Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Chapter II.--Off For Zaruth.

"To Siberia--Cedar Island!"

"Yes, mother. From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."

"It cannot be true, Bob."

"I think it is. This dead sailor's name was Ruel Gross----"

"Ruel Gross!" Mrs. Cromwell started. "I heard of him before. Your father said he possessed a wonderful secret."

"He did--about the stone chest. The whole truth is, so far as I can understand, he got father to go up there in search of it. After it was found they got into some trouble with the natives, and Ruel Gross abandoned father to his fate. Here is a handmade map of the locality."

"Pray Heaven your father still lives," murmured Mrs. Cromwell. "But you say you are going up there. How?"

"I don't know. But I'll find a way, even if I have to go up on a whaler."

Mrs. Cromwell shook her head.

On the following morning the dead body of the sailor was turned over to the village authorities.

Between them mother and son decided for the present to say nothing to the simple fisher-folks concerning Ruel Gross' revelation.

"They'll sneer at us--that's all," said Bob.

But Bob confided in his chum, Jack Larmore, an orphan boy of his own age. Jack was tremendously interested.

"Say, Bob, I'll go along, if you say the word," he said. "I'm sick of Sea Cove and the mean folks living around here."

1. Where is Bob going?
2. Who is he searching for?
3. Who has him?
4. How might he get there?
5. Who is he discussing the trip with?
6. Did they decide to tell anyone else?
7. Who's body was turned in to authorities?
8. what was his name?
9. Who did Bob tell his secret to?
10. Who was he?
11. Did he want to join the journey?
12. Why?
13. Were the residents unkind?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. To Siberia.
2. His father
3. The Svlachkys.
4. He doesn't know. He might have to go by whaler.
5. With his mother.
6. They decided to say nothing.
7. The sailor.
8. Ruel Gross.
9. Jack Larmore.
10. His chum.
11. He wanted to go along.
12. He was sick of Sea Cove
13. They were mean folks.

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The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984. When Tehran, the only other interested city on the international level, declined to bid due to the concurrent Iranian political and social changes, the IOC awarded Los Angeles the Games by default. This was the second occasion Los Angeles hosted the games, the first being in 1932.

In response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany, boycotted the Games; only Romania elected to attend. For differing reasons, Iran and Libya also boycotted. Although a boycott led by the Soviet Union depleted the field in certain sports, 140 National Olympic Committees took part, which was a record at the time. The USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984, citing security concerns and "chauvinistic sentiments and an anti-Soviet hysteria being whipped up in the United States." Boycotting countries organized another large event in JuneSeptember 1984, called the Friendship Games; some participating countries from the Olympics sent reserve teams to the Friendship Games, which mostly avoided overlap with the Olympic Games' schedule (the exception was the Equestrian Show Jumping event in Sopot, Poland). Representatives of the organizing countries, the Soviets in particular, underlined it was "not held to replace the Olympics". Elite athletes from the U.S. and USSR would not directly compete again until the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, organized in response to the boycotts.

1. What event was held in Los Angeles, CA?
2. What year did this occur?
3. Who decided not to bid because of political and social change?
4. Was this the 2nd or 3rd occasion for Los Angeles to host these games?
5. When was the first held?
6. Where were the olympics held in 1980?
7. Did any countries boycott ?
8. How many countries boycotted?
9. What was the only country to attend in 1980?
10. How many committees took part?
11. Did the USSR participate?
12. When did they announce that?
13. Why did they not participate?
14. Anything else?
15. What even was created by boycotting countries?
16. When was that held?
17. Was this held to replace the Olympics?
18. When did the US and USSR compete again?
19. At what event?
20. Where at?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Summer Olympics
2. 1984
3. Tehran
4. second
5. 1932
6. Moscow
7. yes both times
8. 14
9. Romania
10. 140
11. No
12. May 8, 1984
13. security concerns
14. anti-Soviet hysteria
15. Friendship Games
16. JuneSeptember 1984
17. no
18. 1986
19. Goodwill Games
20. Moscow

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Wild I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it. The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively , I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favour to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff in our town. But my _ behaviour had my dad's closest advisor talking. "John, he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down," I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?" So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants . I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was. Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization. Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone. One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes. "So what's it like being sheriff?" I asked on the ride home. "I lost the race, Danny," he said. "I'm sorry, Dad." I knew my behaviour probably had a lot to do with hid defeat. Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. "As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay."

1. why did the father want to send them to camp?
2. what kind of camp was it?
3. where at?
4. for how long?
5. what had prevented his father from sending him before?
6. what was the last straw?
7. was he hurt?
8. who talked the father into taking action?
9. who?
10. what kind of race was the father in?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. wasn't obeying the rules
2. wilderness camp
3. Pisgah National Forest
4. several months
5. the mother
6. pushed math teacher down flight of steps
7. He broke his arm in two places
8. dad's closest advisor
9. Jake Hutch
10. sheriff