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What did Bentley Harcourt think about the American West when he read the newspaper article?

1) He thought it was a land with a lot of free food.
2) He thought he might find himself a wife there.
3) He thought it was a land where life was easy and wonderful.
4) He thought he could hide himself there from people.

Why did the oil company decide to send part of the profits to the bank?

1) The money belonged to the owner of the land.
2) It was required by the owner of the land.
3) They wanted to hide it from the owner of the land.
4) They wanted to buy the land out for that money.

How did David Kingsley learn about the unclaimed money in the Texas bank?

1) He found the information in church records.
2) His great-great uncle wrote to him about it.
3) He learned it from his mother’s relatives.
4) He found the story in a magazine.

David Kingsley thought that the owner of the Texas ranch was

1) of no relation to him.
2) related to his mother.
3) related to his father.
4) related to the Harcourt from Orange Country.

Why was David Kingsley surprised to find another Bentley Harcourt who had left for America?

1) Bentley Harcourt had not many close relatives and descendants.
2) The name was too unusual for there being two of them.
3) He didn’t come across him in the family tree.
4) Harcourt’s relatives had never contacted him.

David Kingsley never got Bentley Harcourt’s money because he ...

1) didn’t want to quarrel with other candidates.
2) didn’t prove in court that its owner was his relative.
3) decided that the other descendants deserved it more.
4) thought that that money was not important.

Why does the narrator advise the readers to study their family trees?

1) They may find relatives who would turn into best friends.
2) Some of them might still be Bentley Harcourt’s relatives.
3) There is a chance to find some rich relatives.
4) This study may become a very profitable hobby.