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Sent 1: Thelma James was a prime candidate for a real estate ripoff: She is 68, has precious little money and can't read or write.
Sent 2: "I won't lie to you.
Sent 3: I was so-o-o excited," the widow and former duplex dweller said of the purchase of her first home, a sagging frame structure on Snowden.
Sent 4: "I was glad to get me a house."
Sent 5: When James realized she had been swindled she turned to Memphis Area Legal Services, which represented her in a lawsuit.
Sent 6: Now, James's monthly house notes have dropped from $796 - more than twice her monthly income - to an affordable $247.
Sent 7: Some of the people who took advantage of her through a questionable loan program were sent to jail.
Sent 8: "I don't know what I would have done without Legal Services," said James.
Sent 9: "They solved a lot of my problems."
Sent 10: James is one of more than 3,000 clients served last year by MALS, which provides assistance for civil matters, such as domestic abuse and family-related problems, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income, veterans, housing and consumer fraud cases.
Sent 11: Like James, most clients are elderly or female.
Sent 12: Some are handicapped.
Sent 13: Some need medical care or veteran's benefits.
Sent 14: Some are trying to escape eviction or an abusive marriage.
Sent 15: And 87 percent live at or below poverty level.
Sent 16: Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton recently said Legal Services is important for those who, because of poverty or other struggles in life, think justice is an empty word.
Sent 17: "They must be given reason to believe that the law is for them too," said Wharton, a former executive director of MALS.
Sent 18: But MALS faces a funding crunch next year, brought on by a $200,000 shortfall from three revenue sources.

Question: Does MALS serve clients who are handicapped? (false/0)

No
Some

Question: Which statements indicate James' emotions about getting a house, prior to her knowledge of being swindled? (false/1)

Question: How does James fit into the usual clientele of MALS? (true/2)

Question: Does MALS help people who are trying to escape an abusive marriage? (true/3)

No
Some

Question: By how much was the Memphis Area Legal Services able to drop James' monthly house notes? (true/4)

Question: How do you know that James was appreciative of the legal services she recieved? (true/5)

I don't know what I would have done without Legal Services and they solved a lot of my problems
They solved a lot of my problems
She thanked Mayor A C Wharton
She said "I don't know what I would have done without Legal Services"

Question: Does MALS serve clients who need medical care or veteran's benefits? (true/6)

No
Some

Question: Who solved a lot of Thelma James problems? (false/7)

Question: Which portions indicate that James had limited income? (true/8)

When James realized she had been swindled
More than twice her monthly income
She has precious little money
She had precious little money and her bill was twice her monthly income
Can't read or write

Question: Who are some of the clients that MALS serve? (true/9)