Question: who was imprisoned?

Answer: Tudaxun

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. <hl> The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun , was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month. <hl>

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, <hl> Tudaxun <hl>, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, <hl> Tudaxun <hl> , was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.


Question: has a decision been reached?

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

Answer: No verdict has yet been announced

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. <hl> No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. <hl> Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. <hl> No verdict has yet been announced <hl> in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.


Question: When does President Xi meet  the president of the US?

Answer: next month.

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. <hl> The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month. <hl>

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington <hl> next month. <hl>


Question: When did Yoko Ono stage her pretend show at MoMA?

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

Answer: 1971

<hl> In 1971 , Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. <hl> More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In <hl> 1971 <hl>, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In <hl> 1971 <hl> , Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements.


Question: How many note cards made up Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings?

Answer: 151

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. <hl> Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. <hl> A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the <hl> 151 <hl> hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’


Question: When does Yoko Ono's MoMA show end?

Answer: Sept. 7

Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7 .

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. <hl> Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7 . <hl> Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through <hl> Sept. 7 <hl>. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

Holland Cotter (Through <hl> Sept. 7 <hl> .


Question: When was Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings released?

Answer: 1964

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. <hl> Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964 , became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. <hl> A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in <hl> 1964 <hl>, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in <hl> 1964 <hl> , became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were.


Question: Who had a show at MoMA after staging a fake show in 1971?

Answer: Yoko Ono

<hl> In 1971, Yoko Ono gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. <hl> More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’

In 1971, <hl> Yoko Ono <hl> gave herself an imaginary solo show at MoMA by means of a few cut-and-paste photographs and some strategically placed newspaper advertisements. More than 40 years later, the real thing has come to pass and it was worth the wait. Enhanced by films and a soundtrack, the show is largely archival, with lots of works on paper, including the 151 hand-typed note cards that, in 1964, became “Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings,” and demonstrate how radical this artist’s early experiments with language and performance were. A 2015 sculpture rounds things out. Sure to put you off balance, it’s a reminder of what a wake-up-to-life call that art can be, a message that this underestimated artist has been delivering for years. Holland Cotter (Through Sept. 7. Read the full review, or find more at moma.org.) ‘The Look of Silence’


Question: What day did fire fighters take on their six day battling wild fires?

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

Answer: Wednesday

LAKEPORT, Calif. — <hl> As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. <hl> The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on <hl> Wednesday <hl> embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: How big is Rocky Fire?

Answer: 106 square miles

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. <hl> Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. <hl> More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now <hl> 106 square miles <hl> and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: How many acres were caught on fire?

Answer: 70,000

<hl> LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. <hl> The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly <hl> 70,000 <hl> acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: How much is the fire said to be contained at the time of the article?

Answer: 20 percent

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. <hl> But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. <hl> “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only <hl> 20 percent <hl> contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: How low has the rain levels been in CA over the past three years?

Answer: 24 to 30 inches below normal

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. <hl> In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal , according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. <hl> The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been <hl> 24 to 30 inches below normal <hl>, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

In the last three years, rain levels in California have been <hl> 24 to 30 inches below normal <hl> , according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall.


Question: What was the captain's name that spoke in the article?

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

Answer: Captain Oatman

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. <hl> “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. <hl> In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” <hl> Captain Oatman <hl> said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.


Question: What has to be done for the changed fire behavior?

Answer: swaths have to be cut wider

<hl> On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. <hl> “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that <hl> swaths have to be cut wider <hl> and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.


Question: Where were the crews cutting trees and getting up some of the underbrush?

Answer: On the ground

<hl> On the ground , where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. <hl> “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

<hl> On the ground <hl>, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

<hl> On the ground <hl> , where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work.


Question: Where can fire not catch?

Answer: bare earth

<hl> On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth , where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. <hl> “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to <hl> bare earth <hl>, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to <hl> bare earth <hl> , where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work.


Question: What is one of the most painful processes?

Answer: finding and eradicating hot spots

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. <hl> The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path. <hl>

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of <hl> finding and eradicating hot spots <hl> will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.


Question: What day did the fire go across highway 20?

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

Answer: Monday

<hl> On Monday , the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. <hl> The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On <hl> Monday <hl>, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On <hl> Monday <hl> , the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road.


Question: How was the fire spreading?

Answer: embers blowing from treetop to treetop

<hl> On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop , dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. <hl> The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, <hl> embers blowing from treetop to treetop <hl>, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, <hl> embers blowing from treetop to treetop <hl> , dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road.


Question: Where did some of the evacuees sleep at during the fire?

Answer: Middletown High School

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. <hl> In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School , a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. <hl> In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby <hl> Middletown High School <hl>, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

In the gymnasium of nearby <hl> Middletown High School <hl> , a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area.


Question: What did people at the shelter eat?

Answer: chicken and linguine

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. <hl> In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine , occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes. <hl>

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of <hl> chicken and linguine <hl>, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of <hl> chicken and linguine <hl> , occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.


Question: What was the chance of Rocky Fire igniting?

Answer: 100 percent

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. <hl> The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of 100 percent , almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. <hl> “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20, embers blowing from treetop to treetop, dismaying the firefighters, who had hoped to contain the blaze to one side of the road. The ability of a fire to keep catching — called its probability of ignition — is assessed by fire experts. The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of <hl> 100 percent <hl>, almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here. “That’s something I’ve never seen,” Captain Oatman said. In the gymnasium of nearby Middletown High School, a few evacuees were sleeping on green cots in an impromptu Red Cross shelter, one of two in the area. In the school’s theater, about a dozen people ate a meal of chicken and linguine, occasionally rising to scan a large printout of the day’s fire map on the wall, anxiously checking how close the angry red blotch was to their homes.

