Make use of the article to answer the questions.

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. 

1. What did Mrs. Tope offer to John Jasper?
2. Did she give him a warning earlier?
3. Who was there to help him after his fit?
4. Who else was there?
5. What did he say about getting rest?
6. Did Jasper apologize?
7. Where did they help him to?
8. What did the gentleman reply with?
9. What does that mean?
10. What did Mrs. Tope think about it?
11. Was she focused?
12. How was her attention divided?
13. What meal did John skip?
14. What did Mrs. Tope say he needed to have?
15. That has what?
16. Where is she going to put it?
17. In how long?
18. Who did he think was too considerate?

Numbered answers:
1. wine and jelly
2. Yes
3. Mr. and Mrs. Tope,
4. Mr. Grewgious,
5. ‘A man‘cannot have his rest broken
6. yes
7. his easy-chair.
8. a snort,
9. might mean yes, or no, or anything or nothing
10. found highly mystifying
11. No
12. by the service of the table.
13. breakfast
14. a wing of the roast fowl
15. that has been put back twenty times if it’s been put back once.
16. on the table
17. 5 minutes
18. Mr. Grewgious