Question: Elshijh, an Egyptian doctoral candidate at Beijing Language and Cultural University, said he felt fairly excited when he learned that Mo Yan had won the literary prize. "Mo's winning of the prize is pushing Egypt to translate more of his works into Arabic," Elshijh said, adding that there is already an Arabic edition of "Red Sorghum," but Egypt's Ministry of Culture recently announced that it will translate another of Mo's works from Chinese to Arabic. Although Chinese literature is getting more attention around the world, translated versions of Chinese works remain in small supply in places like the United States and Europe. Jonathan Chuck, an American who has been working in social media for three years in China, has read some ancient Chinese classics in Englishand can name several ancient poets such as Li Bai. Chuck said works of Chinese literature are hard to get in the United States, as bookstores simply don't carry many English translations. "Besides, China is considered a mysterious country and far away from our daily life." Chuck said when he was in school, pupils mostly studied Western literature translated from French, German and Portuguese, not literature translated from Asian languages. "China's Nobel prize will inspire more Westerners to notice Chinese literature, and I may read some of Mo's works," he added. Li Ling, a professor at Beijing Language and Cultural University, said Chinese literature has less of a market than English-language literature because Western culture is the dominant culture. Moreover, it is difficult to fully express some Chinese words in English, which can limit Chinese literature to a Chinese-literate audience, Li added. "Western readers are more picky about what they read," he said, explaining that if a Chinese book is not translated well, it would be " _ " to recommend it to Western readers. Li expects China's Nobel laureate to expand foreign readership. 1. who won something?
2. what did he win?
3. who was happy about it?
4. who is that?
5. at what school?
6. why was he so happy about Mo Yan winning?
7. translate them to what?
8. Are any of his works already in Arabic?
9. which ones?
10. any others?
11. which one will be translated next?
12. why is it so difficult to find Chinese Literature in the US?
13. which languages were most readings translated from?
14. what might the Chinese Nobel prize inspire?
15. what about Asian?
16. Which is the most dominant culture?
17. what limits Chinese literature to an audience?
18. who are the picky readers?
19. what is expected to expand foreign readership?
20. who is Li Bai? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Mo Yan
2. a literary prize
3. Elshijh
4. a doctoral candidate
5. Beijing Language and Cultural University
6. pushing Egypt to translate more of his works
7. into Arabic
8. yes
9. Red Sorghum
10. unknown
11. unknown
12. bookstores don't carry translations
13. French, German and Portuguese
14. Westerners to notice Chinese literature
15. expand foreign readership
16. Western
17. translation
18. Western
19. China's Nobel laureate
20. ancient poet

Question: CHAPTER VII

IN WHICH DAVE IS ROBBED

Dave found himself in a decidedly unpleasant situation. The door of the room was locked and Tom Shocker stood against it. The man lit the gas, but allowed it to remain low. Dave saw Nat Poole standing close to a bed. The money-lender's son had a small bottle and some cotton in his hand.

"I suppose this is a trick?" said Dave, as coolly as he could.

"Rather good one, too, isn't it?" returned Nat, lightly.

"That depends on how you look at it, