Question: CHAPTER III

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Wyndham and Flora were married at a small country church. The morning was bright and the sun touched the east window with vivid color and pierced the narrow lancets on the south. Red and green reflections stained the mosaics inside the chancel rails, but shadows lurked behind the arches and pillars, for the old building had no clerestory.

Mabel was bridesmaid, Marston was groomsman, and as he waited for a few moments by the rails he looked about. Commodore Chisholm had numerous friends, and for the most part Marston knew the faces turned towards the chancel. He had sailed hard races against some of the men and danced with their wives and daughters. They were sober English folk, and he was glad they had come to stamp with their approval his partner's wedding. Some, however, he could not see, because they sat back in the gloom.

Then he glanced at his companions. He was nervous, but Mabel was marked by her serene calm. Flora's look was rather fixed, and although she had not much color, her pose was resolute and proud. Marston wondered whether she felt she was making something of a plunge; but if she did so, he knew she would not hesitate. Chisholm's face was quiet and perhaps a trifle stern; he looked rather old, and Marston imagined him resigned. The Commodore was frank; one generally knew what he felt. All three looked typically English, but Wyndham did not. Although his eyes were very blue and his hair was touched by red, he was different from the others. His face, as Marston saw it in profile, was thin and in a way ascetic, but it wore a stamp of recklessness. His pose was strangely alert and highly strung. There was something exotic about him. 1. Was Mabel nervous?
2. What about Marston?
3. Who was the groom?
4. Who was the bride?
5. Were they married at night?
6. Where was the wedding?
7. Who else was there?
8. Did he have a lot of friends?
9. Did he wear his heart on his sleeve?
10. What color eyes did Wyndham have?
11. Who was the groomsman?
12. Who was the bridesmaid?
13. What did Marston wonder? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. no
2. He was nervous
3. Marston
4. Flora
5. no
6. at a small country church
7. Commodore Chisholm
8. yes
9. yes
10. blue
11. Marston
12. Mabel
13. wondered if Flora felt she was making something of a plunge

Question: (CNN) -- Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul after suffering successive straight-sets defeats.

The Russian lost to China's Li Na 7-6 (7-4) 6-4, who had herself not won a match, or even a set, since August.

It was a match that ebbed and flowed as Li came from 2-4 down in the first set to force a tie-break, which she won despite losing the first four points.

Li, who this year became the first Asian Grand Slam winner after victory in the French Open, then fought off a late Sharapova surge when 5-2 up to take the second set 6-4. The defeat followed Sharapova's capitulation against U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-1, 7-5 on Wednesday.

"I really wasn't thinking about too much during the match," Li was quoted as saying on the WTA's official website after the match.

"I'm so happy I was able to beat Maria because she's a top player, and also today was my first match ever at the Championships, so I want to thank all the crowd here for supporting me."

But for Sharapova, who has struggled with an ankle injury but had the chance to become world number one with victory in Istanbul, there were some positives to be taken from two defeats in two days.

"I just have to be pleased that I recovered quickly enough to allow myself a chance of playing here," she told AFP.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki crashed to defeat in her second red group match, losing 6-2 4-6 6-3 to Russia's Vera Zvonareva. 1. Where is Sharapova from?
2. What Championship was she in?
3. Did she quit?
4. What kind of defeat made her quit?
5. How many wins did Li Na have?
6. When was the last time she won?
7. Who was the U.S. Open winner?
8. When did Sharapova play them?
9. What is Li the first of?
10. What kind of injury did Sharapova have?
11. How many times did she lose in two day?
12. Where were they playing?
13. What is Caroline Wozniacki ranked?
14. Who beat her?
15. In which match?
16. Was it her first?
17. Which one was it?
18. What were the scores?
19. How did Li feel about winning agaist Sharapova?
20. Why? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Russia
2. WTA Championships
3. Yes
4. lost to China's Li Na
5. 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
6. August
7. Sam Stosur
8. Wednesday
9. first Asian Grand Slam winner
10. ankle injury
11. Two
12. Istanbul
13. World number one
14. Vera Zvonareva
15. red group match
16. No
17. second
18. 6-2-4-6-6-3
19. so happy
20. first match ever at the Championships

Question: Saint Barthelemy (), officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy (), called Ouanalao by the indigenous people, is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies. Often abbreviated to "St-Barth" in French, and St. Barths or St. Barts in English, the island lies about southeast of St. Martin and north of St. Kitts. Puerto Rico is to the west in the Greater Antilles.

Saint Barthelemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas region and department of France. In 2003, the island voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form a separate overseas collectivity (COM) of France. The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Saint Martin, Guadeloupe ( southeast), and Martinique.

Saint Barthelemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of and a population of 9,278 (Jan. 2013 census). Its capital is Gustavia, which also contains the main harbour to the island. It is the only Caribbean island which was a Swedish colony for any significant length of time; Guadeloupe was under Swedish rule only briefly at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Symbolism from the Swedish national arms, the Three Crowns, still appears in the island's coat of arms. The language, cuisine, and culture, however, are distinctly French. The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, especially for the rich and famous during the Christmas and new year period. 1. What is the population of Saint Barthelemy?
2. What happened with it in 2003?
3. What is the official name of Saint Barthelemy?
4. What exactly is it?'
5. What kind of commune was it for many years?
6. How many territories are there in the collectivity?
7. Is Saint Barthelemy an island?
8. What do the natives call it?
9. What is its capital?
10. When do tourists usually go there?
11. And when do the rich and famous go often?
12. What formations encircle the island?
13. What used to be under Swedish rule?
14. What language is spoken there?
15. What Swedish symbolism still appears on the coat of arms?
16. What lies to the west of the island?
17. And what is Puerto Rico in?
18. Is Saint Barthelemy volcanic?
19. Where is its main harbour? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. 9,278
2. the island voted in favour of secession
3. the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy
4. an overseas collectivity of France
5. French
6. four
7. Yes
8. Ouanalao
9. Gustavia
10. the winter holiday season
11. during the Christmas and new year period.
12. shallow reefs
13. Guadeloupe
14. French.
15. the Three Crowns
16. Puerto Rico
17. the Greater Antilles.
18. Yes
19. Gustavia