Problem: CHAPTER XIX

A GENEROUS OFFER

It was late in the afternoon of the next day when Harry and I sat figuring in our shanty, while Johnston lay on a heap of cedar twigs sucking at his pipe and encouraging us languidly.

"I never could stand figures, and that's perhaps why I'm poor," he said. "Go on, you are doing famously, and, though Ralph can't add up correctly to save his life, I'll take your word for it."

He formed a characteristic picture of the free lance as he lay there, bronzed and blonde-bearded, with his massy limbs disposed in an attitude of easy grace, awaiting the result with a careless unconcern until Harry flung a long boot at him as a signal for silence.

"As the surveyor told you, Ralph, we can't well lose money on this last venture, even if we wanted to," said Harry at length. "You'll observe I'm almost getting superstitious. Now, on cashing the order, we can repay your loan, keeping back sufficient to meet emergencies, while with the rest one of us could return to Fairmead and plough every available acre for next spring's sowing. Many things suggest that you are the one to go. Johnston and I with the others could get the timber out during the winter--we have worked in the snow before--and I would join you in the spring. That, however, again raises a point that must be settled once for all. Are we to hold on to our first ambition, or turn contractors?"
1. When were they in the shanty?
2. of what day?
3. and who was doing math?
Answer: 1. in the afternoon
2. of the next day
3. unknown

Problem: CHAPTER IX.

CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS.

B.C. 458.

All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, drove off their cattle, and tried to take some town; then fought a battle, and went home to reap the harvest, gather the grapes and olives in the autumn, and attend to public business and vote for the magistrates in the winter. They were small wars, but famous men fought in them. In a war against the Volscians, when Cominius was consul, he was besieging a city called Corioli, when news came that the men of Antium were marching against him, and in their first attack on the walls the Romans were beaten off, but a gallant young patrician, descended from the king Ancus Marcius, Caius Marcius by name, rallied them and led them back with such spirit that the place was taken before the hostile army came up; then he fought among the foremost and gained the victory. When he was brought to the consul's tent covered with wounds, Cominius did all he could to show his gratitude--set on the young man's head the crown of victory, gave him the surname of Coriolanus in honor of his exploits, and granted him the tenth part of the spoil of ten prisoners. Of them, however, Coriolanus only accepted one, an old friend of the family, whom he set at liberty at once. Afterwards, when there was a great famine in Rome, Coriolanus led an expedition to Antium, and brought away quantities of corn and cattle, which he distributed freely, keeping none for himself.
1. Who was consul during the war with the Volscians?
2. Who was he besieging?
3. Called what?
4. What did he find out?
5. Who was fought off?
6. Who was a descendant of Ancus Marcius?
7. Who won?
8. What year was this?
9. A.C.?
10. B.C.?
11. What were the 2 groups fighting at home?
12. What other conflict were there?
13. Which ones?
14. What else?
15. Any others?
16. Who else?
17. What kind of things were harvested?
18. What else did the men do at home?
19. Anything else?
20. What time of year did they fight?
Answer: 1. Cominius was
2. a city
3. Corioli
4. the men of Antium were marching against him
5. the Romans
6. Caius Marcius
7. Coriolanus
8. 458
9. No
10. Yes
11. the patricians and the plebeians
12. wars with the neighboring tribes
13. the Volscians
14. the Veians
15. the Latins
16. the Etruscans
17. grapes and olives
18. attend to public business
19. vote for the magistrates
20. Every spring

Problem: (CNN) -- Those who knew Maya Angelou and others inspired by her life, wisdom and words were remembering her Wednesday.

"Phenomenal Woman" -- the title of Angelou's poem celebrating the strength of women -- quickly trended worldwide on Twitter. Celebrity tweets also included "true inspiration," "hero" and "national treasure."

Others needed more than Twitter's 140 characters to express their personal loss.

Legendary author Maya Angelou dies at age 86

-- Oprah Winfrey called Angelou her "mentor, mother/sister, and friend since my 20's."

"She was there for me always, guiding me through some of the most important years of my life," Winfrey said."The world knows her as a poet butat the heart of her, she was a teacher. 'When you learn, teach. When you get, give' is one of my best lessons from her."

"She won three Grammys, spoke six languages and was the second poet in history to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration.But what stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken, it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace I loved her and I know she loved me. I will profoundlymiss her. She will always be the rainbow in my clouds."

-- President Barack Obama called Angelou "one of the brightest lights of our time -- a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman."

"Over the course of her remarkable life, Maya was many things -- an author, poet, civil rights activist, playwright, actress, director, composer, singer and dancer," Obama said. "But above all, she was a storyteller -- and her greatest stories were true. A childhood of suffering and abuse actually drove her to stop speaking -- but the voice she found helped generations of Americans find their rainbow amidst the clouds, and inspired the rest of us to be our best selves. In fact, she inspired my own mother to name my sister Maya."
1. Who died?
2. At what age?
3. Did she win any awards?
4. What was one award?
5. Was she bilingual?
6. In how many languages?
7. Will she be missed?
8. The spoke of her on what social media platform?
9. In how many characters?
10. who called her a mentor?
11. At what age did they become friends?
12. Did many celebrities tweet about her?
13. On what day did they tweet particularly?
14. Did a president tweet?
15. Did Obama say she was a storyteller?
16. What is obama's sister's name?
17. Who named his sister?
18. Was Angelou an author, poet or both?
19. Why did celebrities tweet?
20. How many grammys did she win?
21. How many poet spoke at an inauguration before her?
Answer:
1. Maya Angelou
2. 86
3. Yes
4. Grammy
5. Yes
6. six
7. Yes
8. Twitter
9. 140
10. Oprah Winfrey
11. 20's
12. yes
13. Wednesday
14. unknown
15. yes
16. Maya
17. His own mother
18. both
19. to express their personal loss
20. three
21. one