Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

A．Because they didn’t like Lincoln being their President.
B．Because they wanted to set up their own government.
C．Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery.
D．Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln’s government.

A．Because nobody knew his address.
B．Because nobody knew his age.
C．Because Penury’s private life was a secret.
D．Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five.