input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER III

IN THE SHAFT

Mrs. Byram had no suspicion that her son might be exposed to any danger until after he had been absent an hour, and then the remembrance of the threats made by Skip Miller and his friends caused her the deepest anxiety. Fred would not have staid at the store longer than was absolutely necessary, and the fear of foul play had hardly gained possession of her mind before she was on her way to search for him.

The company's clerk had but just finished explaining that the new breaker boy left there with his purchases some time previous, when Donovan entered in time to hear the widow say:

"I do not understand why he should remain away so long, for he must know I would be troubled concerning him."

"Didn't your boy stay in the house after I left him at the gate, Mrs. Byram?" the breaker boss asked.

Mrs. Byram explained why Fred ventured out, and the man appeared to be disturbed in mind.

"This is just the time when he oughter kept his nose inside. Them young ruffians are likely to do any mischief."

"Then you believe something serious has happened."

"I didn't say quite that; but it won't do much harm to have a look for him. You go home, an' I'll call there in an hour." Then turning to some of the loungers, he asked, "Has anybody seen Skip Miller lately?"

"You're allers tryin' to make out that he's at the bottom of everything that goes wrong," Skip's father, who entered at this moment, said in a surly tone. 1. how long had the boy been missing ?
2. who made threats
3. was he alone?
4. who was with him?
5. what did Mrs Byram feel
6. what is her son's name?
7. where had he gone?
8. did she wait around longer?
9. what did she do next?
10. was her husband still alive?
11. who was in time to hear her say something?
12. did she think he would know she'd worry?
13. who asked a question?
14. where had he dropped Fred off?
15. did he expect the lad to stay home?
16. how did he describe Miller?
17. did he think bad things would happen
18. who did he ask a question to ?
19. who walked in at that point?
20. was he in a friendly mood?
numbered_answers: 1. an hour
2. Skip Miller
3. no
4. his friends
5. fear
6. Fred
7. the store
8. yes
9. she was on her way to search for him.
10. unknown
11. Donovan
12. yes
13. the breaker boss asked.
14. at the gate
15. yes
16. he's at the bottom of everything that goes wrong
17. yes
18. some of the loungers
19. Skip's father
20. no

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXVII

THE SPY

Wrayson found himself a few minutes later alone with the Baron, who, with some solemnity, rose and took the chair opposite to him. Conversation between them, however, languished, for the Baron spoke only in monosyllables, and his attitude gave Wrayson the idea that he viewed his presence at the chateau with disfavour. With stiff punctiliousness, he begged Wrayson to try some wonderful Burgundy, and passed a box of cigarettes. He did not, however, open any topic of conversation, and Wrayson, embarrassed in his choice of subjects by the fact that any remark he could make might sound like an attempt at gratifying his curiosity, remained also silent. In a very few minutes the Baron rose.

"You will take another glass of wine, sir?" he asked.

Wrayson rose too with alacrity, and bowed his refusal. They recrossed the great hall and entered the drawing-room. Louise and Madame de Melbain were talking earnestly together in a corner, and from the look that the latter threw at him as they entered, Wrayson was convinced that in some way he was concerned with the subject of their conversation. It was a look deliberate and scrutinizing, in a sense doubtful, and yet not unkindly. Behind it all, Wrayson felt that there was something which he could not understand, there was something of the mystery in those dark sad eyes which seemed to pervade the whole atmosphere of the place and the lives of these people.

Louise rose as he approached and motioned him to take her vacated place. 1. Who is with someone else?
2. Who is he with?
3. Are they alone?
4. What does he do?
5. Did they have a good talk?
6. How so?
7. Why?
8. Did he seem like he wanted him to be there?
9. What gave that impression?
10. What does he offer?
11. Anything else?
12. Did they talk about anything?
13. What happens eventually?
14. Where do they go?
15. What was on the other side?
16. Was anybody in there?
17. Who?
18. Anybody else?
19. What were they doing?
20. What might they have been discussing?
numbered_answers: 1. Wrayson is
2. the Baron
3. Yes
4. rose and took the chair opposite to him
5. No
6. Conversation between them languished
7. the Baron spoke only in monosyllables
8. No
9. his attitude
10. some Burgundy
11. cigarettes
12. No
13. the Baron rose
14. They recrossed the great hall
15. the drawing-room
16. Yes
17. Louise
18. Madame de Melbain
19. talking earnestly together in a corner
20. Wrayson

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Native Hawaiians (Hawaiian:"kanaka oiwi", "kanaka maoli", and "Hawaii maoli") are the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants. Native Hawaiians trace their ancestry back to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau report for 2000, there are 401,000 people who identified themselves as being "Native Hawaiian" alone or in combination with one or more other races or Pacific Islander groups. 141,000 people identified themselves as being "Native Hawaiian" alone.

The majority of Native Hawaiians reside in the state of Hawaii (two-thirds), and the rest are scattered among other states, especially in the American Southwest, and with a high concentration in California.

The history of Native Hawaiians, like the history of Hawaii, is commonly classified into four major periods:

One hypothesis is that the first Polynesians arrived in Hawaii in the 4th century from the Marquesas, and were followed by Tahitians in AD 1300, who then conquered the original inhabitants. Another is that a single, extended period of settlement populated the islands. Evidence for a Tahitian conquest of the islands include the legends of Hawaiiloa and the navigator-priest Paao, who is said to have made a voyage between Hawaii and the island of "Kahiki" (Tahiti) and introduced many customs. Early historians, such as Fornander and Beckwith, subscribed to this Tahitian invasion theory, but later historians, such as Kirch, do not mention it. King Kalakaua claimed that Paao was from Samoa. 1. How many native Hawaiians were there in 2000?
2. According to?
3. Where do the majority reside?
4. how many?
5. do other states have any?
6. name one state?
7. Where do they trace their ancestry to?
8. is their history classified into periods?
9. how many?
10. where did Paao make a voyage from?
11. what is Kahiki presently known as?
12. did King Klakaua claim anything different?
13. who did he talk about?
14. what did he claim?
15. who were the first to arrive?
16. from?
17. when?
18. who conquered the original inhabitants?
19. when did they arrive?
20. who believed the invasion story?
numbered_answers:
1. 401,000
2. the U.S. Census Bureau
3. Hawaii
4. two-thirds
5. yes
6. California
7. Polynesian settlers of Hawaii
8. yes
9. four
10. between Hawaii and Kahiki
11. Tahiti
12. yes
13. Paao
14. Paao was from Samoa
15. Polynesians
16. Marquesas
17. in the 4th century
18. Tahitians
19. AD 1300,
20. Early historians