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

Trent rose up with flashing eyes. Da Souza shrank back from his outstretched hands. The two men stood facing one another. Da Souza was afraid, but the ugly look of determination remained upon his white face. Trent felt dimly that there was something which must be explained between them. There had been hints of this sort before from Da Souza. It was time the whole thing was cleared up. The lion was ready to throw aside the jackal.

"I give you thirty seconds," he said, "to clear out. If you haven't come to your senses then, you'll be sorry for it."

"Thirty seconds is not long enough," Da Souza answered, "for me to tell you why I decline to go. Better listen to me quietly, my friend. It will be best for you. Afterwards you will admit it."

"Go ahead," Trent said, "I'm anxious to hear what you've got to say. Only look here! I'm a bit short-tempered this morning, and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!"

"This is no play at all," Da Souza remarked, with a sneer. "I ask you to remember, my friend, our first meeting."

Trent nodded.

"Never likely to forget it," he answered.

"I came down from Elmina to deal with you," Da Souza continued. "I had made money trading in Ashanti for palm-oil and mahogany. I had money to invest--and you needed it. You had land, a concession to work gold-mines, and build a road to the coast. It was speculative, but we did business. I came with you to England. I found more money." 1. how much time did Trent give Da Souza?
2. where did Da Souza come from with him?
3. how was Trent feeling that morning?
4. and?
5. Did Da Souza feel 30 seconds was enough?
6. was Da Souza afraid?
7. how had Da souza made his money?
8. where?
9. what was he trading for?
10. what was the lion ready to do?
11. what color was Da Souza's face?
12. Did Trent want Da Souza to beat around the bush?
13. what did he tell him about his words?
14. where did Da Souza go with him?
15. who had stretched out their hands?
16. did Trent remember their first meeting?
17. what had Da Souza declined to do?
18. what did Trent have while Da Souza had money?
19. and?
20. Did Da Souza make more money?
numbered_answers: 1. thirty seconds
2. Elmina
3. anxious
4. short-tempered
5. no
6. yes
7. trading
8. Ashanti
9. palm-oil and mahogany
10. to throw aside the jackal
11. white
12. no
13. and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!
14. England
15. Trent
16. yes
17. invest money
18. land
19. a concession to work gold-mines
20. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Bob and Sue were in class. Bob was listening to the teacher. Sue was looking out the window, thinking about what she would do during recess. The teacher was writing on the chalkboard as she spoke. She was very happy to be teaching the children more vocabulary words to use. Then they could read more books. The teacher thought reading was always a very fun activity. While thinking, Sue planned how she would climb the tall tree in the playground. It had many low, thick branches. She wanted to see what the yard looked like from up above. She did not think reading was a very fun activity at all. She would rather be outside. Bob took lots of notes on what the teacher was saying. He also copied down everything she wrote. He was very proud of his notes. If the other students ever needed help, he was glad give it to them. He thought reading the books people his age told him to read boring. However, he loved borrowing books from his older sister. Those books were exciting to him. He wanted to learn more vocabulary so he could better understand the stories in his older sister's books. Soon enough, the bell rang. Sue practically ran out the door on her way to the tree. Bob stayed behind to thank the teacher before he left. The teacher was very happy to have helped her students. 1. who was in class?
2. what was bob doing?
3. what was sue doing?
4. what was the teacher teaching?
5. did the teacher like reading?
6. what did sue want to do in the playground?
7. did she like reading
8. what would she rather do?
9. was she paying attention to class
10. was bob paying attention?
numbered_answers: 1. Bob and Sue
2. listening to the teacher
3. looking out the window, thinking about what she would do during recess.
4. more vocabulary words
5. Yes
6. climb the tall tree
7. No
8. be outside
9. No
10. Yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City. It is geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the southwestern end of Long Island, and to Nassau County farther east on Long Island; in addition, Queens shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Coterminous with Queens County since 1899, the borough of Queens is the second-largest in population (after Brooklyn), with a census-estimated 2,333,054 residents in 2016, approximately 48% of them foreign-born. Queens County also is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of New York, behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, which is coterminous with Kings County. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated county among New York City's boroughs, as well as in the United States. If each of New York City's boroughs were an independent city, Queens also would be the nation's fourth most populous, after Los Angeles, Chicago, and Brooklyn. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.

Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York. It is presumably named for the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza (16381705), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It became a borough of New York City in 1898, and from 1683 until 1899, the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County. 1. When was Queens founded?
2. How many counties were there, then?
3. They were the first 12?
4. Who was it named after?
5. Was she English?
6. Where was she from?
7. When did she die?
8. Where all did she rule?
9. When did Queens become part of New York City?
10. Geographically, where is Queens located in New York City?
11. Which side of the city?
12. How does it rank in size?
13. How about in area?
14. How many foreigners live there?
15. Which town is next largest in New York?
16. Is it ethnically diverse?
17. Where does it rank in the world?
18. What does it share a water border with?
19. How long has it been coterminous with Queens County?
20. When did Queens County have Nassau County included with it?
numbered_answers:
1. 1683
2. 12
3. yes
4. Princess Catherine
5. no
6. Portugal
7. 1705
8. England, Scotland, and Ireland
9. 1898
10. adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn
11. southwestern
12. second-most populous
13. largest in area
14. 48%
15. Brooklyn
16. Yes
17. the most ethnically diverse urban area
18. Manhattan
19. since 1899
20. 1899