question: CHAPTER XXVIII

The owlet loves the gloom of night, The lark salutes the day, The timid dove will coo at hand-- But falcons soar away. --_Song in Duo_.

In a country settled, like these states, by a people who fled their native land and much-loved firesides, victims of consciences and religious zeal, none of the decencies and solemnities of a Christian death are dispensed with, when circumstances will admit of their exercise. The good woman of the house was a strict adherent to the forms of the church to which she belonged; and having herself been awakened to a sense of her depravity, by the ministry of the divine who harangued the people of the adjoining parish, she thought it was from his exhortations only that salvation could be meted out to the short-lived hopes of Henry Wharton. Not that the kind-hearted matron was so ignorant of the doctrines of the religion which she professed, as to depend, theoretically, on mortal aid for protection; but she had, to use her own phrase, "sat so long under the preaching of good Mr.----," that she had unconsciously imbibed a practical reliance on his assistance, for that which her faith should have taught her could come from the Deity alone. With her, the consideration of death was at all times awful, and the instant that the sentence of the prisoner was promulgated, she dispatched Caesar, mounted on one of her husband's best horses, in quest of her clerical monitor. This step had been taken without consulting either Henry or his friends; and it was only when the services of Caesar were required on some domestic emergency, that she explained the nature of his absence. The youth heard her, at first, with an unconquerable reluctance to admit of such a spiritual guide; but as our view of the things of this life becomes less vivid, our prejudices and habits cease to retain their influence; and a civil bow of thanks was finally given, in requital for the considerate care of the well-meaning woman.
1. What does the owlet love?
2. What does the lark salute?
3. What will the dove do?
4. Is the dove shy?
5. What does the falcon do?
6. What was the woman of the house?
7. Did she belong to the church?
8. What happened to her?
9. By who?
10. Who did what?
11. What did she think?
12. To what?
13. Was she cold hearted?
14. What was she?
15. What was the thought of death to her?
16. All the time?
17. What happened when the prisoner's sentence was made known?
18. In search of what?
19. What was he riding?
20. Was it his worst horse?
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answer: 1. the gloom of night
2. the day
3. coo at hand
4. Yes
5. soar away
6. a strict adherent to the forms of the church
7. Yes
8. She was awakened to a sense of her depravity
9. by the ministry of the divine
10. harangued the people of the adjoining parish
11. That it was from his exhortations only that salvation could be meted out
12. The short-lived hopes of Henry Wharton.
13. No
14. kind-hearted
15. awful
16. Yes
17. she dispatched Caesar
18. her clerical monitor.
19. one of her husband's horses
20. No

question: A disheveled man appeared in court Thursday on charges of murdering a Chinese woman whose fight with her attacker was seen on webcam by her boyfriend in China. Police refused to release any details about the crime or its possible motive.

The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, of Beijing, was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend witnessed the attack, police said.

She was found undressed from the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual attack or trauma severe enough to kill her. Police say it may be weeks before the results of an autopsy are known.

Brian Dickson, 29, stood before the court in a wrinkled white shirt and blue jeans as a charge of first- degree murder was read out. He did not enter a plea. His case was held over until April 26.

Dickson was arrested Wednesday. Police only announced his name and his age and asked the media not to publish any photos of Dickson, saying it could compromise the investigation. Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella declined to respond to the request further.

Liu's father, Liu Jianhui, who arrived from China after being informed of his daughter's death, thanked authorities for their quick action.

"I sincerely thank the people concerned with my daughter's case," he told reporters after the arrest. "Our daughter was studying very hard."

Police released no motive or details about Dickson, but one friend described the Toronto man as _ .

Patricia Tomasi, a friend of Dickson's, told The Associated Press that she acted in a play at a local theater in Toronto with Dickson in 2007.

"He doesn't seem like the type but that's what they always say," Tomasi said. "He's tall with boyish good looks. I don't know much about him except that he wanted to be an actor."

Dickson attended York University where he studied global politics, but did not earn a degree from there.

He later worked for the Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC), where he served as an assistant to the president Juilie Lindhout. According to his biography on a newsletter from the Atlantic Council of Canada, Dickson has also been a running instructor and has been involved with Developments in Literacy, a Pakistani aid organization that raises money for children in Pakistan.

A statement from the Atlantic Council of Canada on Thursday said it was not council policy to comment on staff, but it confirmed that Dickson had been an intern with the council from September 29, 2008, until March 27, 2009.

Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1 am. Friday when a man knocked on the door, police said.

Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu's webcam was shut off. Meng contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police.

The victim's father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at Beijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng.

Liu Qian's laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said. Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying to figure out if there was any way they could recover it.

York University, whose campus is located near one of Toronto's rougher neighborhoods, is one of Canada's largest universities with more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students. About 3,200 of York's students come from more than 150 foreign countries, the university's website says.
1. what kind of man appeared in court?
2. when did he appear in court?
3. was he accused of murdering a mexican woman?
4. was she chinese?
5. how old was she?
6. who said her boyfriend witnessed her murder?
7. how old is brian dickson?
8. is he accused of murdering the chinese woman?
9. how long before the autopsy results are known?
10. was dickson charged with second-degree murder?
11. what was Liu's father name?
12. Where did he live?
13. who is Tomasi?
14. did they act in a play together?
15. did she say he was short?
16. what did dickson study in college?
17. did he work for ACC?
18. did ACC confirm that he worked as an intern?
19. was liu online with Meng at the time of the murder?
20. what did the her attack take besides the computer and cellphone?
21. is the university located near a safe neighborhood?
22. how many students attend the university?
23. how many different countries do they come from?
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answer:
1. A disheveled man
2. Thursday
3. No
4. Yes
5. 23
6. police
7. 29 years old
8. Yes
9. weeks
10. No, first degree murder
11. Liu Jianhui
12. China
13. Dickson's friend
14. Yes
15. No
16. Global Politics
17. Yes
18. Yes
19. Yes
20. webcam
21. no
22. more than 53,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
23. more than 150 foreign countries