Question: CHAPTER VII. Prince Ricardo and an Old Enemy.

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"There is one brute I wish I could get upsides with," said Ricardo, at breakfast one morning, his mouth full of sardine.

"Really, Ricardo, your language is most unprincely," said his august father; "I am always noticing it. You mean, I suppose, that there is one enemy of the human race whom you wish to abolish. What is the name of the doomed foe?"

"Well, he is the greatest villain in history," said Ricardo. "You must have read about him, sir, the Yellow Dwarf."

"Yes, I have certainly studied what is told us about him," said the king. "He is no favourite of mine."

"He is the only one, if you notice, sir, of all the scoundrels about whom our ancestors inform us, who escaped the doom which he richly merited at the sword of a good knight."

You may here remark that, since Dick took to his studies, he could speak, when he chose, like a printed book, which was by no means the case before.

"If you remember, sir, he polished off--I mean, he slew--the King of the Golden Mines and the beautiful, though frivolous, Princess Frutilla. All that the friendly Mermaid could do for them was to turn them into a pair of beautiful trees which intertwine their branches. Not much use in _that_, sir! And nothing was done to the scoundrel. He may be going on still; and, with your leave, I'll go and try a sword-thrust with him. Francalanza says I'm improving uncommon." 1. Who was eating sardines?
2. For what meal?
3. Who was he talking to?
4. About what person?
5. That a good friend of his?
6. What then?
7. What does his dad do for a living?
8. Who else is mentioned?
9. What does he do?
10. What enabled him to do this?
11. Was he always able to do this?
12. What female is mentioned first?
13. Is she alive?
14. Was she pretty?
15. Who died with her?
16. What did the mermaid do?
17. Was she personable?
18. Was that effective? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Ricardo
2. breakfast
3. his father
4. the Yellow Dwarf
5. No
6. a foe
7. he is the king
8. Dick
9. he could speak like a printed book
10. he took to his studies
11. No
12. Princess Frutilla
13. No
14. Yes
15. the King of the Golden Mines
16. turn them into a pair of beautiful trees
17. No
18. No

Question: There once was a big black and white dog named Forrest. His owner's name was Jeff. Jeff thought he was the best dog in the whole world.

One night, when Forrest and Jeff were taking a walk in the park, they saw two men walking down the path. Both men were dressed in very nice suits.

Jeff waved at the men.

"Good evening," he said. "How are you tonight?"

"Hello," one of the men said. "It is such a great night for walking."

Jeff and Forrest kept walking down the path. It was a very dark night, but the moon was shining bright. When Jeff turned around to look for the two men, he could not see them at all. They were nowhere to be seen.

Later that night, when their walk was over, Jeff and Forrest were lying on the bed. They were watching a television show about ghosts.

"Do you think maybe those two men were ghosts?" Jeff said out loud. "They did not leave a trace."

Forrest was a dog, but he acted like he understood. He barked.

Jeff smiled. He liked that his dog always saw things the same way he did. 1. What were the men wearing?
2. Were these suits cheap?
3. Where were they?
4. Who motioned "hello"?
5. Did he have a companion?
6. Who was that?
7. What was he?
8. How many colors was he?
9. Did they ponder the guys they met being apparitions, or real people?
10. Why did they suppose this may be?
11. Was the night bright?
12. What was bright?
13. How many laid down to watch the spooky program?
14. What was the spooky program about?
15. Was the pet the best on the whole block?
16. Were the guys on the stroll running?
17. Did the man frown at his pet?
18. What did he do instead?
19. Did he like three attributes about his pet? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. suits.
2. no
3. the park
4. Jeff
5. yes
6. Forrest
7. a dog
8. two
9. apperitions
10. no trace
11. no
12. the moon
13. two
14. ghosts
15. yes
16. no
17. no
18. smiled
19. no

Question: New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate.

Anthony Marshall, 85, had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts against him. Marshall was convicted in October of the most serious charges -- first-degree grand larceny and scheming to defraud. He faced a minimum of one to three years, or as much as eight to 25 years in state prison.

Marshall's wife, Charlene, sobbed after hearing the sentence as supporters hugged her.

One of the most serious convictions involved Marshall giving himself a $1 million-a-year raise for handling his mother's affairs, said Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann. Marshall's former attorney, Francis Morrissey, was also convicted of five counts relating to the case, including forgery and scheming to defraud Astor.

Seidemann on Monday recommended a sentence of 1.5 to 4.5 years in prison. He objected to bail pending appeal but told the judge he had no problem with Marshall staying out of prison until the first of the year. He asked for restitution of $12.3 million.

Defense attorneys argued Monday for the lowest sentence of one to three years in state prison and asked that the judge not impose restitution. The defense team raised concerns about Marshall's health and indicated that it will appeal the verdict.

In a brief statement to the court before the sentence was announced, Marshall only said, "I have nothing to add to what my attorneys have said." 1. Who was found guilty of crimes?
2. What's his name?
3. How many charges were made against him?
4. Was he found guilty of all of them?
5. How many was he guilty of?
6. What was the maximum possible sentence?
7. How many years did his lawyers suggest?
8. How much time did the prosecutor suggest?
9. Does he want him to pay people back?
10. How much?
11. Do Marshall's lawyers agree with him?
12. How much prison time did he end up getting?
13. When did this happen?
14. Is Marshall married?
15. What's his spouse's name?
16. Was she calm at the hearing?
17. How did she react?
18. Where did he misappropriate money from?
19. Was he in charge of his mother's money?
20. Did he get paid for that?
21. Did he ever get a pay increase?
22. How much?
23. Who authorized that?
24. Was it legal for him to do that?
25. Was anyone else tried for something to do with this affair?
26. Who?
27. What is his relationship to the other guy? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Brooke Astor's son
2. Anthony Marshall
3. 15
4. No
5. 14
6. 25 years in state prison
7. One to three years
8. 1.5 to 4.5 years
9. Yes
10. $12.3 million
11. No
12. One to three years
13. Monday
14. Yes
15. Charlene
16. No
17. She sobbed
18. His father's estate
19. Yes
20. Yes
21. Yes
22. $1 million-a-year
23. Marshall himself
24. No
25. Yes
26. Francis Morrissey
27. He is Marshall's former attorney.