The Rocky Fire has a probability of ignition of <hl> 100 percent <hl> , almost unheard-of when the tinder is forest and scrub, as it is here.


Question: Who couldn't renew his lease?

Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro.

Answer: Zaro

<hl> Zaro ’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro. <hl>

<hl> Zaro <hl>’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro.

<hl> Zaro <hl> ’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro.


Question: Why could Zaro's not stay where he was?

Answer: not offered the opportunity

<hl> Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro. <hl>

Zaro’s was <hl> not offered the opportunity <hl> to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro.


Question: What was the relation of Joseph Zaro to Stuart Zaro?

Answer: grandson

<hl> Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro. <hl>

Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a <hl> grandson <hl> of its founder, Joseph Zaro.


Question: What is Stuart's title in his company?

Answer: co-president

<hl> Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro. <hl>

Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a <hl> co-president <hl> of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro.


Question: Who is Stuart Zaro's Grandfather?

Answer: Joseph Zaro

<hl> Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, Joseph Zaro . <hl>

Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, <hl> Joseph Zaro <hl>.

Zaro’s was not offered the opportunity to renew its lease, said Stuart Zaro, a co-president of the company and a grandson of its founder, <hl> Joseph Zaro <hl> .


Question: Who managed Mr. Zaro's bakery building?

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Answer: Olshan Properties

<hl> Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties , that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, <hl> Olshan Properties <hl>, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, <hl> Olshan Properties <hl> , that a Boston Market would replace the bakery.


Question: Whom would replace the bakery, according to Olshan Properties?

Answer: a Boston Market

<hl> Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that <hl> a Boston Market <hl> would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.


Question: What happened when reporters tried to contact Mr. Livan regarding the bakery?

Answer: Olshan did not reply

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. <hl> Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply <hl> to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.


Question: What neighborhood was losing all the middle income type businesses?

Answer: Grant Circle

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. <hl> “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle , he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. <hl> We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from <hl> Grant Circle <hl>, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

“They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from <hl> Grant Circle <hl> , he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant.


Question: What were customers buying at Zaro's?

Answer: challah bread or a cheese Danish

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” <hl> Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester. <hl>

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of <hl> challah bread or a cheese Danish <hl> voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.


Question: Which New York borough had the highest percent of new chain stores between 2014 and 2015?

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

Answer: The Bronx

<hl> The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

<hl> The Bronx <hl> led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.


Question: How many chain stores were in the Bronx in 2015?

Answer: 944

<hl> The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to <hl> 944 <hl> from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.


Question: Who was the manager at Zaro's for 9 years as of 2015?

Answer: Nur Moznu

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu , a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels. <hl>

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu <hl>, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

<hl> Nur Moznu <hl> , a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.


Question: What did a lot of customers say they'd miss at Zaro's when they close?

Answer: fresh bread and bagels

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels . <hl>

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the <hl> fresh bread and bagels <hl>.

Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the <hl> fresh bread and bagels <hl> .


Question: How many chain stores were in the Bronx in 2014?

Answer: 914

<hl> The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914 . <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from <hl> 914 <hl>. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from <hl> 914 <hl> .


Question: What was the reaction of people as they came to Zaro's one last time?

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.

Answer: tears in their eyes

<hl> Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.

Several people had <hl> tears in their eyes <hl> as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.


Question: Who couldn't believe Zaro's had to leave?

Answer: Mr. Moznu

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said. <hl>

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” <hl> Mr. Moznu <hl> said.


Question: What did employees at Zaro's know about their customers as soon as they saw them?

Answer: their order

<hl> Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew <hl> their order <hl> before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.


Question: How many had tears and wondered about losing Zaro's?

Answer: Several

<hl> Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.

<hl> Several <hl> people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.


Question: What couldn't Mr. Monzu believe?

Answer: we have to leave

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave ,” Mr. Moznu said. <hl>

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe <hl> we have to leave <hl>,” Mr. Moznu said.

“I can’t believe <hl> we have to leave <hl> ,” Mr. Moznu said.


Question: Who isn't a mom and pop but is a chain?

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Answer: Zaro’s

<hl> Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though <hl> Zaro’s <hl> is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: When did Zaro's first come to this neighborhood?

Answer: 1927

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away <hl> ,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since <hl> 1927 <hl> — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: What races make up the neighborhood around the Zaro's in 2015?

Answer: predominately of black and Hispanic

<hl> Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one <hl> predominately of black and Hispanic <hl> residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: What type of neighborhood was the area around Zaro's  historically?

Answer: heavily Jewish

<hl> Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from <hl> heavily Jewish <hl> to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: What Borough does Mr. Zaro love, that has been good to him?

Answer: The Bronx

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “ The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. <hl> “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “<hl> The Bronx <hl> has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

“ <hl> The Bronx <hl> has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said.


Question: What would the NO. 1 rule of transporting wolverines be?

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

Answer: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage.

<hl> If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: <hl> Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. <hl> At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”


Question: What was the name of the wolverine that escaped at an airport?

Answer: Kasper

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. <hl> At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named <hl> Kasper <hl> was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”


Question: Which airport experienced a wolverine escaping from it's cage?

Answer: Newark Liberty International Airport

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. <hl> At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At <hl> Newark Liberty International Airport <hl> on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”


Question: From which country was the wolverine being sent?

Answer: Norway

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. <hl> At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in <hl> Norway <hl> to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”


Question: To which state was the wolverine being sent to?

Answer: Alaska

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska . <hl> At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in <hl> Alaska <hl>. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in <hl> Alaska <hl> .