input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER V. THE FIRST SPARK PASSES

"Now, gentlemen," shouted the auctioneer when he had finished his oration upon the girl's attractions, "what 'tin I bid? Eight hundred?"

Stephen caught his breath. There was a long pause no one cared to start the bidding.

"Come, gentlemen, come! There's my friend Alf Jenkins. He knows what she's worth to a cent. What'll you give, Alf? Is it eight hundred?"

Mr. Jenkins winked at the auction joined in the laugh.

"Three hundred!" he said.

The auctioneer was mortally offended. Then some one cried:--"Three hundred and fifty!"

It was young Colfax. He was recognized at once, by name, evidently as a person of importance.

"Thank you, Mistah Colfax, suh," said the auctioneer, with a servile wave of the hand in his direction, while the crowd twisted their necks to see him. He stood very straight, very haughty, as if entirely oblivious to his conspicuous position.

"Three seventy-five!"

"That's better, Mistah Jenkins," said the auctioneer, sarcastically. He turned to the girl, who might have stood to a sculptor for a figure of despair. Her hands were folded in front of her, her head bowed down. The auctioneer put his hand under her chin and raised it roughly. "Cheer up, my gal," he said, "you ain't got nothing to blubber about now."

Hester's breast heaved and from her black eyes there shot a magnificent look of defiance. He laughed. That was the white blood.

The white blood!

Clarence Colfax had his bid taken from his lips. Above the heads of the people he had a quick vision of a young man with a determined face, whose voice rang clear and strong,-- "Four hundred!" 1. Who was the second person to bid?
2. What did he offer?
3. Did that make Jenkins get more serious?
4. What was his new bid?
5. What was his first?
6. Did he act goofy with his first?
7. What did the auctioneer suggest for the first bid?
8. Was there a fourth?
9. from who?
10. Who was getting ready to bid when this new man did?
11. What is being sold?
12. What is her name?
13. Is she scared?
14. How does she feel?
15. What does the auctioneer see that as?
16. How does she show it to him?
17. What kind of look does she give him?
18. Where was she looking before that?
19. where were her hands?
20. Does the auctioneer like the first bid?
numbered_answers: 1. Colfax
2. Three hundred and fifty
3. Yes
4. Three seventy-five
5. Three hundred
6. Yes
7. Eight hundred
8. Yes
9. a young man with a determined face
10. Clarence Colfax
11. a girl
12. Hester
13. No
14. defiant
15. the white blood.
16. from her black eyes
17. a magnificent look of defiance
18. down
19. folded in front of her
20. No

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Following a referendum in 1997, in which the Scottish electorate voted for devolution, the current Parliament was convened by the Scotland Act 1998, which sets out its powers as a devolved legislature. The Act delineates the legislative competence of the Parliament the areas in which it can make laws by explicitly specifying powers that are "reserved" to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate in all areas that are not explicitly reserved to Westminster. The British Parliament retains the ability to amend the terms of reference of the Scottish Parliament, and can extend or reduce the areas in which it can make laws. The first meeting of the new Parliament took place on 12 May 1999.

For the next three hundred years, Scotland was directly governed by the Parliament of Great Britain and the subsequent Parliament of the United Kingdom, both seated at Westminster, and the lack of a Parliament of Scotland remained an important element in Scottish national identity. Suggestions for a 'devolved' Parliament were made before 1914, but were shelved due to the outbreak of the First World War. A sharp rise in nationalism in Scotland during the late 1960s fuelled demands for some form of home rule or complete independence, and in 1969 prompted the incumbent Labour government of Harold Wilson to set up the Kilbrandon Commission to consider the British constitution. One of the principal objectives of the commission was to examine ways of enabling more self-government for Scotland, within the unitary state of the United Kingdom. Kilbrandon published his report in 1973 recommending the establishment of a directly elected Scottish Assembly to legislate for the majority of domestic Scottish affairs. 1. Where did a sharp rise in nationalism occur?
2. When was this?
3. Who was the incumbent at that time?
4. Was he a Tory?
5. Did this country govern itself?
6. Who controlled it?
7. Was the fact that it was controlled important to the citizens?
8. What happened that stifled talk of devolving?
9. When was the modern vote for devolving passed?
10. What was the name of the legislation that created the current method of ruling?
numbered_answers: 1. Scotland
2. the late 1960s
3. Harold Wilson
4. unknown
5. no
6. the Kilbrandon Commission
7. yes
8. Kilbrandon's report
9. before 1914
10. Parliament

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Isn't it cool to surf in summer? You catch a wave and enjoy the ride. Surfing is not only our favorite sport, though. A group of penguins enjoy the sport as much as we do. And they show their excitement and skills in the new animated film --Surf's Up, which came out on June 6, in the US.

Cody loves the sport. Cody's idol is Big Z, a great penguin surfing king. Cody doesn't like his brother and his mother who are not supportive. He really wants to get away. Cody believes that winning a surfing competition will bring him admiration and respect. When Mikey Abromowitz, a talent scout , comes to Antarctica to look for talented penguins for a surfing competition, Cody's really excited, but during his show there are no waves and he _ . But he knows he can't give up. He runs after Mikey's whale and begs until Mikey agrees to take him.

There Cody meets Lani, the island's beautiful lifeguard, as well as his main rival , the surfing champion Evans. The cocky Evans shows no respect for Big Z, which makes Cody angry. For this, he challenges Evans to a surfing match, only to suffer a terrible defeat.

Lani takes Cody to the island doctor. As they spend time together, Cody realizes that this doctor is really Big Z himself. When he learns this, Cody begs him to train him and make him a better surfer.

Cody begins to find his own way. Cody improves his skills with the help of Big Z and discovers that a true winner isn't always the one who comes in first. 1. whats the best season to do it
2. who else enjoys it
3. what movie are they in
4. what type of movie is it
5. when was it released
6. where
7. whos the main character
8. who does he look up to
9. what is he
10. does his mom support him
11. does his brother
12. what does he think will happen if he wins
13. who comes to where he lives
14. why
15. did he get to show him what he can do
16. what did he do then
17. who did he meet after
18. who else
19. did he ever meet his idol
numbered_answers:
1. summer
2. A group of penguins
3. Surf's Up
4. animated
5. June 6
6. US
7. Cody
8. Big Z
9. great penguin
10. No
11. No
12. He will get admiration and respect.
13. Mikey Abromowitz
14. to look for talented penguins for a surfing competition
15. No
16. He runs after Mikey's whale and begs until Mikey agrees to take him
17. Lani
18. Evans
19. Yes