Q: CHAPTER XXX

THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!

"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.

"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."

"That is true, but we can't leave this poor chap here. He might die for the want of care," came from Tom.

"We'll take him along," said Dick. "Come, lift him up."

As carefully as they could they lifted the unconscious form up and bore it to where the rowboat was lying. Soon all were on board, and while Tom did his best to revive Bostwick, Dick and old Jerry bent their back to the oars, pulling as they had seldom pulled before.

The beach in front of the house was almost gained when they heard a shot ring out, followed by several others.

"Just as I feared!" groaned Dick. "Lesher and the others have begun the attack!"

"Then we'll have to be careful how we land," said old Jerry. "If we aint, we may run right into 'em!"

There was no moon, but the stars shone brightly, so the beach line was dimly visible in the distance. Standing up in the bow, Tom saw a flash of fire from the jungle below the house, and heard the crack of a firearm. Then he saw some dark forms running along the beach.

"Our party is making for the cave!" he cried. "We had better turn in that direction."

1. Bostwick.
2. a rowboat
3. Yes
4. Tom
5. Dick and old Jerry
6. Yes
7. old Jerry
8. warn the cap'n
9. what Lesher and his crowd intend to do.
10. Tom.
11. might die
12. Dick
13. the crack of a firearm.
14. no
15. Lesher and the others
16. begun the attack
17. no
18. yes
19. Tom
20. the cave

Numbered questions:
1. Who was loaded on the boat unconscious?
2. What kind of boat was it?
3. Did everyone get in it?
4. Who tried to wake Botwick?
5. Who rowed the boat?
6. Were they rowing harder than they were used to?
7. Who wanted to hurry back to the house?
8. What did he want to do there?
9. About what?
10. Who was afraid to leave Bostwick there?
11. What did he think could happen to him?
12. Who decided they should carry him with them?
13. When they'd almost reached the house, what did they hear?
14. Were there more after that one?
15. Who did Dick think it was?
16. What did he think they had done?
17. Did they have any moonlight?
18. Could they see the beach line?
19. Who was standing in the front of the boat?
20. Where did he say everyone was running to?

Q: (CNN)It was in a New York cab. That's when Grammy Award-winning signer Angelique Kidjo realized the extent that "fear-bola" had spread.

"The driver just asked, 'where are you from?' Of course I have an accent, and I'm not going to hide the fact that I'm from West Africa. Then he said, 'Ebola', and I said, 'do I LOOK like I have Ebola?'"

Later, when announcing her recently wrapped up Carnegie Hall tribute to South African singer Miriam Makeba, aka, Mama Africa, the trolls came out again.

"It should be Mama Ebola," one wrote, and "I wonder if she is bringing any Ebloa (sic) with her?" chimed in another.

"Until that point, I felt the hysteria of it, but I kept saying to myself, 'it's just the media.' Then it comes to you direct."

Overall, she's not been impressed with how the Western media has covered the epidemic. In her opinion, the current coverage represents a tragically lost opportunity.

"I thought Ebola would bring greater journalism, that they'd write about the need for great nurses and great doctors, or how every human being on this planet has the right to a good healthcare system," she confesses. Clearly, she's been disappointed.

"I hoped they'd show the beauty of the people. But it's much more dramatic and more entertaining to show us dying."

In typical Kidjo fashion, she channeled her outrage into advocacy, and penned a New York Times op-ed. That is how the Benin-born singer-songwriter operates. When something makes her angry, she speaks out.

1. Miriam Makeba
2. Angelique Kidjo
3. 'where are you from?'
4. because she had an accent
5. Ebola
6. Mama Africa
7. Mama Ebola
8. no
9. about the need for great nurses and doctors
10. people dying
11. penned a New York Times op-ed

Numbered questions:
1. Who was the singer who realized how scared people are of ebola?
2. The Singer who figured it out in a taxi?
3. What did the taxi driver ask her?
4. Why?
5. What was he concerned about?
6. What isMiriam Makeba's alias?
7. What did one mean person say it should be?
8. Does she think the media has does a good job covering the outbreak?
9. What does she think they should be reporting?
10. What did they report instead?
11. What did she do in response?

Q: CHAPTER I

WYNDHAM PAYS DUTY

Red reflections trembled on the sea, a fringe of languid surf broke along the beach, and as the liner turned a point, a white town that rose in terraces, glimmered like a pearl. A yellow flag ran up to the masthead, the throb of engines slowed, and a noisy launch steamed out from behind the mole. Marston, leaning on the rail, watched her approach, and his look was thoughtful when he turned to Wyndham.

"If Don Ramon got our telegram, he's probably on board," he said. "I hope he is, because if he doesn't come it might imply he means to make things difficult for us. He could if he liked."

"Larrinaga will come," Wyndham replied. "From all accounts, he's a pretty good officer, but I don't expect he neglects his interests while he looks after the State's. I'm counting on this."

"I s'pose one mustn't be fastidious, but I don't want to get involved in fresh intrigue. The job we've undertaken is awkward enough."

"Very awkward," Wyndham agreed, with some dryness. "In a way, it looks too big for us. To begin with, we have got to pay duties we dodged, and satisfy the Government we cheated. Then, without exciting the latter's curiosity, we're going to stop a rebellion and carry off its leader. There's the worst puzzle. The fellow's cunning and powerful. Moreover, he's my uncle."

He stopped, for the engines clanked noisily as the screw turned astern; then the anchor splashed and the launch swung in to the gangway. The port doctor came on board and after him a man in tight-fitting American clothes. His wide black belt was spun from the finest silk and Marston noted his hat. Indians had woven the delicate material under running water; presidents and dictators wore hats like that, and none of the few produced were sent to Europe. It was obvious that Senor Larrinaga was now a man of importance.

1. No
2. If he got their telegram
3. Yes
4. if he doesn't come he might be making things difficult
5. Yellow
6. No
7. Leaning on the rail at the port
8. Watching the ship approach
9. No
10. dodged duties and cheated the government
11. stop a rebellion and carry off its leader
12. Wyndham's uncle
13. Yes
14. the port doctor
15. a man in tight-fitting American clothes
16. his hat
17. the material was woven by Indians under running water
18. presidents and dictators
19. no
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. Do the characters know if Don Ramon is on board the ship?
2. Why might he be?
3. Do they want to see him there?
4. Why?
5. What color was the ship's flag?
6. Are Marston and Wyndham on the ship?
7. Where are they?
8. What are they doing there?
9. Have Wyndham and Marston been acting honestly?
10. What immoral things have they done?
11. What do they have to do after making amends for those things?
12. who is the leader?
13. Is he intelligent?
14. Who was the first person they saw after the anchor dropped?
15. and the second?
16. what did Marston pay attention to in the man's outfit?
17. what was special about the hat?
18. what kinds of people wore similar hats?
19. Were a large number produced?
20. could they be purchased in Europe?