Q: Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 580,000 in the urban area and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Gota alv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries.

Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. The original, parent Volvo Group and the now separate Volvo Car Corporation are still headquartered on the island of Hisingen in the city. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.

Gothenburg is served by Goteborg Landvetter Airport southeast of the city center. The smaller Goteborg City Airport, from the city center, was closed to regular airline traffic in 2015.

1. Two
2. University of Gothenburg
3. Volvo
4. Gothenburg
5. yes
6. Goteborg Landvetter Airport
7. yes
8. from the city center,
9. 2015
10. it is the second-largest
11. fifth-largest
12. 580,000
13. about 1 million
14. trading
15. Dutch,
16. King Gustavus Adolphus
17. 1621
18. the largest port in the Nordic countries.

Numbered questions:
1. How many colleges are in Gothenburg?
2. Can you name one?
3. What large manufacturer started in Gothenburg in 1927?
4. Where is their home office?
5. Has the company split into two divisions?
6. What is the airport for that region?
7. Did one close recently?
8. Where was it located?
9. When did it close?
10. How does Gothenburg compare to other cities in Sweden based on size?
11. How about among all the Nordic countries?
12. How many people live there?
13. How about in the metro area?
14. What sort of colony did it start out as?
15. What nationality of people mostly lived there, then?
16. Who chartered the town?
17. When?
18. How big is the port there, today?

Q: Can a boss fire an employee he finds attractive because he and his wife, fairly or not, see her as a threat to their marriage?

Yes, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.

"The question we must answer is ... whether an employee who has not engaged in flirtatious conduct may be lawfully terminated simply because the boss views the employee as an irresistible attraction," Justice Edward M. Mansfield wrote for the all-male high court.

Such firings may not be fair, but they do not constitute unlawful discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the decision read, siding with a lower court.

An attorney for Melissa Nelson, the fired employee, said the decision was wrong.

"We are appalled by the court's ruling and its failure to understand the nature of gender bias," said Paige Fiedler, the attorney. "For the seven men on the Iowa Supreme Court not to 'get it' is shocking and disheartening. It underscores the need for judges on the bench to be diverse in terms of their gender, race and life experiences."

Read the court's decision (PDF)

The case concerns her client's employment as a dental assistant. Nelson worked for James Knight in 1999 and stayed for more than 10 years at the Fort Dodge business.

Toward the end of her employment, Knight complained to Nelson her clothing was tight and "distracting," the decision read. She denied her clothes were inappropriate.

At one point, Knight told Nelson that "if she saw his pants bulging, she would know her clothing was too revealing," the decision read.

1. Friday
2. Iowa
3. Supreme
4. Yes
5. Melissa Nelson
6. Paige Fiedler
7. No
8. appalled
9. 10
10. James Knight
11. Dentist
12. dental assistant
13. 1999
14. No
15. No
16. it was lawful
17. Edward M. Mansfield
18. an irresistible attraction
19. her clothing was tight and "distracting
20. Fort Dodge

Numbered questions:
1. When was the ruling?
2. In what state?
3. Which court?
4. Can a worker get fired because they are too pretty?
5. Who was let go?
6. Who was her lawyer?
7. Did she agree?
8. What was her emotion?
9. How long had Melissa worked there?
10. Who let her go?
11. What was his occupation?
12. What was her job?
13. When did she start working there?
14. Were there any women on the bench?
15. Did the court say it was fair?
16. What did they say?
17. Who wrote the opinion
18. Why was she let go according to him?
19. What was Knight's complaint?
20. What city did they work in?

Q: CHAPTER XVI

ON A BUSINESS BASIS

Captain Horn found Edna at the entrance to the caves, busily employed in filling one of the Rackbirds' boxes with ship-biscuit.

"Miss Markham," said he, "I wish to have a little business talk with you before I leave. Where is Ralph?"

"He is down at the boat," she answered.

"Very good," said he. "Will you step this way?"

When they were seated together in the shade of some rocks, he stated to Edna what he had planned in case he should lose his life in his intended expedition, and showed her the will he had made, and also the directions for herself and Mrs. Cliff. Edna listened very attentively, occasionally asking for an explanation, but offering no opinion. When he had finished, she was about to say something, but he interrupted her.

"Of course, I want to know your opinion about all this," he said, "but not yet. I have more to say. There has been a business plan proposed by two members of our party which concerns me, and when anything is told concerning me, I want to know how it is told, or, if possible, tell it myself."

And then, as concisely as possible, he related to her Maka's anxiety in regard to the boss question, and his method of disposing of the difficulty, and afterwards Mrs. Cliff's anxiety about the property, in case of accident to himself, and her method of meeting the contingency.

During this recital Edna Markham said not one word. To portions of the narrative she listened with an eager interest; then her expression became hard, almost stern; and finally her cheeks grew red, but whether with anger or some other emotion the captain did not know. When he had finished, she looked steadily at him for a few moments, and then she said:

1. the entrance
2. Markham
3. Captain Horn
4. a little business
5. in the shade
6. rocks
7. the will he had made
8. herself
9. Mrs. Cliff
10. Yes
11. she was about to say something, but he interrupted her.
12. two
13. It concerns him
14. Mrs. Cliff
15. about the property
16. red
17. the captain did not know
18. filling one of the Rackbirds' boxes with ship-biscuit
19. at the boat

Numbered questions:
1. Where was Edna?
2. What's her last name?
3. Who found her?
4. Why did he want to talk to her?
5. Where did they sit down?
6. What created the shade?
7. What did he show her?
8. Who are the directions for?
9. And who else?
10. Did Edna have any questions?
11. Did she say what she thought about the plan?
12. How many people made a business plan?
13. How does Horn feel about the plan?
14. Who was feeling anxious?
15. What is she anxious about
16. What color were Edna's cheeks?
17. Why did that happen?
18. What was she doing when he found her?
19. Where is Ralph?