Question: CHAPTER XLII

The Prince dined carefully, but with less than his usual appetite. Afterwards he lit a cigarette and strolled for a moment into the lounge. Celeste, who was waiting for him, glided at once to his side.

"Monsieur!" she whispered. "I have been here for one hour."

He nodded.

"Well?"

"Monsieur le Duc has arrived."

The Prince turned sharply round.

"Who?"

"Monsieur le Duc de Souspennier. He calls himself no longer Mr. Sabin."

A dull flush of angry colour rose almost to his temples.

"Why did you not tell me before?" he exclaimed.

"Monsieur was in the restaurant," she answered. "It was impossible for me to do anything but wait."

"Where is he?"

"Alas! he is with madam," the girl answered.

The Prince was very profane. He started at once for the elevator. In a moment or two he presented himself at Lucille's sitting-room. They were still lingering over their dinner. Mr. Sabin welcomed him with grave courtesy.

"The Prince is in time to take his liqueur with us," he remarked, rising. "Will you take fin champagne, Prince, or Chartreuse? I recommend the fin champagne."

The Prince bowed his thanks. He was white to the lips with the effort for self-mastery.

"I congratulate you, Mr. Sabin," he said, "upon your opportune arrival. You will be able to help Lucille through the annoyance to which I deeply regret that she should be subjected."

Mr. Sabin gently raised his eyebrows.

"Annoyance!" he repeated. "I fear that I do not quite understand."

The Prince smiled. 1. Did the prince have good appetite?
2. Did he have a cigarette after that?
3. What he did next?
4. Who approached him next?
5. How long she had been waiting?
6. Who did she inquire about?
7. What is his other name?
8. Did prince know about it?
9. Who was with Sabin at that time?
10. Where he was? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. no2. yes
3. strolled for a moment into the lounge.
4. Celeste
5. one hour.
6. Monsieur le Duc
7. Mr. Sabin.
8. no
9. madam,
10. Lucille's sitting-room

Question: (CNN) -- An octogenarian climber has abandoned his bid to reclaim the title of the oldest man to climb Mt Everest after a combination of poor climbing weather and government red tape forced him to call off the ascent.

Veteran Nepali climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, had been acclimatizing at base camp, ready to reclaim his title from longtime rival 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura who became the oldest climber to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain last week.

However, a government promise to provide one million Nepali rupees (US$11,200) for the bid -- on which other sponsorship money hinged -- was awaiting government Cabinet approval in Kathmandu.

Team leader Ishwari Poudel told CNN that going up Everest was now too risky because the snow had started to melt, making ladders and other equipment unstable.

He said that since other expeditions had already left the mountain, there would be no manpower available in the event of a rescue.

The government had also pledged to help Sherchan's bid by waiving the Everest climbing permit fee of US$10,000 but this was also held up by Cabinet delays.

Purna Chandra Bhattarai, the Tourism Industry Division of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said his department, which processes climbing permits, had received the application late and the waiver could only be decided by ministers.

"The government makes decisions following its own procedure," he said.

Sherchan downplayed rumors he was returning due to health concerns.

"When one goes to climb such a mountain there are small health issues," he told CNN. 1. Who deserted their bid?
2. Why did he do that?
3. Who was it?
4. Did the government agree to give money?
5. How much?
6. Who made a statement of it being to risky?
7. Why did he feel that way?
8. What else did the government agree to?
9. How much was that?
10. What rumors was downplayed?
11. Was the waiver turned in late?
12. What was the outcome behind this>
13. Who was over this department?
14. How old was Sherchan?
15. Why didn't he fulfill his reclaim? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. octogenarian climber
2. to reclaim title as oldest man to climb Mt. Everest.
3. Min Bahadur Sherchan
4. Yes
5. one million Nepali rupees
6. Ishwari Poudel
7. the snow had started to melt.
8. to help by waiving the Everest climbing permit fee.
9. US$10,000
10. That Sherchan was returning due to health concerns.
11. Yes.
12. The decision was now on ministers.
13. Purna Chandra Bhattarai, the Tourism Industry Division of Ministry
14. 81
15. poor climbing weather and government red tape.

Question: Modern-day Nigeria has been the site of numerous kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century, and the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The British set up administrative and legal structures whilst practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960, and plunged into a civil war from 1967 to 1970. It has since alternated between democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999, with its 2011 presidential elections being viewed as the first to be conducted reasonably freely and fairly.

Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa", owing to its large population and economy. With approximately 182 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. Nigeria has one of the largest populations of youth in the world. The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages, and are identified with wide variety of cultures. The official language is English. Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Christians, who live mostly in the southern part of the country, and Muslims in the northern part. A minority of the population practise religions indigenous to Nigeria, such as those native to Igbo and Yoruba peoples. 1. what is Nigeria called?
2. why?
3. how many ethnic groups?
4. whats one of the largest?
5. have they had a civil war?
6. when?
7. where did it originate from?
8. what merging happened?
9. what structures did the Brits have there?
10. when did it become independent?
11. what type of government have they had?
12. /what happened in 2011?
13. what the population?
14. where does in rank in population?
15. what about the world?
16. what religions?
17. which lives in the north?
18. and South?
19. any native religions?
20. what people celebrate those religions?
21. what do they speak there? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. the "Giant of Africa"
2. It has a large population and economy.
3. over 500
4. the Hausa
5. yes
6. from 1967 to 1970.
7. from British colonial rule
8. the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914.
9. administrative and legal
10. in 1960
11. democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships,
12. the first to be conducted reasonably freely and fairly.
13. 182 million
14. Most populous in Africa
15. seventh
16. Christians and Muslims
17. Muslims
18. Christians
19. yes
20. those native to Igbo and Yoruba peoples.
21. over 500 different languages