question: CHAPTER XX

THE MATE TRIES TO TAKE COMMAND

The fight had taken place around a bend of the shore, so that it was not observed by old Jerry and the girls. But when Dick got back to camp Dora at once noticed that something unusual had happened.

"What is wrong, Dick?" she asked.

"Oh, nothing much, Dora. I merely made Dan Baxter promise to keep his distance in the future."

"Did you have a fight?"

"It didn't amount to much. He had to give in pretty quickly."

"Oh, Dick!" She caught his arm.

"I won't have him annoying you, or the others, Dora."

"You are so good!" she whispered.

Supper was ready, and they sat down, leaving Jack Lesher still in the hammock. They had nearly finished when Dan Baxter came shuffling along.

"Do you want some supper?" asked Dick. "If you do, come on."

"I don't want anything more to-night," growled the bully, and sat down beside Jack Lesher.

It was rather an uncomfortable evening. The thoughts of each of the party were busy. At the first opportunity Dick called old Jerry to one side.

"Jerry, we must watch those two fellows closely," he said.

"Right ye are, Dick."

"I am afraid Lesher will be ugly when he wakes up."

"More'n likely, lad--he always was on board ship. The drink gives him an awful temper."

"I am, going to put the liquor where he can't get it."

"He'll make ye give it to him."

"Will he? Just you wait and see," replied Dick firmly.
1. Who will be ugly?
2. When?
3. What is his first name?
4. Who was sitting next to him?
5. Where did the conflict break out?
6. Who did not see it?
7. Was the man with the females young?
8. Who returned?
9. Who questioned him?
10. What did she say?
11. Who lounged in the hammock?
12. What meal were they eating?
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answer: 1. Lesher
2. when he wakes up
3. Jack
4. the bully
5. around a bend of the shore
6. old Jerry and the girls
7. no
8. Dick
9. Dora
10. What is wrong, Dick?
11. Jack Lesher
12. Supper

question: Kyrgyzstan (, "Qrgzstan", , (); , "Kirgizija"), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (, "Qrgz Respublikas", ; "Kyrgyzskaja Respublika"), formerly known as Kirghizia or Kirgizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan's recorded history spans over 2,000 years, encompassing a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, which has helped preserve its ancient culture, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural routes. Though long inhabited by a succession of independent tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under foreign domination and attained sovereignty as a nation-state only after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Since independence, Kyrgyzstan has officially been a unitary parliamentary republic, although it continues to endure ethnic conflicts, revolts, economic troubles, transitional governments and political conflict. Kyrgyzstan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Turkic Council, the TURKSOY community and the United Nations.
1. How long is Kyrgyzstan's documented history?
2. What is it officially?
3. What is it formerly known as?
4. Where is it located?
5. Is it landlocked?
6. With what type of terrain?
7. What is it bordered by in the north?
8. What is to the west?
9. What direction is China to it?
10. What is it's capital?
11. Is that also the largest city?
12. What type of republic is it?
13. What is it a member of?
14. What else?
15. What has helped preserve it's ancient culture?
16. Has it ever fallen under foreign domination?
17. When did it attain sovereignty as a nation-state?
18. After what?
19. What types of things does it still endure?
20. What has it been at the crossroads of?
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answer: 1. over 2,000 years
2. the Kyrgyz Republic
3. Kirghizia or Kirgizia
4. in Central Asia
5. yes
6. mountainous terrain
7. Kazakhstan
8. Uzbekistan
9. the southwest
10. Bishkek
11. yes
12. a unitary parliamentary republic
13. the Commonwealth of Independent States,
14. the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Turkic Council, the TURKSOY community and the United Nation
15. its highly mountainous terrain,
16. yes
17. in 1991
18. after the breakup of the Soviet Union
19. ethnic conflicts, revolts, economic troubles, transitional governments and political conflic
20. several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road

question: For 13-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her golden dog Kayla has become much easier, even when she's not at home. Martin made a kind of machine--iCPooch. It allows pet owners to video chat with their pets and sends food from other places.2-1-c-n-j-y When a dog owner puts the iCPooch app on a phone, he or she can connect to the iCPooch machine at home and start talking. The owner's image and voice will be on the screen. When the owner pushes a button on the iCPooch app, the machine will give the dog some food that has been stored inside the box. How could Martin come up with the idea? The idea came to the Washington girl when she took a business class last year. That led her to think about helping her pet Kayla. Kayla always looked sad when she was left alone at home."I wanted to know how you could talk to your dog if you were not at home. And what if you were able to give them a treat while you were away?" Martin explained her idea. Now Martin and her family have set up a company. They've had investments from businessmen and asked a factory to make the product. They expected to sell 8,000 products by the end of 2015. Martin is satisfied with her success. "A year ago, I never thought that I would be able to start a business, or even having an idea for a business," she said. "I've learned that we are supposed to hold on to your dreams."
1. Who is the person in the story?
2. How old is Brooke?
3. Who else is featured in the story?
4. Who is that?
5. Is there anyone else in the story?
6. Who?
7. How did Brooke keep up with Kayla?
8. What is that?
9. Who made it?
10. What else does it do?
11. How does she communicate with it?
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answer:
1. Brooke
2. 13
3. Kayla
4. her dog
5. yes
6. Brooke's family
7. iCPooch
8. A machine she made to communicate with Kayla
9. Brooke
10. feeds the dog
11. with a phone