| 1. | 
        What was Wilson's great
        idea? | 
    
| 2. | 
        Several idioms for laughter
        can be found in this story. What are they? | 
    
| 3. | 
        There is a misspelled word in the first
        limerick. What is it, and why did the author misspell
        it?
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| 4. | 
        Wilson had carpet in his
        kitchen. | 
    
| 5. | 
        The word lamenting appeared
        in paragraph 9; what does it mean to lament
        something? | 
    
| 6. | 
        What did Ann have for
        lunch? | 
    
| 7. | 
        What kind of day did the
        mailroom clerks have? | 
    
| 8. | 
        How do you think Ann reacted
        to Wilson's limerick about her? |