Question: Chapter Twenty-One

The Wizard Finds an Enchantment

After Kaliko had failed in his attempts to destroy his guests, as has been related, the Nome King did nothing more to injure them but treated them in a friendly manner. He refused, however, to permit Inga to see or to speak with his father and mother, or even to know in what part of the underground caverns they were confined.

"You are able to protect your lives and persons, I freely admit," said Kaliko; "but I firmly believe you have no power, either of magic or otherwise, to take from me the captives I have agreed to keep for King Gos."

Inga would not agree to this. He determined not to leave the caverns until he had liberated his father and mother, although he did not then know how that could be accomplished. As for Rinkitink, the jolly King was well fed and had a good bed to sleep upon, so he was not worrying about anything and seemed in no hurry to go away.

Kaliko and Rinkitink were engaged in pitching a game with solid gold quoits, on the floor of the royal chamber, and Inga and Bilbil were watching them, when Klik came running in, his hair standing on end with excitement, and cried out that the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy were approaching.

Kaliko turned pale on hearing this unwelcome news and, abandoning his game, went to sit in his ivory throne and try to think what had brought these fearful visitors to his domain. 1. Who was kind to someone?
2. Who was he kind to?
3. Had they been harmed?
4. Had someone tried to do so?
5. Who?
6. Is Kaliko also known as the Nome King?
7. Was anyone being detained?
8. Where?
9. Who were they being held for?
10. Was Inga able to see his family?
11. Did he know where they were?
12. Who was there with Inga?
13. Was he hungry?
14. Did he play a game with Inga?
15. Who did he play one with?
16. What kind?
17. Did everyone ignore them?
18. Why did the game end?
19. Who brought it?
20. What was it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the Nome King
2. Kaliko's guests
3. no
4. yes
5. Kaliko
6. yes
7. yes
8. part of the underground caverns
9. King Gos
10. no
11. no
12. Rinkitink
13. no
14. no
15. Kaliko
16. a game with solid gold quoits
17. no
18. because of unwelcome news
19. Klik
20. the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy were approaching

Question: (CNN) -- Closing arguments were made Friday in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion.

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations as early as midday Monday.

Hayes, 47, who has entered a plea of not guilty, is currently on trial in New Haven, Connecticut, for the murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters.

The killings took place in the New Haven suburb of Cheshire in the early hours of July 23, 2007. The home of Dr. William Petit, his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and two daughters was invaded in the middle of the night by Hayes and co-defendant Joshua Komisarjevsky, prosecutors say.

Komisarjevsky will be tried separately.

Prosecutor Michael Dearington laid out an elaborate timeline of events, fully implicating both Hayes and Komisarjevsky in the gruesome killings.

"We've reached the point where very shortly this case will be in your hands," he told jurors. "I doubt you could have comprehended how horrendous this evidence would be."

Earlier in the week, a trial witness -- a Connecticut prison officer -- testified that he overheard Hayes confess to another inmate that he killed Hawke-Petit. Hayes also reportedly wondered out loud whether Petit might have been in cahoots with his co-defendant, Komisarjevsky, because Petit had been able to escape.

Hayes said he had tied the father in the basement of the home himself, and that he doubted he could have gotten loose without help from Komisarjevsky, the witness -- Jeremiah Krob -- testified. 1. Where is Hayes having his court session?
2. How many murder charges is he facing?
3. Who was the eye witness who saw the crimes being committed?
4. Did Dr. Petit survive?
5. When do deliberations start?
6. Where did the killings happen?
7. Was it at night?
8. When did it happen?
9. Were there more than one perpetrators?
10. What are their names?
11. Are they on trial together?
12. Which one confessed to a cellmate?
13. Who heard him?
14. Why did he think his partner in crime might have been working with Dr. Petit?
15. Who confined Dr. Petit that night?
16. Who's prosecuting the case?
17. Does he think the killings were nightmarish?
18. When were closing arguments?
19. Did the crime start as a home invasion?
20. Was the timeline complicated? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. New Haven
2. Three
3. Jeremiah Krob
4. Yes
5. As early as midday Monday
6. Cheshire
7. yes
8. July 23, 2007
9. Yes
10. Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky
11. No
12. Hayes
13. A Connecticut prison officer
14. Because Petit had been able to escape
15. Hayes
16. Michael Dearington
17. Yes
18. Friday
19. Yes
20. It was "elaborate," unsure if it was complicated.

Question: (CNN) -- For the second time in six months, Henrique Capriles Radonski will be in an electoral fight for the presidency of Venezuela.

His opponent is different this time, but the stakes may be even higher: What course will the South American country chart after the death of Hugo Chavez?

In October, Capriles proved to be the strongest challenger the opposition ever fielded against Chavez, yet he still he lost to the charismatic leader by double-digits. But Chavez's battle with cancer kept him from being sworn in, and he died March 5.

On Sunday, Capriles will be in a contest against Nicolas Maduro, the interim president and the man Chavez picked as his successor.

Q&A: Venezuela's presidential election

At age 40, he has been a mayor, a parliament leader, and a governor of a major state who has been given a second chance to win the presidency.

"I am seeking to win the confidence of all Venezuelans," Capriles said recently. "I want a united country. I want Venezuelans to join together (and) work together with a single goal."

The most important issue, he says, is to tackle poverty.

Generous social programs are a foundation of the government that Chavez headed, and Capriles has that he will not do away with them. But he has promised to end the large subsidies that Venezuela provides to Chavez allies.

An attorney, Capriles was elected to parliament in 1998, when Venezuela had a bicameral legislature.

He was just 25 years old at the time, but he quickly advanced to become the president of the Chamber of Deputies and then president of the entire Parliament. 1. What is happening to Henrique Capriles Radonski?
2. Who was his challenger in October?
3. Did Capriles beat Chavez?
4. What was the margin of victory?
5. What date did Chavez die?
6. Who is Capriles' foe on Sunday?
7. What is his position in the government?
8. Who selected him?
9. How old is Capriles?
10. What offices has he held? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. he is in an electoral fight for the presidency of Venezuela.
2. Hugo Chavez
3. no
4. double-digits
5. March 5
6. Nicolas Maduro
7. the interim president
8. Chavez
9. 40
10. mayor, a parliament leader, and a governor