Problem: CHAPTER XVI

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"You settled up with him in full?" gasped Rick.

"Yes-- some time ago."

"Not for that stock in the Sunset Irrigation Company."

"I was not talking about the Irrigation Company. That is another affair. Your father was to see us about that on the morning when he-- er-- when he failed to come here. I-- er-- I thought he had gone back home to get certain documents which he stated he did not have with him."

"And you haven't seen or heard of him since?"

"Not a word, Mr. Rover-- I give you my word."

"Did he leave any of his papers with you when he was here last?"

"No." Jesse Pelter took up the telephone on his desk. "Give me 2345 River!" he said to Central. He turned to Dick. "You will have to excuse me, Mr. Rover, I have some important business to transact."

"It isn't as important as finding my father,". answered Dick, bluntly.

"I do not know how I can aid you."

"Perhaps you don't care to try," returned Dick, pointedly, as he arose.

"What do you mean?" demanded the broker, and hanging up the telephone receiver, he, too, arose.

"Never mind what I mean, Mr. Pelter. If you will give me no aid, I'll find my father alone," and having thus spoken, Dick marched from the offices, leaving the broker staring after him curiously.

"Hum! Looks like a smart young man!" murmured Jesse Pelter, to himself. "And I thought Anderson Rover's boys were all school kids! This lad has grown up fast. I wonder what he'll do next? I guess I had better keep my eye on him."
1. Who wanted to find his father?
2. What's his last name?
3. Who's he questioning?
4. What's his occupation?
5. Was he helpful?
6. Who is his father?
7. Where was he before he vanished?
8. Did he leave anything?
9. What was he going to talk about earlier in the day?
10. For what?
11. Did he arrive?
12. What documents did he not have?
Answer: 1. Dick
2. Rover
3. Jesse Pelter
4. broker
5. No
6. Anderson Rover
7. the offices
8. No
9. settling up
10. Not for that stock in the Sunset Irrigation Company
11. No
12. certain documents

Problem: Homosexual couples in New York are being married for the first time after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law permitting same-sex marriage in the state last month. But such marriages, though now legal in New York, remain controversial . So many couples wanted to be married on Sunday, the first day of legal homosexual marriage in New York City, that local officials announced a lottery to determine qualification. New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, herself openly gay, witnessed the first two ceremonies of same-sex marriage. She says the same-sex marriage law supports equality. "A law that says every family is as good as every other family; that every family is based on love, and is exactly the way God wants it to be," she said. Margie Phelps announced same-sex marriage as a crime against God. She and other Christians from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas came halfway across the country to say marriage is defined by Holy Bible. "The pattern is one man and one woman for life to have children who you raise in the nurture and admonition of the Lord," she said. David Schwartz, a traditional Jew, believes every human being has free choice and the power to rule over their desires. He considers homosexual desire to be wrong. "There's one God in heaven and earth, and he has ordered for all mankind that they should limit their affections to relationships between a man and a woman in the context of marriage," he said. Douglas Robinson and his partner of 25 years, Michael Elsasser, were in the first group to be married in Manhattan. Robinson says the United States allows religious views to coexist with(...) what he believes is a civil right of same-sex marriage. "You can have different opinions. This is a tent, some people call it a mixture of various different cultures and opinions and the like, so God bless America, and we are proud to be Americans," he said. Margie Phelps believes God will punish New York City for permitting what she believes to be moral decay. Meanwhile, Nevin Cohen and Daniel Hernandez showed off their marriage certificate. But they said they will not be going on a honeymoon. They say they need to be at work in New York on Monday.
1. What is the topic?
2. What state is it about?
3. Who allowed it?
4. What day did it begin?
5. Were there many persons trying to be wed?
6. How did they handle the situation?
7. Did everyone agree with the legislation?
8. Are there religious reasons for opposing it?
9. Which religious organization traveled across the US?
10. What does the legislation promote for its supporters?
Answer: 1. homosexual marriage
2. New York
3. Governor Andrew Cuomo
4. Sunday
5. Yes
6. a lottery to determine qualification
7. No
8. Yes
9. Westboro Baptist Church
10. equality.

Problem: (CNN) -- Never underestimate the power of the dark side.

Scratch that.

Let's go with never underestimate the power of a cute blond kid cloaked in the robes of Mr. Dark Side himself, Darth Vader.

Despite having already been on television since 2009, 6-year-old Max Page is winning more fans than he likely ever could have imagined after his appearance in a Super Bowl advertisement for Volkswagen.

"My dad said I'm the hit star!" Max said Tuesday during an appearance on CNN's "American Morning."

You've doubtless seen the commercial by now. As many as 110 million Americans who watched the Super Bowl on Sunday saw it, and it's been viewed more than 20 million times on YouTube.

It depicts a young boy dressed in Vader's black robe and helmet feverishly trying to get something -- anything -- to obey "The Force" and bend to his will. He tries the washer and dryer. A doll. A sandwich. Nothing happens. Not even the family dog is moved.

But when he tries to wield "The Force" on his dad's new car, the engine roars to life -- with a little help from dad and his keyfob, of course.

You can almost see Max's eyes, wide-open with amazement, as he holds his arms out and turns to his unseen parents as if to say, "Did you see that?"

"Lance Acord, the director, said what he brought to the spot when they were filming was more of an authenticity because he wasn't mimicking Darth Vader," Max's mom, Jennifer said. "He was just challenging Darth Vader and doing what he thought Darth Vader looked like."
1. Who directed the commercial?
2. Who was the star of the commercial?
3. Who was he dressed as?
4. When did the commercial air?
5. How many people saw it when it aired?
6. How many times has it been watched elsewhere?
7. On what platform?
8. What does Max look like?
9. how old is he?
10. Where did he make an appearance after the super bowl aired?
11. On what network?
12. What day was the appearance?
13. What's one of the objects he tried to manipulate with "The Force"?
14. How many other things did he try before he was successful?
15. What finally reacted to "The Force"?
16. Whose car was it?
17. Was it old?
18. What device really made the car react?
19. Did it fool Max?
20. Was he excited?
Answer:
1. Lance Acord
2. Max Page
3. Darth Vader
4. Super Bowl Sunday
5. 110 million
6. 20 million
7. YouTube
8. Cute blond
9. 6 years
10. "American Morning"
11. CNN
12. Tuesday
13. The washer
14. Four
15. A car
16. His dad's
17. No
18. Keyfob
19. Yes
20. Yes