer:yes

Question: Where did they help him to?
Answer:his easy-chair.

Question: What did the gentleman reply with?
Answer:a snort,

Question: What does that mean?
Answer:might mean yes, or no, or anything or nothing

Question: What did Mrs. Tope think about it?
Answer:found highly mystifying

Question: Was she focused?
Answer:No

Question: How was her attention divided?
Answer:by the service of the table.

Question: What meal did John skip?
Answer:breakfast

Question: What did Mrs. Tope say he needed to have?
Answer:a wing of the roast fowl

Question: That has what?
Answer:that has been put back twenty times if it’s been put back once.

Question: Where is she going to put it?
Answer:on the table

Question: In how long?
Answer:5 minutes

Question: Who did he think was too considerate?
Answer:
Mr. Grewgious