Problem: CHAPTER FOUR

Babalatchi saw Abdulla pass through the low and narrow entrance into the darkness of Omar's hut; heard them exchange the usual greetings and the distinguished visitor's grave voice asking: "There is no misfortune--please God--but the sight?" and then, becoming aware of the disapproving looks of the two Arabs who had accompanied Abdulla, he followed their example and fell back out of earshot. He did it unwillingly, although he did not ignore that what was going to happen in there was now absolutely beyond his control. He roamed irresolutely about for awhile, and at last wandered with careless steps towards the fire, which had been moved, from under the tree, close to the hut and a little to windward of its entrance. He squatted on his heels and began playing pensively with live embers, as was his habit when engrossed in thought, withdrawing his hand sharply and shaking it above his head when he burnt his fingers in a fit of deeper abstraction. Sitting there he could hear the murmur of the talk inside the hut, and he could distinguish the voices but not the words. Abdulla spoke in deep tones, and now and then this flowing monotone was interrupted by a querulous exclamation, a weak moan or a plaintive quaver of the old man. Yes. It was annoying not to be able to make out what they were saying, thought Babalatchi, as he sat gazing fixedly at the unsteady glow of the fire. But it will be right. All will be right. Abdulla inspired him with confidence. He came up fully to his expectation. From the very first moment when he set his eye on him he felt sure that this man--whom he had known by reputation only--was very resolute. Perhaps too resolute. Perhaps he would want to grasp too much later on. A shadow flitted over Babalatchi's face. On the eve of the accomplishment of his desires he felt the bitter taste of that drop of doubt which is mixed with the sweetness of every success.
1. Was there misfortune?
2. Who passed through the entrance?
3. Into where?
4. Who's hut?
5. Was the entrance narrow?
6. Who saw him?
7. Who accompanied Abdulla?
8. How many?
9. Where did he roam towards?
10. Had it been moved?
11. From where?
12. To where?
13. What body part did he burn?
14. What was he interrupted by?
15. Who gave out a weak moan, or plaintive quiver?
Answer: 1. no
2. Abdulla
3. into a hut
4. Omar's
5. yes
6. Babalatchi
7. some Arabs
8. two
9. a fire
10. yes
11. from under a tree
12. close to the hut
13. his fingers
14. unknown
15. Omar

Problem: (CNN) -- Samantha Stosur stopped Caroline Wozniacki from clinching the year-end women's No. 1 tennis ranking with a shock 6-4 6-3 victory at the WTA Championships in Qatar on Wednesday night.

The Australian romped to her second straight victory in the Maroon Group, following her revenge win over French Open champion Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday.

The Roland Garros runner-up's kick serve was a potent weapon against Wozniacki, with the triumph giving the 26-year-old every chance of reaching the semifinals ahead of her final group match against Russia's Elena Dementieva on Thursday.

It was her second victory over a top-ranked player this year, having beaten Serena Williams on the way to reaching the final in Paris.

The fifth seed fired 26 winners to Wozniacki's 14, and could afford to serve two double-faults in the deciding game before the Dane returned a backhand long on her first match-point.

Wozniacki, who thrashed seventh seed Dementieva on Tuesday, will next take on Italy's Schiavone on Thursday.

Kim Clijsters, who won the $4.5 million season-ending event in 2002 and 2003, earlier triumphed in her opening White Group match 6-2 6-3 against fellow former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic despite serving 10 double-faults.

The Belgian, returning to action after having a mole cut off her foot, broke Jankovic to love in the first game of the match and then again in the seventh.

The three-time U.S. Open champion was less impressive in the second set but had enough to see off the Serbian, who is struggling with illness in the oppressive heat in Doha.
1. What kind of win did Stosur get against Schiavone?
2. True or False: Stosur played against Wozniacki on Friday morning.
3. When did they play each other?
4. How old is Stosur?
5. Was her win in Qatar expected?
6. True or False: Serena Williams beat Stosur.
7. How much money did Clijsters win?
8. When?
9. Where is Clijsters from?
10. What did she have removed?
11. Where is Jankovic from?
12. Is she in good health?
13. Why?
14. Did Wozniacki reach the women's top rank?
15. In what game did she lose her chance at it?
16. What is Schiavone champion of?
17. Who was Stosur's final group match against?
18. True or False: Dementieva is from Sweden.
19. What country, then?
Answer: 1. Revenge win
2. False
3. Wednesday night
4. 26-year-old
5. No, it was a shock
6. False
7. $4.5 million
8. 2002
9. Belgian
10. A mole which was cut off her foot
11. Serbia
12. No, she is struggling with illness
13. Due to the oppressive heat in Doha.
14. No
15. 6-4 6-3 defeat in the WTA Championships in Qatar on Wednesday night.
16. The French Open
17. Elena Dementieva
18. False
19. Russia

Problem: Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States.

The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of President George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.

Washington had an estimated population of 681,170 as of July 2016. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than onemillion during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is the principal city, has a population of over 6million, the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
1. what city is being talked about here?
2. is it the capital of the US?
3. how many people are there during a work week?
4. what states do they commute from?
5. is D.C. on the west coast?
6. what happened in 1790?
7. what settlements that was already there?
8. Was D.C. named after a president?
9. which one?
10. who returned the land and why?
11. what's the current population?
12. what's the rank in the US?
Answer:
1. Washington, D.C.
2. Yes
3. onemillion
4. Maryland and Virginia
5. No
6. The signing of the Residence Act
7. Georgetown and Alexandria.
8. Yes
9. George Washington
10. Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia
11. 681,170 as of July 2016
12. the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area