Q: Hebrew (; , "" or ) is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel, spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date from the 10th century BCE. Hebrew belongs to the West Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Hebrew is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language.

Hebrew had ceased to be an everyday spoken language somewhere between 200 and 400 CE, declining since the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt. Aramaic and to a lesser extent Greek were already in use as international languages, especially among elites and immigrants. It survived into the medieval period as the language of Jewish liturgy, rabbinic literature, intra-Jewish commerce, and poetry. Then, in the 19th century, it was revived as a spoken and literary language. It became the "lingua franca" of Palestine's Jews, and subsequently of the State of Israel. According to Ethnologue, in 1998, it was the language of 5 million people worldwide. After Israel, the United States has the second largest Hebrew-speaking population, with 220,000 fluent speakers, mostly from Israel.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Israelites language?
2. How far back does the language date?
3. Is the language still today?
4. Did it stop being used for some time?
5. When did this happen?
6. Was the name always the same?
7. Give an example of people who used a different name?
8. What family is it in?
9. What branch?
10. Does the US have the most people that speak it?
11. How many fluent talkers are there?
12. Mainly where from?
13. What type of language is it the last one remaining?
A: 1. Hebrew
2. 10th century BCE
3. yes
4. yes
5. between 200 and 400 CE
6. no
7. the Israelites and their ancestors
8. the Afroasiatic language family
9. the West Semitic branch
10. no
11. 220,000
12. mostly from Israel
13. its the only living Canaanite language left
Q: CHAPTER IX

DEFEAT OF MIRIAM

PAUL was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.

The Easter holidays began happily. Paul was his own frank self. Yet she felt it would go wrong. On the Sunday afternoon she stood at her bedroom window, looking across at the oak-trees of the wood, in whose branches a twilight was tangled, below the bright sky of the afternoon. Grey-green rosettes of honeysuckle leaves hung before the window, some already, she fancied, showing bud. It was spring, which she loved and dreaded.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who did Paul love the most?
2. Which season does the story take place in?
3. Who was Paul fighting with?
4. Did she believe she could have Paul?
5. How did she feel this relationship would bring?
6. What kind of plants were growing outside her window?
7. Where were the oak trees?
8. Did she have mixed emotions about the spring?
9. How did she feel about it?
10. What other plant was near her window?
11. What color were they?
A: 1. his mother
2. Spring
3. Miriam
4. No
5. tragedy
6. oak-trees
7. outside her bedroom window
8. Yes
9. she felt it would go wrong
10. rosettes of honeysuckle
11. Grey-green
Q: CHAPTER XV

SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY

"Dan Baxter!"

The cry came simultaneously from several of the crowd.

"I think Dick is right," said Songbird. "I thought it must be Dan, but I wasn't sure, for I didn't expect to see him here."

"He and that Sack Todd must have become friends," put in Tom. "I would like to know what Dan is doing out here."

"He is certainly up to no good," answered Dick. "I must say this adds to the mystery, doesn't it, boys?"

"That's what it does," chimed in Sam. "I wish we could catch Baxter and bring him to justice."

"Or reform him," came from Dick.

"Reform him, Dick!" cried Tom. "That would be mighty uphill work."

"It isn't in him," added Fred. "He is tee-totally bad."

"I used to think that of Dan's father, but Arnold Baxter has reformed--and he wants his son to do likewise."

"Well, that isn't here or there," said Tom after a pause. "What are we to do just now?"

"Let us push on to town first," answered Songbird. "After that, we can rearrange our plans if we wish."

This was considered good advice, and once again they urged their steeds along. Coming to a high point in the trail, they made out Caville a mile distant, and rode into the town about noon.

It was not much of a place, and the single hotel afforded only the slimmest of accommodations. But they had to be satisfied, and so made the best of it.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was everyone surprised to see?
2. Who was first to recognize him?
3. Is everyone happy to see him?
4. What do they think he is doing there?
5. Who do they suspect is buddies with him?
6. Do they know what Dan's purpose there is?
7. Was Songbird sure that it was Dan when he first saw him?
8. What does Dick want to do with Dan?
9. What does Sam want to do?
10. Who does Tom agree with?
11. What about Fred?
12. Why does Fred think he can't be reformed?
13. Who is Arnold?
14. Was he bad person at one point?
15. Has he given up on Dan?
A:
1. Dan Baxter
2. Dick
3. No
4. up to no good
5. Sack Todd
6. no
7. wasn't sure
8. reform him
9. bring him to justice."
10. Sam
11. Sam
12. He is tee-totally bad
13. Dan's father,
14. Yes he has reformed
15. he wants his son to do likewise."