Problem: CHAPTER XXI. BLACK STAR AND NIGHT

The time had come for Venters and Bess to leave their retreat. They were at great pains to choose the few things they would be able to carry with them on the journey out of Utah.

"Bern, whatever kind of a pack's this, anyhow?" questioned Bess, rising from her work with reddened face.

Venters, absorbed in his own task, did not look up at all, and in reply said he had brought so much from Cottonwoods that he did not recollect the half of it.

"A woman packed this!" Bess exclaimed.

He scarcely caught her meaning, but the peculiar tone of her voice caused him instantly to rise, and he saw Bess on her knees before an open pack which he recognized as the one given him by Jane.

"By George!" he ejaculated, guiltily, and then at sight of Bess's face he laughed outright.

"A woman packed this," she repeated, fixing woeful, tragic eyes on him.

"Well, is that a crime?'

"There--there is a woman, after all!"

"Now Bess--"

"You've lied to me!"

Then and there Venters found it imperative to postpone work for the present. All her life Bess had been isolated, but she had inherited certain elements of the eternal feminine.

"But there was a woman and you did lie to me," she kept repeating, after he had explained.

"What of that? Bess, I'll get angry at you in a moment. Remember you've been pent up all your life. I venture to say that if you'd been out in the world you d have had a dozen sweethearts and have told many a lie before this."
1. Where were Venters and Bess going to leave?
2. Where was it?
3. Could they take everything with them?
4. Did Venters pack light?
5. Did a man pack the bag?
6. Is that a problem for Bess?
7. Why?
8. Does Venters defend himself?
9. What does he ask Bess to recall?
10. How does he say things could be different if that wasn't true?
11. Who was the woman who packed Venters' bag?
12. What was her name?
Answer: 1. their retreat
2. Utah.
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. He lied to her
8. Yes
9. She has been pent up her whole life
10. Yes
11. A sweetheart
12. Jane.

Problem: George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former President and Vice President. Previously known as simply "George Bush", since 2001, Bush has often been referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", or "George Bush Senior" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.

Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Bush postponed his university studies, enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday, and became the youngest aviator in the U.S. Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40. Bush became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, and he won election to the House of Representatives in 1966. In 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed Bush as Ambassador to the United Nations, and in 1973, Bush became the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. The following year, President Gerald Ford appointed Bush as the ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and later reassigned Bush to the position of Director of Central Intelligence. Bush ran for president in 1980 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Ronald Reagan. Reagan chose Bush as his running mate, and Bush became vice president after the ReaganBush ticket won the 1980 election. During his eight-year tenure as vice president, Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting the "War on Drugs".
1. Who was the 43rd VP of the US?
2. for ho many terms?
3. when?
4. what did he do before VP?
5. anything else?
6. what else?
7. was he a democrat?
8. Did he ever become President?
9. when?
10. how many terms?
11. When was he born?
12. where?
13. who was his mother?
14. who was his father?
15. did he attend college?
16. why did he postpone it?
17. in what branch?
18. what inspired him to enlist?
19. how long did he serve?
20. which war?
Answer: 1. George Herbert Walker Bush
2. Two
3. 1981 to 1989
4. He was a congressman.
5. An Ambassador
6. Director of Central Intelligence.
7. No
8. Yes
9. 1989
10. One
11. June 12, 1924
12. Milton, Massachusetts
13. Dorothy Walker Bush.
14. Prescott Bush
15. Yes
16. He enlisted.
17. U.S. Navy
18. the attack on Pearl Harbor
19. Until the end of the war.
20. unknown

Problem: Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean. So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner , but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they'll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people. Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming. There's also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems. So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors in Facebook. So far, he's donated $ 500,000 to the project. And Friedman isn't wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.
1. Where did Patri used to work?
2. Why?
3. What is his dream?
4. what is that?
5. where will they be?
6. What are some suggestions for them to make money
7. Who is backing this project?
8. What is he known for?
9. Did he make any investments?
10. In what?
11. What else?
12. how much?
13. How many people will live on a seastead
14. What kind of things will they have?
15. who suggested the ways for them to make money?
16. What would be threat to them?
17. Who created the Poseidon Award?
18. What is it for?
Answer:
1. Google
2. to start the Seasteading Institute
3. to build seasteads
4. floating micro-nations
5. in the middle of the ocean.
6. ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming.
7. Peter Thiel
8. Paypal
9. yes
10. Facebook
11. The Seasteading Institute
12. $ 500,000
13. several hundred people.
14. schools, shops, gyms. and swimming pools
15. The Seasteading Institute
16. storms, typhoons and pirates
17. Peter Thiel
18. the first seastead with fifty people