input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER III.

A QUARREL AND ITS RESULT.

It must be confessed that Hank Stiger was badly frightened when Ralph confronted him with the loaded gun. He was naturally not an overly brave fellow, and while the boy before him was young, yet he realised that Ralph could shoot as well as many a man. Besides this, Dan was there, and he was also armed, and now had his finger on the trigger of the ancient cavalry musket.

"Don't shoot!" The words came from Dan. He could not help but admire his brother's pluck, yet he was sorry that the affair had taken such an acute turn. His caution was unnecessary, for Ralph had no intention of firing, excepting Stiger should attempt to rush by him or use the gun slung on his shoulder.

The mustang took several steps, and then the half-breed brought him to an abrupt halt. "You're carrying matters with a putty high hand, to my notion," he remarked, sarcastically.

An awkward pause followed, Ralph knowing not what to say, and glancing at Dan, half afraid that his brother would be tremendously angry with him over the hasty threat he had made. Yet he felt that he was in the right, and he kept his gun-barrel on a line with the half-breed's head.

"Stiger, you might as well give up the deer," said Dan, as quietly as he could. "It's Ralph's first big game, and of course he feels mighty proud of it. A good shot like you ought to be able to bring down lots of game of your own." 1. What weapond did Dan have?
2. Who did Ralph confront?
3. With what?
4. Was Hank frightened?
5. How well could Ralph shoot?
6. What's the first thing that Dan said?
7. Did Ralph intend to fire?
8. Under what circumstance would he fire?
9. Was Stiger a half breed?
10. What was another name for that used in the story?
11. Who was the mustang?
12. Was Stiger sarcastic?
13. So what followed after Stiger made his sarcastic remark?
14. Did Ralph know what to say?
15. What was his gun pointed at?
16. What was he afraid of?
17. Bur did he feel like he was right?
18. What did Dan advise Stiger to give up?
19. Why?
20. So can Stiger get his own?
numbered_answers: 1. a cavalry musket.
2. Hank Stiger
3. the loaded gun.
4. yes
5. as well as many a man
6. "Don't shoot!"
7. no
8. if Stiger should attempt to rush by him or use the gun slung on his shoulder.
9. yes
10. unknown
11. horse controlled by Stiger
12. yes
13. An awkward pause followed,
14. no
15. the half-breed's head.
16. that his brother would be tremendously angry
17. yes
18. the deer,
19. It's Ralph's first big game,
20. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- At least one person was killed when a National Guard helicopter crashed in waters off San Juan, Puerto Rico, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Tuesday, citing preliminary information.

"The preliminary information we have ... is that the wreckage of (the) Army National Guard aircraft was found in the water near San Juan," spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere said in an e-mail.

The aircraft was destroyed, she said.

The crash occurred late Monday, according to Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Moorlag of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami, Florida.

The Coast Guard received the call to help late Monday night with search and rescue efforts, said Ricardo Castrodad, spokesman for the Coast Guard in San Juan. He said three crew members and three passengers -- one guard and two civilians from Puerto Rico -- were on board.

The UH 72 Lakota helicopter departed Monday night from San Juan, he said. It was one nautical mile northeast from the Puerto Rican coast.

Castrodad did not provide information on casualties but said the search for survivors was ongoing.

CNN's Mike Ahlers and Maria P. White contributed to this report.

1. What sort of crash happened?
2. Who owned it?
3. Where did it happen?
4. Was anyone hurt?
5. How badly?
6. Did the vehicle get totaled?
7. When did this happen?
8. What date was that?
9. Was there a spokesperson for the accident?
10. What is their name?
11. How did she communicate?
12. Did another agency assist?
13. Who?
14. Did they have a spokesperson?
15. How many from that agency helped?
16. Is the effort to recover victims still going on?
17. Is all this info finalized?
18. What was the model of the vehicle that was totaled?
19. How far away from land did they find it?
20. Who reported on this?
numbered_answers: 1. helicopter
2. the National Guard
3. San Juan, Puerto Rico
4. yes
5. they were killed
6. yes
7. Monday
8. unknown
9. yes
10. Diane Spitaliere
11. by e-mail
12. yes
13. The Coast Guard
14. Ricardo Castrodad
15. unknown
16. yes
17. unknown
18. The UH 72 Lakota helicopter
19. one nautical mile
20. CNN

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXIV

THE ALTERED SAILING LIST

When dinner was over, Dick sat by himself in a quiet spot on the liner's quarter-deck. There was a tall, iron bulwark beside him, but close by this was replaced by netted rails, through which he caught the pale shimmer of the sea. The warm land-breeze had freshened and ripples splashed against the vessel's side, while every now and then a languid gurgle rose from about her waterline and the foam her plates threw off was filled with phosphorescent flame. A string band was playing on the poop, and passengers and guests moved through the intricate figures of a Spanish dance on the broad deck below. Their poses were graceful and their dress was picturesque, but Dick watched them listlessly.

He was not in a mood for dancing, for he had been working hard at the dam and his thoughts were disturbed. Clare had refused him, and although he did not accept her decision as final, he could see no way of taking her out of her father's hands, while he had made no progress towards unraveling the latter's plots. Kenwardine was not on board, but Dick had only seen Clare at some distance off across the table in the saloon. Moreover, he thought she must have taken some trouble to avoid meeting him.

Then he remembered the speeches made by the visitors at dinner, and the steamship officers' replies. The former, colored by French and Spanish politeness and American wit, eulogized the power of the British navy and the courage of her merchant captains. There was war, they said, but British commerce went on without a check; goods shipped beneath the red ensign would be delivered safe in spite of storm and strife; Britannia, with trident poised, guarded the seas. For this the boldly-announced sailing list served as text, but Dick, who made allowances for exuberant Latin sentiment, noted the captain's response with some surprise. 1. who sat alone?
2. where?
3. on what?
4. when?
5. what was nearby?
6. how was he able to see the water?
7. was it cold out?
8. what kind of band was there?
9. where were they performing?
10. who was below?
numbered_answers:
1. It was Dick
2. In a quiet spot
3. On a liner's quarter-deck.
4. When his dinner was over.
5. A tall, iron bulwark
6. throught the netted rails
7. No
8. It was a string band
9. They were playing on the poop
10. Spanish dancing