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

BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE

Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture. She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it. Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive. Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

"How is Edgar getting on?" Sylvia asked. "I suppose you hear from him now and then."

Ethel guessed where the question led and responded with blunt directness.

"Doesn't George write to you?"

"Not often. Herbert has just got a letter, but there was very little information in it; George is not a brilliant correspondent. I thought Edgar might have written by the same mail."

"As it happens, he did," said Ethel. "He describes the cold as fierce, and gives some interesting details of his sensations when the warmth first comes back to his half-frozen hands or limbs; then he adds a vivid account of a blizzard that George and he nearly got lost in."

"Things of that kind make an impression on a new-comer," Sylvia languidly remarked. "One gets used to them after a while. Did he say anything else?"

"There was an enthusiastic description of a girl he has met; he declares she's a paragon. This, of course, is nothing new, but it's a little astonishing that he doesn't seem to contemplate making love to her in his usual haphazard manner. She seems to have inspired him with genuine respect." 1. Who almost got lost in a bad snowstorm?
2. Who told of the snow?
3. What is her last name?
4. Who was she with?
5. Where were they?
6. Was anybody else there?
7. Who?
8. What were they doing?
9. Were they in the same part of the house?
10. Where?
11. Who did Sylvia inquire about?
12. Does she get letters from George?
13. Did anybody get something in the mail?
14. Was his correspondence informative?
15. Was he in a warm place?
16. Who was with him?
17. Was anyone else mentioned in the correspondence?
18. How is she described?
19. Does he want to have relations with her?
20. What does she inspire in him?
numbered_answers: 1. George and Edgar
2. Ethel
3. West
4. Sylvia
5. Ethel West's drawing-room
6. yes
7. Mrs. Lansing and Stephen West
8. talking
9. yes
10. the opposite side of the large room
11. Edgar
12. Not often
13. Herbert
14. no
15. no
16. Edgar
17. a girl
18. a paragon
19. no
20. genuine respect

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76.

Sunny von Bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to Prince Alfred von Auersperg.

Von Bulow was subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s.

Her husband, Claus, was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma.

He was convicted of making two attempts on her life, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He was acquitted in a second trial.

His retrial in 1985 received national attention.

"We were blessed to have an extraordinarily loving and caring mother," said the statement from Von Bulow's three children -- Annie Laurie "Ala" Isham, Alexander von Auersperg and Cosima Pavoncelli -- released by a spokeswoman. "She was especially devoted to her many friends and family members."

Martha von Bulow was born Martha Sharp Crawford into a wealthy family. She inherited a fortune conservatively estimated at $75 million, according to an article on the von Bulow case posted on truTV.com's Crime Library Web site.

In her early years, she drew comparisons to actress Grace Kelly.

She became known as Princess von Auersperg with her first marriage, to Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria. That marriage produced two children: Alexander and Annie Laurie.

The von Bulows married in 1966 and had a daughter, Cosima. 1. When was Martha born?
2. What did she become know as when married to the Prince?
3. Who was accused of trying to kill her?
4. his name?
5. Surname?
6. When was her first wedding?
7. and her next?
8. how much did she inherit?
9. where was that figure published?
10. which of their websites?
11. who was she compared to
12. how long was she comatosed?
13. where did she die?
14. a hospital?
15. what?
16. how old was she?
17. what was Claus accused of?
18. how?
19. was he convicted?
20. what year was the retrial?
numbered_answers: 1. unknown
2. Princess von Auersperg
3. Her husband
4. Claus
5. von Bulow
6. 1957
7. 1966
8. $75 million,
9. truTV.com'
10. Crime Library Web site.
11. Grace Kelly.
12. 28 years
13. New York
14. no
15. nursing home
16. 76
17. trying to kill her
18. an overdose
19. yes, but eventually aquitted
20. 1985

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- The Northwestern football union case is going to Capitol Hill next week.

Minnesota Republican John Kline, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said in a news release that the committee will hold hearings Thursday on the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision to categorize football players at Northwestern University as employees who can unionize and seek benefits.

Kline questioned the decision.

"The NLRB's decision represents a radical departure from longstanding federal labor policies," Kline said. "Classifying student athletes as employees threatens to fundamentally alter college sports, as well as reduce education access and opportunity. The committee has a responsibility to thoroughly examine how the NLRB's decision will affect students and their ability to receive a quality education."

Kline isn't alone in his skepticism. The ruling has been divisive within the world of college sport and in politics. Several state-level politicians have proposed legislation because of the ruling.

The communications director for the committee, Alexandra Haynes Sollberger, told CNN that a witness list for the hearing has not yet been released.

Team holds union vote, but result is cliffhanger

When contacted Friday afternoon, Ramogi Huma, a leading force behind the union and the president of the National College Players Association, said he had just learned of the hearing and didn't have any details.

In February, the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled that Northwestern's football players are considered employees of the university, since they make money for their university and are compensated with tuition. The judge ruled they often have to devote more than 40 hours a week to sport and sometimes sacrifice classwork. 1. What is going to court?
2. Who is John Kline?
3. Where is he from?
4. What political party was he?
5. What was the football players categorized as?
6. What can they do now?
7. What does this ruling threaten?
8. When are hearings held?
9. Who is Alexandra Haynes Solberger?
10. Who is Ramogi Huma?
numbered_answers:
1. Northwestern football union case
2. chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee,
3. Minnesota
4. Republican
5. Employess
6. Unionize and seek benefits
7. Alter college sports
8. Thursday
9. communications director for the committee
10. president of the National College Players Assocation