Question:
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CHAPTER XXV

The defence.

Intense excitement, which found vent in loud applause, greeted Deroulede's statement.

"_Ca ira! ca ira! vas-y Deroulede!_" came from the crowded benches round; and men, women, and children, wearied with the monotony of the past proceedings, settled themselves down for a quarter of an hour's keen enjoyment.

If Deroulede had anything to do with it, the trial was sure to end in excitement. And the people were always ready to listen to their special favourite.

The citizen-deputies, drowsy after the long, oppressive day, seemed to rouse themselves to renewed interest. Lebrun, like a big, shaggy dog, shook himself free from creeping somnolence. Robespierre smiled between his thin lips, and looked across at Merlin to see how the situation affected him. The enmity between the Minister of Justice and Citizen Deroulede was well known, and everyone noted, with added zest, that the former wore a keen look of anticipated triumph.

High up, on one of the topmost benches, sat Citizen Lenoir, the stage-manager of this palpitating drama. He looked down, with obvious satisfaction, at the scene which he himself had suggested last night to the members of the Jacobin Club. Merlin's sharp eyes had tried to pierce the gloom, which wrapped the crowd of spectators, searching vainly to distinguish the broad figure and massive head of the provincial giant.

The light from the petrol lamp shone full on Deroulede's earnest, dark countenance as he looked Juliette's infamous accuser full in the face, but the tallow candles, flickering weirdly on the President's desk, threw Tinville's short, spare figure and large, unkempt head into curious grotesque silhouette.
1. who were sat on the benches?
2. what had tired them out?
3. what were they now expecting?
4. for how long?
5. Where was Citizen Lenoir?
6. in a chair?
7. what on?
8. was he somehow responsible?
9. what had he done to make it happen?
10. Did Robespierre and Deroulede get on?
11. who was expecting to win?
12. who had to shake himself awake
13. which club had Lenoir been talking to?
14. was the room lit by candles?
15. was it electric lights?
16. what light shone on Deroulede?
17. Does he have a pale face?
18. did he look carefree?
19. how did he look?
20. who accused Juliette?

Numbered answers:
1. men, women, and children
2. the past proceedings
3. enjoyment.
4. quarter of an hour
5. High up
6. no
7. bench
8. yes
9. He was the stage-manager
10. yes
11. Deroulede
12. Lebrun
13. Jacobin Club
14. no
15. no
16. yes
17. no
18. no
19. earnest and dark
20. Tinville

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CHAPTER XI. JULIUS TELLS A STORY

DRESSED appropriately, Tuppence duly sallied forth for her "afternoon out." Albert was in temporary abeyance, but Tuppence went herself to the stationer's to make quite sure that nothing had come for her. Satisfied on this point, she made her way to the Ritz. On inquiry she learnt that Tommy had not yet returned. It was the answer she had expected, but it was another nail in the coffin of her hopes. She resolved to appeal to Mr. Carter, telling him when and where Tommy had started on his quest, and asking him to do something to trace him. The prospect of his aid revived her mercurial spirits, and she next inquired for Julius Hersheimmer. The reply she got was to the effect that he had returned about half an hour ago, but had gone out immediately.

Tuppence's spirits revived still more. It would be something to see Julius. Perhaps he could devise some plan for finding out what had become of Tommy. She wrote her note to Mr. Carter in Julius's sitting-room, and was just addressing the envelope when the door burst open.

"What the hell----" began Julius, but checked himself abruptly. "I beg your pardon, Miss Tuppence. Those fools down at the office would have it that Beresford wasn't here any longer--hadn't been here since Wednesday. Is that so?"

Tuppence nodded.

"You don't know where he is?" she asked faintly.

"I? How should I know? I haven't had one darned word from him, though I wired him yesterday morning."
1. Is Tuppence a man or woman?
2. Was she attired correctly for a day out?
3. Was Albert with her?
4. Where did she go first?
5. Why?
6. Did anything?
7. Where did she go next?
8. Was she looking for someone?
9. Who?
10. Was he there?
11. Did this surprise her?
12. Who did she think might be able to help find him?
13. How did she plan to contact him?
14. Did she call him on the phone?
15. Whose room did she go to?
16. Was he there at first?
17. What did she do in his room?
18. Did she finish addressing it?
19. What interrupted her?
20. Who came in?

Numbered answers:
1. woman
2. yes
3. no
4. the stationer's
5. to make quite sure that nothing had come for her.
6. unknown
7. the Ritz.
8. yes
9. Tommy
10. no
11. no
12. Mr. Carter,
13. to appeal
14. no
15. Julius
16. no
17. She wrote her note
18. no
19. the door burst open.
20. Julius

Question:
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(CNN) -- Before he was Pope Benedict XVI, before he earned the nickname "Cardinal No" as the enforcer of church doctrine, he was Joseph Ratzinger -- the son of Maria and police officer Joseph Ratzinger, learning about life and God in Germany between two world wars.

According to Roman Catholic doctrine, Benedict is not only the church's leader but God's representative on earth and infallible.

He is also a man -- one who savors his meat and potatoes, an accomplished pianist who loves Mozart, and a teacher who for years commanded university classes. His humanity became apparent Monday, when the Vatican announced he'd resign at month's end "because of advanced age," becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to do so.

After his birth on April 16, 1927, in Marktl am Inn, in southeastern Germany near the Austrian border, Ratzinger's early years were defined by his country and the turbulent times, as well as his faith.

Adolf Hitler rose to power during Ratzinger's adolescent years in Traunstein, in the heavily Catholic region of Bavaria. When he was 14, school officials followed Nazi officials' orders and enrolled him and the rest of his class in the Hitler Youth movement -- against his will, Ratzinger wrote in his memoir.

He left the organization shortly thereafter, because he was studying for the priesthood. But in 1943, Ratzinger was brought back into the Nazi fold upon being drafted into the German army.

For the next two years, Ratzinger served his country as part of an anti-aircraft unit. But in the waning days of World War II, he deserted -- and was taken prisoner by the U.S. Army.
1. What is this article about?
2. What was his previous name?
3. Who are his parents?
4. Where did he grow up?
5. When did he grow up?
6. Does he like playing any musical instruments?
7. What instrument is that?
8. Does he have a favorite artist?
9. When exactly was he born?
10. Where was he born?
11. Who was coming to power during his adolescent years
12. Did they make him enroll in a specific class?
13. What was that?
14. Did he want to do that?
15. Did he leave?
16. What did he leave for?
17. Did he end up getting drafted?
18. Who was he drafted by?
19. How long was he in the German army?
Numbered answers:
1. Pope Benedict XVI
2. Joseph Ratzinger
3. Maria and Joseph Ratzinger
4. in Germany
5. between two world wars
6. yes
7. piano
8. Mozart
9. April 16, 1927
10. Marktl am Inn
11. Adolf Hitler
12. yes
13. the Hitler Youth movement
14. against his will, he says
15. yes
16. the priesthood
17. yes
18. German army
19. two years