Q: CHAPTER IX

MERVO CHANGES ITS CONSTITUTION

Humor, if one looks into it, is principally a matter of retrospect. In after years John was wont to look back with amusement on the revolution which ejected him from the throne of his ancestors. But at the time its mirthfulness did not appeal to him. He was in a frenzy of restlessness. He wanted Betty. He wanted to see her and explain. Explanations could not restore him to the place he had held in her mind, but at least they would show her that he was not the thing he had appeared.

Mervo had become a prison. He ached for America. But, before he could go, this matter of the Casino must be settled. It was obvious that it could only be settled in one way. He did not credit his subjects with the high-mindedness that puts ideals first and money after. That military and civilians alike would rally to a man round Mr. Scobell and the Casino he was well aware. But this did not affect his determination to remain till the last. If he went now, he would be like a boy who makes a runaway ring at the doorbell. Until he should receive formal notice of dismissal, he must stay, although every day had forty-eight hours and every hour twice its complement of weary minutes.

So he waited, chafing, while Mervo examined the situation, turned it over in its mind, discussed it, slept upon it, discussed it again, and displayed generally that ponderous leisureliness which is the Mervian's birthright.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who did John want?
2. Why?
3. Where was he?
4. What did he compare it to?
5. Did he abandon his position?
6. Why not?
7. What did he need to resolve?
8. Where did he want to be?
9. Who else was involved?
10. Who rallied around him?
A: 1. Betty.
2. He wanted to see her and explain
3. Mervo
4. A prison
5. No
6. If he went now, he would be like a boy who makes a runaway ring at the doorbell
7. The matter of the Casino
8. America
9. Mr. Scobell
10. Both the military and civilians
Q: Maybe you've heard of many musical bands, but have you heard of Little Big Town, a country musical group? There are four members in this band, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They had a hard time when they began their band at first, but they didn't give up. Now it becomes very popular. "We take care of each other and we take care of the music," Karen Fairchild once said after one of their shows. As a fan of this band, I once had a chance to hang out with the members of Little Big Town. We talked about their hard beginning. At that time, they even didn't have their own stage. Fairchild also told me how the four of them were together when they were in trouble. Not only did they stand together on stage but also in their daily life. For example, they were right there when Phillip Sweet was caring for his daughter for the first time. They encouraged Kimberly Schlapman when they found her husband _ . At that time Kimberly was very sad to lose her husband. "When we have lived such a hard life together, it bonds us tightly," Phillip Sweet said. "We find true happiness is the joy of doing what we do for a living. We love the hard beginning. We also love the wonderful future."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who did the author get to hang out with?
2. How many people are in the band?
3. What's the first one's name?
4. The second?
5. The third?
6. The fourth?
7. What sort of genre do they sing?
8. Did they have an easy start?
9. What were they missing at first?
10. How did they get through their rough start?
11. Did one of them have a son?
12. What do they say true pleasure is?
13. Are they friends or just tolerate each other?
14. What did one of them grieve for that was hard?
15. What was his name?
A: 1. the members of Little Big Town
2. Four
3. Karen Fairchild
4. Kimberly Schlapman
5. Jimi Westbrook
6. Phillip Sweet
7. country
8. no
9. A stage
10. Stood together
11. No
12. doing what they do for a living
13. Friends
14. Losing a husband
15. Phillip
Q: CHAPTER NINETEEN.

THE ESKIMOS AGAIN, AND A GREAT DISCOVERY AND RESCUE.

While Nazinred, under the influence of strong affection, was thus fighting with the unfamiliar difficulties and dangers of the polar sea, Cheenbuk and his Eskimo friends were enjoying life in what may be called their native element.

"Will Adolay come for a drive?" said our gallant Eskimo one day when the sun had risen near enough to the eastern horizon to almost, but not quite, extinguish the stars. "We go to seek for walruses."

The Indian maiden was sitting at the time in the snow residence which belonged to Mangivik. Mrs Mangivik was sitting opposite to her mending a seal-skin boot, and Cowlik the easy-going was seated beside her, engaged with some other portion of native attire. Nootka was busy over the cooking-lamp, and old Mangivik himself was twirling his thumbs, awaiting the result of her labours. Oolalik was there too--he was frequently there--courting Nootka in the usual way, by prolonged silent staring. The process might have been trying to some women, but Nootka did not mind. Like many young damsels, she was fond of admiration, and could stand a good deal of it, no matter how peculiar the mode in which it was expressed.

"I don't care to go," said Adolay, with a sigh.

Cheenbuk did not repeat the invitation or press for a reason. He was a considerate as well as a gallant youth. He knew that the poor girl was pining for her parents, and that she regretted having left them--even although remaining in her native village might have involved her being wed against her will to the hated Magadar, or subjected to his persecutions during her father's absence. Cheenbuk did his best to comfort her with the assurance that he would take her back to her home with the very first of the open water. But when Adolay began to realise what a very long time must elapse before the ice would reopen its portals and set the waters free, her heart sank and she began to mope.

Answer the following questions:
1. What are they seeking?
2. Who was in the snow residence?
3. Who was cooking?
4. Did Adolay want to go out with them?
5. What was being mended?
6. Who was mending it?
7. Who liked be admired?
8. What time of day was it?
9. Who was Adolay married to?
10. Was it a joyous union?
11. Why not?
12. Did anyone try to help her?
13. whom?
14. Did he make her any promises?
15. What did he promise?
16. Would she have to wait long?
17. What must happen before she can go home?
18. Who was attempting to woo Nootka?
19. Was anyone else around?
20. whom?
A:
1. walruses
2. The Indian maiden
3. Nootka
4. no
5. a seal-skin boot
6. Mrs Mangivik
7. Nootka
8. early
9. Magadar
10. no
11. it was against her will
12. yes
13. Cheenbuk
14. ye
15. he would take her back to her home
16. no
17. the ice would reopen its portals and set the waters free
18. Oolalik
19. yes
20. Cowlik