question: CHAPTER XXXIII

RALPH FINDS THE DREAM MOUNTAIN

Now I must go back to that evening when we learned the great tidings from the lips of the lad Gaasha, whose life Ralph had saved after the attack by the Kaffirs upon the laager. There sat Gaasha on the ground staring, and there, not far away, Ralph was lying in his swoon, while Jan and I looked at each other like people who have suddenly beheld a sign from heaven.

"What evil magic is there in my words," said Gaasha presently, "that they should strike the Baas yonder dead like a spear?"

"He is not dead," I answered, "but for long he has sought that mountain Umpondwana of which you speak. Tell us now, did you hear of any white woman dwelling with the chieftainess Sihamba?"

"No, lady, I heard of none."

This answer of Gaasha's saddened me, for I made sure that if so strange a thing had happened as that a white woman had come to live among his tribe, the man who told him of the return of Sihamba would have told him of this also. Therefore, so I argued, either Suzanne was dead or she was in the power of Piet Van Vooren, or Sihamba had deserted her, though this last I did not believe. As it turned out afterwards, had not Gaasha been the stupidest of Kaffirs, we should have been saved those long days of doubt and trouble, for though he had not heard that Sihamba was accompanied by a white woman, he had heard that she brought with her a white _bird_ to the mountain Umpondwana. Of course if he had told us this we should have guessed that the white bird could be none other than Suzanne, whose native name was Swallow.
1. Who was on the ground?
2. Who was the most stupid of Kaffirs?
3. What was Suzanne's native name?
4. Whose life did Ralph save?
5. Who was lying in a swoon?
6. What mountain was being sought?
7. Did someone inquire about the presence of a white woman?
8. Was it possible that Suzanne was deceased?
9. Who possibly deserted her?
10. What color was the bird mentioned?
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answer: 1. Gaasha
2. she was
3. Swallow
4. Gaasha
5. Ralph
6. Umpondwana
7. yes
8. yes
9. Sihamba
10. white

question: Bill McIntosh and Royce Wedding had been the best friends for 30 years. Now, living alone 12 miles east of the town, Bill earned his living by hunting foxes and rabbits.

"Coming to the football match this afternoon?" Bill McIntosh asked 54-year-old Royce Wedding as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotel. Royce shook his head, "I promised Mom I'd burn off the weeds in one of our fields." "I'll give you a hand," Bill said.

Driving slowly from the southern edge of the field, they worked their way upwind, leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. Suddenly the fire was on them. Bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown through the air, the gasoline tank exploded and the car jumped three feet off the ground. When it crashed back down Royce found himself unable to move. Bill lay where he fell. "Royce!" he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car. Pulling open the door, he seized Royce's arms through the smoke. "I'm stuck," Royce said. "Get yourself away!" The fire bit at Bill's arms, face and legs, but he said, "I'm not leaving you here." Now Bill pulled as hard as he could. Suddenly he fell backward. Royce was free and out of the car.

"What's the matter with that dog?" said Vicky Wedding, Royce's mom. Shocked by noise behind her, she turned to see Bill leaning against the door.

Six months after the fire, when Royce went out of hospital, he walked into the Eureka Hotel and bought Bill a beer.
1. How long did Bill Mcintosh and Royce Wedding been best friends?
2. How far east of town did Bill live?
3. How old was Royce?
4. What exploded when Bill pushed oen his door?
5. how did Bill earn his living?
6. What was helping royce with?
7. What did Royce say to bill because he was stuck from the accident?
8. What did Bill and Royce do together at the Eureka hotel?
9. How long did it take Royce to get out of the hospital after the fire?
10. Did Bill get pull Royce free?
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answer: 1. 30 years
2. 12 miles
3. 54
4. gasoline tank e
5. hunting foxes and rabbits
6. burn off the weeds in one of our fields
7. Get yourself away!
8. drank beer
9. Six months
10. yes

question: Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office, Inc. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches, and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials.

HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States, having been in operation since November 8, 1972. In 2014, HBO had an adjusted operating income of US$1.79 billion, compared to the US$1.68 billion it accrued in 2013. HBO has 49 million subscribers in the United States and 130 million worldwide as of 2016. The network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO Now in April 2015 and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017.

As of July 2015, HBO's programming is available to approximately 36,493,000 households with at least one television set (31.3% of all cable, satellite and telco customers) in the United States (36,013,000 subscribers or 30.9% of all households with pay television service receive at least HBO's primary channel), making it the second largest premium channel in the United States (Encore, owned by Starz Inc., reaches 40.54 million pay television households ). In addition to its U.S. subscriber base, HBO distributes content in at least 151 countries, with approximately 130 million subscribers worldwide.
1. What do the letters H, B and O represent?
2. Is it a foreign company?
3. Who owns it?
4. Does it provide audiobooks on demand?
5. Then what sort of stuff?
6. Anything else?
7. Such as?
8. Can people tell jokes on it?
9. About how many places have access to it?
10. How about homes?
11. What percent of the market is that?
12. Is it the biggest in the world?
13. Who is then?
14. How many people subscribe to HBO?
15. When did it begin?
16. What does it cost to run?
17. How much has it made in a single year?
18. Can you give an example of a channel it has?
19. Can you stream it?
20. How many people do that?
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answer:
1. Home Box Office
2. no
3. Time Warner
4. no
5. original television series
6. yes
7. made-for-cable movies and documentaries
8. occasionally
9. 151 countries
10. 36,493,000
11. 31.3% of all cable, satellite and telco customers
12. mno
13. Encore
14. 130 million
15. November 8, 1972
16. unknown
17. $1.79 billion,
18. HBO Comedy
19. yes
20. 2 million