Problem: CHAPTER V

Nigel and Maggie had tea together in the little room which the latter had used as a boudoir. They were discussing the question of her future residence there.

"I am afraid," he declared, "that you will have to marry me."

"It would have its advantages," she admitted thoughtfully. "I am really so fond of you, Nigel. I should be married at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, and have the Annersley children for bridesmaids. Don't you think I should look sweet in old gold and orange blossoms?"

"Don't tantalise me," he begged.

"We really must decide upon something," she insisted. "I hate giving up my rooms here, I should hate having my worthy aunt as resident duenna, and I suppose it would be gloriously improper for us two to go on living here if I didn't. Are you quite sure that you love me, Nigel?"

"I am not quite so sure as I was this morning," he confessed, holding out his cup for some more tea. "I met a perfectly adorable girl to-day at luncheon at the Ritz. Such eyes, Maggie, and the slimmest, most wonderful figure you ever saw!"

"Who was the cat?" Maggie enquired with asperity.

"She is Russian. Her name is Naida Karetsky. Karschoff introduced me."

Maggie was suddenly serious. There was just a trace of the one expression he had never before seen in her face--fear--lurking in her eyes, even asserting itself in her tone.

"Naida Karetsky?" she repeated. "Tell me exactly how you met her?"

"She was lunching with her father and Oscar Immelan. She stopped to speak to Karschoff and asked him to present me. Afterwards, she invited us to take coffee in the lounge."
1. Who had used the room as a boudoir?
2. What does Maggie think she would look nice wearing?
3. What is the name of the girl Nigel saw?
4. Was Maggie happy to hear of this?
5. Did she seem afraid, too?
6. What nationality is Naida?
7. Who was she eating with?
8. Who introduced Naida to Nigel?
9. Where does Maggie wish to be wed?
10. Does she like Nigel?
11. Is Nigel sure he loves Maggie?
Answer: 1. Nigel and Maggie
2. old gold and orange blossoms
3. Naida Karetsky
4. Maggie was suddenly serious
5. in her face--fear
6. Russian
7. Karschoff
8. Karschoff
9. St. Mary Abbot's
10. I am really so fond of you
11. that you will have to marry me

Problem: Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see Beth, and Meg felt unhappy writing letters to her mother saying nothing about Beth's illness. Jo nursed Beth night and day, but the time came when Beth did not know her and called for her mother. Jo was frightened, and Meg begged to be allowed to write the truth, but Hannah said there was no danger yet. Then a letter came saying that Mr. March was worse and could not think of coming home for a long time.

How dark the days seemed. How sad and lonely. The sisters worked and waited as the shadow of death lay over the once happy home. It was then that Meg realized how rich she had been in the things which really mattered--love, peace, good health. And Jo, watching her little sister, thought about how unselfish Beth always was--living for others and trying to make home a happy place for all who came there. Amy, sad and lonely at Aunt March's house, just wanted to come home so that she could do something to help Beth.

On the first day of December, the doctor came in the morning. He looked at Beth, then said quietly, 'If Mrs. March can leave her husband, I think she should come home now.'

Jo threw on her coat and ran out into the snow to send a telegram. When she arrived back, Laurie came with a letter saying that Mr. March was getting better again. This was good news, but Jo's face was so unhappy that Laurie asked, 'What is it? Is Beth worse?'

'I've sent for Mother,' said Jo, beginning to cry. 'Beth doesn't know us any more.'

Laurie held her hand and whispered, 'I'm here, Jo. Hold on to me. Your mother will be here soon, and then everything will be all right.'
1. Who felt bad about writing letters?
2. To whom?
3. What''s her name?
4. Was Mr. Laurence barred from seeing someone?
5. What happened to her?
6. did the doctor see her?
7. When?
8. Did he suggest something?
9. Where did Jo go?
10. How was the weather then?
11. What did Laurie bring?
12. Was that a good message?
13. How Jo reacted?
14. Why?
15. Did anyone console her?
16. Did she expect her mother will be okay?
17. What Meg realized in a sad day?
18. What Jo thought about Beth then?
19. Where Amy wanted to go?
20. Where she is now?
Answer: 1. Meg felt unhappy writing letters
2. writing letters to her mother
3. 'If Mrs. March can leave her husband,
4. Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see Beth
5. ame when Beth did not know her and called for her mothe
6. , the doctor came in the morning. He looked at Beth,
7. On the first day of December, the doctor came
8. f Mrs. March can leave her husband, I think she should come home now.'
9. ran out into the snow to send a telegram
10. snow to send a telegram.
11. Laurie came with a letter
12. This was good news
13. aid Jo, beginning to cry.
14. Beth doesn't know us any more.'
15. Laurie held her hand and whispered
16. and then everything will be all right.'
17. how rich she had been in the things which really mattered
18. thought about how unselfish Beth always was
19. just wanted to come home
20. sad and lonely at Aunt March's house

Problem: Even though there is a broad scientific agreement that essentialist and typological conceptualizations of race are untenable, scientists around the world continue to conceptualize race in widely differing ways, some of which have essentialist implications. While some researchers sometimes use the concept of race to make distinctions among fuzzy sets of traits, others in the scientific community suggest that the idea of race often is used in a naive or simplistic way,[page needed] and argue that, among humans, race has no taxonomic significance by pointing out that all living humans belong to the same species, Homo sapiens, and subspecies, Homo sapiens sapiens.

There is a wide consensus that the racial categories that are common in everyday usage are socially constructed, and that racial groups cannot be biologically defined. Nonetheless, some scholars argue that racial categories obviously correlate with biological traits (e.g. phenotype) to some degree, and that certain genetic markers have varying frequencies among human populations, some of which correspond more or less to traditional racial groupings. For this reason, there is no current consensus about whether racial categories can be considered to have significance for understanding human genetic variation.
1. Do people think race labels are natural or made by society?
2. Do they think race can be attributed strictly to biology?
3. Does everyone agree?
4. Why not?
5. Do they have any other reasons?
6. What are they?
7. Does this cause a division of opinion?
8. About what?
9. Are there any wide ranging things that are generally agreed upon?
10. What are they?
11. Anything else?
12. What core group are all people a part of?
13. What's that called?
14. Is there a subgroup?
15. And what is that?
16. What do most science enthusiasts agree about essentially?
17. Does this cause the majority to view it the same then?
18. How do some folks feel racial comparisons come across?
19. What do they think isn't significant?
20. Do some folks have distinct racial concepts for hyper clear trait settings?
Answer:
1. socially constructed
2. no
3. no
4. some argue that racial categories correlate with biological traits
5. yes
6. certain genetic markers correspond to traditional racial groupings
7. yes
8. about whether racial categories can have significance for understanding human genetic variation
9. yes
10. racial categories are socially constructed
11. and racial groups cannot be biologically defined
12. the same species
13. Homo sapiens
14. yes
15. subspecies, Homo sapiens sapiens
16. that essentialist and typological conceptualizations of race are untenable
17. no
18. naive or simplistic
19. race has no taxonomic significance
20. no