Question: Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now. Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online. Dear Mrs. Marbyry, While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they've learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school. Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future. They experienced first -hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas. In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now. We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn't hesitate to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Michael Rossi 1. Who did Mr. Rossi write to?
2. Who did he address it to?
3. Where will his kids receive the best education?
4. What don't they count as an excused absence?
5. Did his family go on one/
6. How long?
7. Where'd they go?
8. How many kids does he have?
9. What are their names?
10. Does he feel they learned a lot?
11. What sporting event did they see?
12. Where there disabled runners there?
13. What were they gathering?
14. For who?
15. What famous site did they see?
16. What path did they walk?
17. Who's graves?
18. What did they miss at school?
19. What did the get from the school for the absence?
20. Will he do it again? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the school
2. Mrs. Marbyry
3. Rydal Elementary
4. family holidays
5. yes
6. hree days
7. Boston
8. two
9. Jack and Victoria
10. yes
11. a marathon
12. yes
13. money
14. children in poor areas
15. Boston Tea Party
16. the Freedom Trail
17. great pioneers
18. a test
19. a warning notice
20. yes

Question: CHAPTER XXII

IN A SNAKES' DEN

"Just in time, and no mistake," remarked Songbird as he surveyed the scene outside. "No use of talking, when it rains down here, it rains!"

"Well, a rainstorm isn't a picnic party," returned Tom. "I wouldn't care so much if I wasn't so anxious to hear from Sam and Dick."

"Dot is vot ve all vonts," broke in Hans.

They crouched in the back of the shelter, so that the rain might not drive down upon them. It was a steady downpour for half an hour, when it began to slacken up, and the sun looked as if it might break through the clouds once more.

"We won't be detained so long, after all!" cried Fred.

"I am just as well satisfied," began Tom, and then gave a jump. "Boys, look there! Did you ever see anything like it?"

They looked in the direction pointed out, and each one sprang up as if he had received an electric shock, while Wags began to bark furiously. And small wonder, for directly in front of the shelter was a collection of snakes numbering at least thirty or forty. They were black, brown and green in color and from two to four feet in length. Some were lying flat, while others were curled up in various attitudes.

"Snakes!" faltered Fred. "And what a lot of them!"

"Dere ain't no choke apout dis!" gasped Hans, his eyes almost as big as saucers. "Vot shall ve do?"

"Get your pistols, boys!" came from Songbird, and he drew his weapon. 1. What were people seeking shelter from?
2. How long did the storm last?
3. Who was Tom waiting to get word from?
4. Who talks with a German accent?
5. Where did the group hunker down?
6. In the front of the shelter?
7. Where then?
8. Why?
9. What did they discover outside after the rain?
10. Did the German think it was funny?
11. What did his eyes become as large as?
12. What did he ask the group?
13. What was the suggestion?
14. Who suggested that?
15. How many snakes were there?
16. Were they all 20 feel in length?
17. How big were they?
18. What was a coloring of one?
19. and others?
20. Were they horizontal with the ground? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the rain
2. half an hour
3. Sam and Dick."
4. Hans.
5. the shelter,
6. no
7. the back
8. so that the rain might not drive down upon them.
9. snakes
10. no
11. saucers.
12. "Vot shall ve do?"
13. to get their pistols
14. Songbird
15. at least thirty or forty.
16. no
17. two to four feet
18. black
19. brown
20. Some were

Question: (CNN) -- Gary Oldman is doubling down on his apology for his recent Playboy interview.

The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday to say in person what he's already said to the Anti-Defamation League in a letter: He very much regrets the remarks he made to Playboy about Jewish people and Hollywood.

Gary Oldman apologizes for remarks

"I said some things that were poorly considered," a subdued Oldman told Kimmel. "Once I saw it in print, I could see that it was offensive, insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed."

In the Playboy interview, Oldman gives his unfiltered opinion on political correctness and how it's impacted controversial actors like Alec Baldwin and Mel Gibson, the latter of whom has used anti-Semitic language in the past.

"Mel Gibson is in a town that's run by Jews and he said the wrong thing because he's actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him -- and doesn't need to feed him anymore because he's got enough dough," Oldman told the magazine. "But some Jewish guy in his office somewhere hasn't turned and said, 'That f**king kraut' or 'F**k those Germans,' whatever it is? We all hide and try to be so politically correct. That's what gets me. It's just the sheer hypocrisy of everyone."

Gary Oldman goes off on hypocrisy, political correctness

Within a day of Playboy releasing its interview, Oldman wrote the ADL to tell it he was "deeply remorseful" for what he said. And on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Oldman took the extra step to also apologize to his fans. 1. Who recently interviewed Gary?
2. Does he regret what he said?
3. Was his opinion filtered?
4. How many actors did he give as examples of being impacted?
5. What was one of their names?
6. What was the other?
7. What movie did he star in?
8. Who runs the town he's in?
9. What's he got enough of?
10. What nationality does Oldman think Jews are profane towards behind closed doors?
11. What live show did Oldman go on within a day of his Playboy interview?
12. Who'd he apologize to then?
13. Who else did he take the extra step to apologize to? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Jimmy Kimmel
2. Yes
3. No
4. Two
5. Alec Baldwin
6. Mel Gibson
7. unknown
8. Jews
9. dough
10. Germans,'
11. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
12. the Anti-Defamation League
13. his fans