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. .

1. Who is telling the story?
2. What is her job?
3. What is one of her duties there?
4. Who is one of her patients?
5. Is she nice?
6. How has she had a difficult time?
7. Why was she sad before the holidays?
8. Why was Marie sad?
9. Did she do anything special for Alice?
10. When?
11. Where?
12. For what?
13. Was it Marie's church?
14. Was it Alice's?
15. Did she see anyone she knew?
16. Who?
17. Did she talk with them?
18. What gift did she love?
19. What did Marie think was the best gift?
20. When was she thinking about that?
21. When was her daughter coming?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. Marie
2. She works in a nursing home
3. looking after old people
4. Alice
5. yes
6. She went to hospital twice
7. Her daughter wouldn't be there on Christmas
8. She would be alone
9. yes
10. Christmas Eve
11. in her old neighborhood.
12. candlelight service
13. No
14. yes
15. yes
16. some of her friends
17. yes
18. love from her friends
19. the smile on Alice's face
20. that night
21. after Christmas