Q: Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 942,370 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Malaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Just outside the city and along the coast is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the capital of Stockholm County.

Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's GDP, and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. It is an important global city, and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, such as the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro, opened in 1950, is well known for its decoration of the stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. Sweden's national football arena is located north of the city centre, in Solna. Ericsson Globe, the national indoor arena, is in the southern part of the city. The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics, and hosted the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics otherwise held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1. Stockholm
2. 942,370
3. About 1.5 million
4. 2.3 million
5. 1252
6. The Stone Age
7. Birger Jarl
8. Yes
9. Stockholm County
10. Universities
11. Three
12. The Stockholm School of Economics
13. Karolinska Institute
14. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
15. The Stockholm metro
16. Art gallery
17. Nobel
18. Summer Olympics
19. Yes
20. The Vasa Museum

Numbered questions:
1. What is the most populated city in Sweden?
2. How many people live in the municipality?
3. How many in the urban part?
4. And the metro area?
5. What year was the city founded?
6. It's been settled since which time period?
7. By whom was the city founded?
8. Was he a statesman?
9. What county is the city the capital of ?
10. The city has some of Europe's highly ranked what?
11. How many are given as examples?
12. The first one is?
13. And the second?
14. And the last?
15. What opened in 1950?
16. It is the longest what in the world?
17. The ceremonies of what prize is held in the city?
18. What was held in the city in 1912?
19. Is Stockholm the economic center of the country?
20. What is the prized museum?

Q: CHAPTER XXX

JACINTA CAPITULATES

The _Carsegarry_ was not a fast vessel. Like most of the ocean tramp species, she had been built to carry the largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal, and speed was a secondary consideration. She had also been in the warmer seas for some time, with the result that every plate beneath her water-line was foul, and as she fell in with strong northwest breezes, she was an unusually long while on the way to Liverpool. Austin was thus not astonished to find a letter from Jefferson, written four or five days after he left Las Palmas, waiting him at Farquhar's brokers, which made it evident that his comrade had got to work again.

He smiled a trifle grimly as he read it, for he fancied that its optimistic tone had cost Jefferson--who alluded to his apprehensions about his arm very briefly--an effort, for the fact that he was asked to cable as soon as he had seen a doctor appeared significant. The rest of the letter concerned financial affairs.

"We have had a rough preliminary survey, and the result is distinctly encouraging," he read. "After making a few temporary repairs I expect to bring her on to Liverpool, and there is every reason to believe we can dispose of her for a good round sum. I could have got 10,000, ex-cargo, as she lies here. Palm oil, it also appears, is scarce and dear, at up to 30 the ton, from which it seems to me that your share should approximate 7,000. I have to mention that Brown is on his way to Liverpool and wants you to communicate with him at the address enclosed."

1. No
2. largest possible cargo on a very moderate consumption of coal
3. The Carsegarry
4. Liverpool
5. warmer seas
6. Austin
7. Jefferson
8. Jefferson
9. his arm and financial affairs.

Numbered questions:
1. Was the ship quick?
2. What was it built for?
3. What is its name?
4. Where was she headed?
5. Where had she been?
6. Who received correspondence?
7. Where did he get it from?
8. Who sent it?
9. What was the correspondence mainly about?

Q: CHAPTER IX.

DIFFICULTY

Although it was winter when the boys were taking this ride, yet the sun was shining in a very warm and pleasant manner, and the snow was every where softening in the fields and melting in the roads, indicating that the spring was coming on.

There was a little stream of water, coming down the hill in the middle of the road, and forming a long pool at the bottom. Jonas turned his horse to one side, to avoid this pool of water, and waited until Oliver came up.

"Well, Oliver," said he,--"tired of the mill already?"

"Why, no," said Oliver, "only I thought that, on the whole, I'd rather go with you. I didn't think that you were going to be gone so long."

"It is about two miles," said Jonas.

"Where are you going?" said Oliver.

"O, to see about some logs. I thought you heard your father tell me to go and see about some logs."

"What about the logs?" said Oliver.

"Why, to make the boards of, for the barn."

"O," replied Oliver, "I didn't know that."

"Yes," continued Jonas, "when we want boards, we have to go to somebody who owns some pine timber in the woods, and get him to cut down some of them, and haul them to the mill. Then they saw them up, and make boards."

"What mill?" said Oliver.

"At that saw-mill near the carding-mill. The mill down in the village, you know, is a grist-mill."

By this time, the boys had got to the top of the hill, and they got into the sleigh, and rode along. Presently, they came to a place where Jonas was going to turn off, into a sort of by-road which led away into the woods, where the pine-trees grew. The man that owned the trees lived pretty near, in a farm-house.

1. carding-mil
2. grist-mill
3. winter
4. taking this ride,
5. Yes
6. snow
7. spring
8. No
9. a little stream
10. down the hill
11. middle of the road
12. a long pool
13. yes
14. horse
15. Jonas
16. Yes
17. Oliver
18. two miles
19. father
20. boards

Numbered questions:
1. What was by the sawmill?
2. What was in the village?
3. What season was it?
4. What were the young men doing?
5. Was it sunny?
6. What melted?
7. Which season was approaching?
8. Was there a large body of water?
9. Then what type of water?
10. Where did it come from?
11. Where was that?
12. How did it end?
13. Was an animal ridden?
14. What kind?
15. By whom?
16. Was he watching for someone?
17. For whom?
18. How far was it?
19. Who sent them to see the wood?
20. What were they making?