The Yuan dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yuan Chao), officially the Great Yuan (Chinese: ; pinyin: Da Yuan; Mongolian: Yehe Yuan Ulus[a]), was the empire or ruling dynasty of China established by Kublai Khan, leader of the Mongolian Borjigin clan. Although the Mongols had ruled territories including today's North China for decades, it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style. His realm was, by this point, isolated from the other khanates and controlled most of present-day China and its surrounding areas, including modern Mongolia and Korea. It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of China and lasted until 1368, after which its Genghisid rulers returned to their Mongolian homeland and continued to rule the Northern Yuan dynasty. Some of the Mongolian Emperors of the Yuan mastered the Chinese language, while others only used their native language (i.e. Mongolian) and the 'Phags-pa script. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the official name of the Yuan dynasty?
2. How would you say that in Mongolian?
3. Was it an empire?
4. In Russia?
5. Where?
6. Who started it?
7. Was he the head of a Mongolian clan?
8. Did he state the existence of the empire in the eleventh century?
9. What year exactly?
10. Did his empire have a lot of interaction with other cultures?
11. Would modern day Korea have been part of this area?
12. What about France?
13. What was unique about this empire?
14. Who went back to Mongolia after this?
15. Did they still control some areas?
16. What was that empire called?
17. Did any of them speak English?
18. Did any of them speak Mongolian?
19. Why would they have known how to speak that?
Answer: 1. Great Yuan
2. Yehe Yuan Ulus[a]
3. yes
4. No
5. China and its surrounding areas, including modern Mongolia and Korea.
6. Kublai Khan
7. yes
8. yes
9. 1271
10. no
11. yes
12. No
13. It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of China and lasted until 1368
14. Genghisid rulers
15. yes
16. the Northern Yuan dynasty
17. Not that's mentioned
18. yes
19. It's their native language

CHAPTER XXX

A WAY TO FORGET

The faces of the group, as Uncle John finished reading, were worth studying. Arthur Weldon was white with anger, and his eyes blazed. Silas Watson stared blankly at his old friend, wondering if it was because he was growing old that he had been so easily hoodwinked by this saucy child. Beth was biting her lip to keep back the tears of humiliation that longed to trickle down her cheeks. Louise frowned because she remembered the hard things Tato had said of her. Patsy was softly crying at the loss of her friend.

Then Kenneth laughed, and the sound sent a nervous shiver through the group.

"Tato's a brick!" announced the boy, audaciously. "Can't you see, you stupids, that the thing is a good joke on us all? Or are you too thin skinned to laugh at your own expense?"

"Oh, we can laugh," responded Uncle John, gravely. "But if Tato's a brick it's because she is hard and insensible. The loss of the money doesn't hurt me, but to think the wicked little lass made me love her when she didn't deserve it is the hardest blow I have ever received."

That made Patsy sob outright, while Louise ejaculated, with scorn: "The little wretch!"

"It serves us right for having confidence in a child reared to crime and murder from the cradle," said Arthur, rather savagely. "I don't know how much money I am worth, but I'd gladly spend another thirty thousand to bring this wretched creature to justice." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who had just completed reading?
2. Who was mad?
3. How was his anger evident?
4. Who was trying not to cry?
5. What was she doing to prevent it?
6. Who was actually crying?
7. Did anyone laugh?
8. Who?
9. What did Patsy call her?
10. How much was Arthur willing to spend?
11. for what?
12. What did Kenneth call Tato?
Answer: 1. Uncle John.
2. Arthur Weldon.
3. His eyes blazed.
4. Beth.
5. Biting her lip.
6. Patsy.
7. Yes.
8. Kenneth.
9. Little wretch.
10. Thirty thousand.
11. To bring Tato to justice.
12. A brick.

(CNN) -- Edgar Hernandez didn't expect to learn that he was pre-diabetic at age 16.

When his mother burst into tears at the doctor's office, it hit him hard. He was 370 pounds and couldn't stand to look at himself.

It was tough being a fat kid, but things became unbearable in high school. Edgar was seeing a therapist for depression symptoms. He was frequently bullied in gym class. Kids would point at his "fat wobbling everywhere," especially as he struggled to keep up.

"I tried my best to ignore it. But there were times when I just gave in and started crying," said Edgar, who lives in a suburb of St. Louis and is now 18.

Everyone in his family had a weight problem; his parents developed type 2 diabetes in their forties. But Edgar was the biggest.

"He would eat two really big burritos or sandwiches a day, packed with cheese, sour cream, a lot of bread, butter," his older brother Mario said. "He would be watching TV, playing video games."

After receiving the sobering blood test result at the doctor's office, Edgar went home and cried. And then something new happened: He owned up to his weight problem.

"It was time to stop blaming others for my choices and make a choice to take responsibility," he said.

He dried his tears, threw on his jacket and began jogging. He only got about half a mile before he stopped and threw up.

That was a year and a half ago. Edgar, who is 5-foot-9, went on to drop nearly 200 pounds. He now weighs 185 pounds. He has traded his double-XL shirts and size 48 pants for medium T-shirts and 33-inch pants. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How much did Hernandez weigh?
2. What was he diagnosed with?
3. What did his mother do in the doctor's office?
4. Was he treated well in school?
5. What was his reaction to the bullying?
6. Where does he live?
7. Do his parents have a disease?
8. What is it?
9. How old were they when they were diagnosed?
10. WAs evereyone in his family overweight?
11. Is he the smallest?
12. What's his brother's name?
13. Is he older than Edgar?
14. Did Edgar stop blaming others?
15. How tall is he?
16. How much does he weigh now?
17. What size shirt does he wear now?
18. And before?
19. What size pants now?
20. And before?
Answer:
1. 370 pounds
2. depression
3. burst in to tears
4. No
5. Ignored or cried
6. suburb of St. Louis
7. Yes
8. diabetes
9. in their forties
10. Yes
11. No
12. Mario
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. 5-foot-9,
16. 185 pounds
17. medium
18. ouble-XL shirts
19. 33-inch pants.
20. size 48