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Our village carpenter ,John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job. My wife said to me quietly, "That's his ninth cup of tea today." But she said in a loud voice, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?" "I'll decide about that when I see the bill." I said. John laughed and gave me his bill. It said: One dining table 10thNovember,2014 Cost of wood $17.00 Paint $1.50 Work,8 hour( $1.00 an hour) $ 8.00 Total $ 36.50 When I was looking at the bill,John said,"It's been a fine day,hasn't it? Quite sunny." "Yes," I said."I'm glad it's only the 10thof November." "Me too." said John, "You wait--it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month." "Yes, colder--and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?" John looked hard at me for half a minute. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble, John," I said,"please add it up again. You can forget the date..." I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it.

1. Who was the carpenter?
2. What did he drink to excess?
3. What was he there to make?
4. Did it have to fit a certain dimension?
5. Did it have to fit next to the bed?
6. Where did it have to fit between?
7. How many line items did he charge?
8. What did he think it added up to?
9. Was that the difference between that and the real total?
10. Who called the woodwork beautiful?
11. Did they all live in the same bustling city?
12. What day was the woodwork completed on?
13. When would the woodwork be more expensive according to the man's joke?
14. Did they wind up paying the wrong amount?
15. Was the woodworker unhappy with that?
16. How many drinks had he had according to the woman?
17. Was it a rainy day?

Numbered answers:
1. John Hill
2. tea
3. a table
4. yes
5. no
6. the space between the two windows
7. Three
8. $36.50
9. $10
10. the wife
11. unknown
12. November 10, 2014
13. November 30th
14. no
15. no
16. Nine
17. no