input: Robert Burns, the son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, was the oldest of seven children. Although always hard pressed financially, their father encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns not only read the Scottish poetry of Ramsay and the collections by Hailes and Herd, but also the works of Pope, Locke, and Shakespeare.

By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success. Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript , none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. Later Burns brought out a second edition of his poems at Edinburgh in 1787, and for two winters he was socially active in the Scottish city. In 1788 he retired to a farm at Ellis land. By 1791 Burns had failed as a farmer, and he moved to Dumfries, where he held a position as a tax collector. He died of illness at 37.

Burns's art is at its best in songs such as My Heart's in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin' thro' the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language. But his talent was not limited to songs; two descriptive pieces, Tam o' Shanter and The Jolly Beggars, are among his masterpieces.

Burns had a fine sense of humor, which was reflected in his satirical , descriptive, and playful poems. His great popularity with the Scots lay in his ability to describe the life of his fellow rural Scots. His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry. 1. What did Burns fail at?
2. Is he still alive?
3. What age did he make it to?
4. What caused his demise?
5. Did he have any siblings?
6. How many?
7. Where was he birthed?
8. Was he funny?
9. How so?
10. Did he write any well known tunes?
11. Can you give an example?
12. Any other?
13. What else did he write?
14. What was his net worth at death?
15. Did he ever work for the government?
16. Doing what?
17. Where? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. several agricultural jobs
2. no
3. 37.
4. illness
5. yes
6. Six
7. unknown
8. yes
9. it was reflected in his satirical , descriptive, and playful poems.
10. yes
11. Auld Lang Syne
12. Comin' thro' the Rye,
13. Tam o' Shanter and The Jolly Beggars
14. unknown
15. yes
16. he held a position as a tax collector.
17. Edinburgh

input: Thousands of protesters surrounded Bangkok's Government House on Friday seeking the removal of Thailand's embattled caretaker government amid soaring political tensions following the ouster of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The People's Democratic Reform Committee, which has been protesting the government since November, is pushing to replace the caretaker administration with an unelected interim government.

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban told those gathered: "We will sleep here tonight, we will eat here."

The PDRC has been seeking to rid Thai politics of the alleged influence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thaksin is Yingluck's brother and a telecommunications tycoon who was overthrown in a 2006 military coup. He has since lived in self-imposed exile to avoid a corruption conviction.

"If the speaker is a slave of Thaksin, there will be one treatment; if not, there will be another treatment for them," Thaugsuban said.

Some 20,000 protesters massed in the capital and split into groups. About 4,000 or 5,000 gathered outside Government House. That is the former prime minister's residence, but Yingluck has already vacated it.

Lt. Gen. Paradon Patthanathabut, security adviser to the government, told CNN the PDRC had mobilized supporters from the countryside to join the protests in the capital.

He said smaller groups also gathered at Bangkok television stations and other locations around the city.

"We are monitoring (the situation) closely," he said, adding that 60,000 security forces were on standby.

At the Royal Thai Police Club, command center of the temporary security task force, the Center for the Administration for Peace and Order, police used tear gas and water cannon on protesters who attempted to enter the complex, said Paradon. Four people were injured. 1. Why did protesters go to Bangkok's Government House?
2. Who is Suthep Thaugsuban?
3. What does PDRC stand for?
4. How many security forces were on standby?
5. In what country was this happening?
6. How many total protesters faced the 60000 security forces?
7. What is the name of the prime minister?
8. And so who is his brother?
9. What job did he used to have?
10. What happened with this old job?
11. Where is he living now?
12. Why is that?
13. And what happened with his brother Yingluck?
14. Who or what is governing Thailand now?
15. Was the interim government elected?
16. W?
17. Who is the security adviser to the government?
18. And what did he tell CNN? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Wanted to oust the government
2. former Prime Minister
3. People's Democratic Reform Committee
4. 60,000
5. Thailand
6. Some 20,000
7. Yingluck Shinawatra
8. Thaksin Shinawatra
9. Prime Minister
10. overthrown in a military coup
11. self-imposed exile
12. to avoid a corruption conviction.
13. vacated his house
14. unknown
15. No
16. caretaker government
17. Lt. Gen. Paradon Patthanathabut
18. the PDRC had mobilized supporters from the countryside to join the protests in the capital.

input: CHAPTER LXXIX

The Wharton Wedding

It was at last settled that the Wharton marriage should take place during the second week in June. There were various reasons for the postponement. In the first place Mary Wharton, after a few preliminary inquiries, found herself forced to declare that Messrs. Muddocks and Cramble could not send her forth equipped as she ought to be equipped for such a husband in so short a time. "Perhaps they do it quicker in London," she said to Everett with a soft regret, remembering the metropolitan glories of her sister's wedding. And then Arthur Fletcher could be present during the Whitsuntide holidays; and the presence of Arthur Fletcher was essential. And it was not only his presence at the altar that was needed;--Parliament was not so exacting but that he might have given that;--but it was considered by the united families to be highly desirable that he should on this occasion remain some days in the country. Emily had promised to attend the wedding, and would of course be at Wharton for at least a week. As soon as Everett had succeeded in wresting a promise from his sister, the tidings were conveyed to Fletcher. It was a great step gained. When in London she was her own mistress; but surrounded as she would be down in Herefordshire by Fletchers and Whartons, she must be stubborn indeed if she should still refuse to be taken back into the flock, and be made once more happy by marrying the man whom she confessed that she loved with her whole heart. The letter to Arthur Fletcher containing the news was from his brother John, and was written in a very business-like fashion. "We have put off Mary's marriage a few days, so that you and she should be down here together. If you mean to go on with it, now is your time." Arthur, in answer to this, merely said he would spend the Whitsuntide holidays at Longbarns. 1. What month is the wedding to occur?
2. Is it during the third week?
3. Is it happening on schedule?
4. Why not?
5. Who would be able to come now?
6. Who got married before her?
7. What was her name?
8. There was a note penned to whom?
9. Was it casually worded?
10. What was his response? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. June
2. No.
3. No
4. Various reasons.
5. Arthur Fletcher.
6. Her sister.
7. Emily.
8. John.
9. Yes.
10. He would spend the Whitsuntide holidays at Longbarns