Question: Ralph was an alligator that loved to splash around in the water. Ralph had three brothers, named Henry, Larry, and Thomas. But none of Ralph's three brothers liked to play in the water. They were very mean brothers, but the meanest of them all was Henry. Henry would always chase Ralph around the lake and try to beat him up when he was splashing around. Then on his birthday, Ralph thought of a great idea. His idea was to stop Henry from beating him by using a trick. He would trick Henry into thinking one side of the lake was scary. Ralph dressed up in a spooky costume and waited for Henry to swim over to the side of the lake. Then when Henry came over, Ralph started making spooky sounds and scared Henry back to the other side of the lake. Henry was so scared he never came to the other side of the lake again and Ralph was free to splash around in peace. 1. Who was ralph?
2. How many brothers did he have?
3. What were their names?
4. Did they like the water?
5. Who would chase Ralph?
6. Why?
7. Were they all mean?
8. did Henry do anything about it?
9. What did Ralph do?
10. how?
11. and then?
12. What did henry do?
13. did he ever come back?
14. How did ralph feel then?
15. did he enjoy splashing around? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Ralph was an alligator
2. three
3. Henry, Larry, and Thomas.
4. no
5. Henry
6. He was the meanest of all?
7. yes
8. no
9. Make Henry think one side of the lake was scarey
10. put on a spooky costume and wait for Henry to swim over
11. make spooky noises that scared Henry
12. went back to the other side of the lake.
13. no
14. free to splash around in peace.
15. yes

Question: Moscow (CNN) -- The Bolshoi Ballet says the allegations swirling around one of its dancers -- that he choreographed an attack to blind the artistic director -- are "absurd."

Even an alleged confession in the case does nothing to convince the cast and crew that Pavel Dmitrichenko could be behind the attack that severely burned and nearly blinded Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi employees said in an open letter Wednesday.

"Unfortunately, the history of our country and our society knows many examples" when results were achieved by "illegal methods, and evidence and proof often turned out to be a fiction," the letter said.

The group called for an independent commission to probe the attack.

Moscow police struck back, saying its "investigators do their job honestly."

Ballet 'villain' arrested: Story in 4 Acts

The plot laid out by authorities pits Dmitrichenko as the central villain, lashing out against Filin -- a man who often cast Dmitrichencko as the villain in productions.

What neither side disputes: Someone threw sulfuric acid into Filin's face in January as he entered his Moscow apartment.

Police say Dmitrichenko had two co-conspirators, one of whom threw the acid.

Local newspapers had quoted ballet members as saying Dmitrichenko was angry because he thought Filin was stifling the career of Anzhelina Vorontsova -- Dmitrichenko's girlfriend.

"For everyone who knows Pavel Dmitrichenko, even the idea that he could be the mastermind and the customer of the crime committed in such a brutal form, is absurd," the Bolshoi's cast and crew said in their letter. 1. Where does this story occur?
2. WHat famous organization is from that country?
3. Are some of their dancers involved in the crime?
4. Who?
5. WHat is he accused of?
6. Who?
7. How does the story describe the accused dancer?
8. Is that ironic in anyway?
9. How so?
10. What did the victim do for a living?
11. where?
12. Did the victim and accused know each other?
13. Who is accusing the dancer?
14. What do they say the motivation was?
15. DO they have any evidence?
16. what?
17. Does everyone believe it?
18. why not?
19. What does everyone agree on?
20. WHen? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Moscow
2. The Bolshoi Ballet
3. yes
4. Pavel Dmitrichenko
5. an attack that severely burned and nearly blinded someone
6. Sergei Filin
7. as a 'villain'
8. yes
9. he was oftencast as the villain
10. artistic director
11. The Bolshoi Ballet
12. yes
13. Police
14. unknown
15. yes
16. an alleged confession
17. no
18. many time results were achieved by illegal methods, and evidence and proof often turned out to be a fiction
19. Someone threw sulfuric acid into Filin's face
20. in January

Question: CHAPTER XV

THE CASTAWAYS OF THE GULF

"It vos der earthkvake!" yelled Hans, as he scrambled to his feet. "Der oceans vos all busted up alretty! Safe me!" And he ran for the cabin doorway.

"We must have struck something in the fog!" cried Dick, as he, too, arose. "Oh!"

Another crash had come, heavier than the first, and the _Mascotte_ careened far over to port. Then came wild screams from the deck, followed by orders delivered in rapid succession. All in a moment the passengers were in a panic, asking what had been struck and if the steamer was going down.

The Rovers and their friends tried to make their way on deck, but another shock threw Fred and Songbird back into the cabin and partly stunned them. Then Harold Bird ran to his stateroom, to get a pocketbook containing his money.

Out on the deck all was misty, the lights gleaming faintly through the darkness. To one side loomed up another steamer, of the "tramp" variety, heavily laden with a miscellaneous cargo from Central American ports.

"The _Mascotte_ is going down!" was the cry, as the steamer gave a suspicious lurch. Then came another crash, and before he knew it Dick Rover went spinning over the side, into the dark and misty waters of the gulf!

It was certainly a time of extreme peril, and had not poor Dick kept his wits about him he must surely have been drowned. Down he went over his head and it was fully quarter of a minute before he came to the surface once more, spluttering and clashing the water from his eyes. He looked around, felt something hard hit him, and then went under once more. 1. Who went over board?
2. Was the sky clear?
3. What was in the air?
4. Was the deck calm?
5. What was coming from it?
6. Was something sinking?
7. What?
8. What was the Mascotte?
9. Was the water clear?
10. Were they alone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Dick Rover
2. No
3. fog
4. No
5. wild screams
6. Yes
7. The Mascotte
8. the steamer
9. No
10. unknown