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

Story: CHAPTER VII 

PEPPER MAKES A DISCOVERY 

"You do not--er--wish me present?" came rather awkwardly from Josiah Crabtree. 

"Oh, that won't matter, Mr. Crabtree," answered George Strong. "I did not desire any of the cadets present, that was all." 

"I do not care to intrude----" commenced the dictatorial teacher. 

"As you please," answered Mr. Strong, with a shrug of his shoulders. 

At first Josiah Crabtree was inclined to stand on his dignity and walk off, but his curiosity got the better of him and he followed Captain Putnam and George Strong into another office. 

"I went after Coulter and Paxton, as you directed me," said the second assistant teacher, when they were alone, and the door had been closed. "At first I could not find them, but at last I located Paxton and then Coulter. Where do you suppose they were?" 

"I have no idea," answered Captain Putnam. 

"Paxton was under the window of the office, listening to all that was going on. He was partly hidden behind a bush, so that nobody might see him." 

"Indeed! That is not to his credit. And Coulter?" 

"Coulter was at another window, talking to Ritter. Ritter was giving him some instructions, and as I came up unnoticed I heard Ritter say, 'Now, don't make a mess of it. Tell the story just as I told it, and be sure to stick to it that Ruddy hit me first, and tell Nick to stick to that, too.' Those were his very words." 

"Is it possible! And what did Coulter say?" 

Question: Who was the second teacher looking for?
Answer:Coulter and Paxton

Question: Did he find them?
Answer:yes

Question: Right away?
Answer:no

Question: Who was found first?
Answer:Paxton

Question: Where was he?
Answer:under the window of the office

Question: What was he using for cover?
Answer:a bush

Question: Where was Coulter?
Answer:at another window

Question: What was he doing?
Answer:talking to Ritter

Question: Were they planning out a lie?
Answer:yes

Question: Who was doing the talking?
Answer:Ritter

Question: Who does he say threw the first punch?
Answer:Ruddy

Question: Who else should tell this story?
Answer:NIck

Question: Who came up with the story?
Answer:Ritter

Question: What is Crabtree's job?
Answer:teacher

Question: Does he was to go to the meeting/
Answer:no

Question: Did he go?
Answer:yes

Question: Why?
Answer:his curiosity got the better of him

Question: Who else is in the meeting?
Answer:Captain Putnam and George Strong

Question: Who did George want to exclude from the meeting?
Answer:the cadets

Question: What was Paxton doing when he was found?
Answer:
listening