Q: CHAPTER XII. THE AWAKENING

La Boulaye awakened betimes next morning. It may be that the matter on his mind and the business that was toward aroused him; certainly it was none of the sounds that are common to an inn at early morn, for the place was as silent as a tomb.

Some seconds he remained on his back, staring at the whitewashed ceiling and listening to the patter of the rain against his window. Then, as his mind gathered up the threads of recollection, he leapt from his bed and made haste to assume a garment or two.

He stood a moment at his casement, looking out into the empty courtyard. From a leaden sky the rain was descending in sheets, and the gargoyle at the end of the eaves overhead was discharging a steady column of water into the yard. Caron shivered with the cold of that gloomy February morning, and turned away from the window. A few moments later he was in Tardivet's bedchamber, vigorously shaking the sleeping Captain.

"Up, Charlot! Awake!" he roared in the man's ear.

"What o'clock?" he asked with a yawn. Then a sudden groan escaped him, and he put his hand to his head. "Thousand devils!" he swore, "what a headache!"

But La Boulaye was not there on any mission of sympathy, nor did he waste words in conveying his news.

"The coach is gone," he announced emphatically.

"Coach? What coach?" asked the Captain, knitting his brows.

"What coach?" echoed La Boulaye testily. "How many coaches were there? Why, the Bellecour coach; the coach with the treasure."

1. treasure
2. he was gone
3. La Boulaye
4. the Captain
5. Tardivet
6. Charlot
7. yes
8. February
9. no
10. raining
11. the gargoyle
12. no
13. at the end of the eaves
14. into the yard
15. no
16. a tomb
17. the matter on his mind aroused him
18. no
19. Caron
20. had a headache

Numbered questions:
1. what did the coach have?
2. what had happened to him?
3. who announced this?
4. to who?
5. what's his name?
6. and what does La Boulaye call him?
7. was it a cold morning?
8. what month was it?
9. was it snowing?
10. then?
11. what was releasing water?
12. was it in his room?
13. where?
14. where was the water flowing?
15. was the hotel noisy?
16. what is the quietness described as?
17. why did he get up so early?
18. and did he get out of bed right away?
19. what is his first name?
20. what was wrong with the captain?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- CNN colleagues have been paying tribute to the network's former Jerusalem correspondent Jerrold Kessel, who died Thursday at age 65 after a long battle with cancer.

Kessel was a tireless reporter in a troubled part of the world.

"Jerrold worked for CNN for 13 years from 1990 to 2003 during some of the most spectacular highs and lows of the Middle East and was one of the network's regular reporting faces from the region," said Jerusalem Bureau Chief Kevin Flower.

"He was a passionate journalist and a guiding force for many he worked with."

Kessel was born in South Africa and moved to Israel as a young man. He was a widely published print reporter who worked for the Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio before joining CNN as a field producer, then correspondent and deputy bureau chief.

He led CNN's viewers through events ranging from the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians, to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli elections and the intifada.

A portly man with a fuzzy white beard, Kessel's gentle appearance and warm friendly manner gave no hint of his inner intensity. He was known to colleagues for his seven-day-a-week commitment to the story, his voluble personality and his insider's knowledge of Middle East events.

"Jerrold was an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian story, and managed to explain the complicated politics of the Mideast on our air for so many years," said Parisa Khosravi, CNN's Senior Vice President of international newsgathering.

CNN Anchor Jim Clancy, a former Beirut correspondent well-traveled through the region in his own right, said he also benefited from Kessel's experience. "Jerrold always went out of his way to help others understand the context of the story and shared his knowledge and his sources unselfishly." 1. who had cancer
2. how old was he when he passed
3. where was he born
4. whered he move to
5. where did he work
6. what major company
7. what did he do there
8. how was his appearance described as
9. was he committed to his work
10. what were some news stories that he covered
11. what was he an expert on
12. who was the VP of CNN
13. Who benefited from Kessel
14. what was he
15. was kessel selfish
16. what type of facial hair did he have
17. what color
numbered_answers: 1. Jerrold Kessel
2. 65
3. South Africa
4. Israel
5. Jerusalem Post
6. CNN
7. field producer
8. gentle
9. Yes
10. Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians and the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin,
11. the Israeli-Palestinian story
12. Parisa Khosravi
13. Jim Clancy
14. a former Beirut correspondent
15. No
16. A beard
17. white

Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.

The region includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes:

The name "Melanesia" (in French "Melanesie" from the Greek , "black", and , "islands") was first used by Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1832 to denote an ethnic and geographical grouping of islands whose inhabitants he thought were distinct from those of Micronesia and Polynesia.

The name "Melanesia" ("islands of dark [people]") is one of several toponyms sharing similar etymologies, ultimately meaning "land of the blacks" or similar meanings, in reference to the dark skin of the inhabitants. The concept among Europeans of Melanesia as a distinct region evolved gradually over time as their expeditions mapped and explored the Pacific. Early European explorers noted the physical differences among groups of Pacific Islanders. In 1756 Charles de Brosses theorized that there was an 'old black race' in the Pacific who were conquered or defeated by the peoples of what is now called Polynesia, whom he distinguished as having lighter skin. In the first half of the nineteenth century Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent and Jules Dumont d'Urville identified Melanesians as a distinct racial group. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What area of the world is Melanesia in?
2. Which island starts it?
3. Which place ends it?
4. How many countries are in it?
5. Is Vanuatu one of them?
6. Which language is the name from?
7. What does the name mean?
8. Who created the term?
9. When?
10. To label what?
11. Did he think they were different from other groups?
12. How many other groups?
13. What were their names?
14. Who described these people as different from others?
15. Who else?
16. When did de Brosses make his theory?
17. What did he think had existed?
18. What happened to them?
19. By whom?
20. What was different about the Polynesians?
Answer:
1. Oceania
2. New Guinea
3. Fiji
4. four
5. yes
6. French
7. islands of dark [people]
8. Jules Dumont d'Urville
9. in 1832
10. an ethnic and geographical grouping of islands
11. yes
12. two
13. Micronesia and Polynesia
14. Jules Dumont d'Urville
15. Charles de Brosses
16. In 1756
17. an 'old black race'
18. they were conquered or defeated
19. the peoples of what is now called Polynesia
20. they had lighter skin