Arriving at the Book Club - Reading Comprehension

Read the following transcript of a conversation. Answer the questions by choosing true, false, or not given from the drop-down menu.


“Excuse me, is this where the Westchester book club is supposed to meet?”


“Why yes! Welcome! You’re the first to arrive.”


“Oh, good. I wasn’t so sure. I’m Helen. Are you Eileen?”


“No, I’m Colleen. I’m afraid that Eileen has come down with a touch of the flu, poor thing. I

spoke with her last night.”


“Sorry, to hear that. Here, I brought these cupcakes for us all.”


“Oh, you shouldn’t have. That was awfully nice of you!”


“That’s OK. I enjoy baking ... and reading, of course.”


“How did you hear about our book club, Helen?”


“I saw a flyer about it on the bulletin board at the Fairlawn Library, and I thought, well why not. I’m new to the area and wanted to meet some like-minded people.”


“How nice. Do you work?”


“Not anymore; I’m retired. I used to be an accountant. And you?”


“I’m a literary agent for authors, actually.”


“Really! Wow, I guess you know your books then. You know, I always say that I have a book in me that someday I’m going to write.”


“I hear that a lot. I’m always happy to talk to new authors, assuming of course, they’ve actually sat down and written something.”


“Well, now that I’m retired, perhaps it’s time I put pen to paper—this time with words and not numbers!”


“It’s lovely meeting you, Helen. I see some others are just arriving, so we’ll be starting shortly. Do have a seat.”

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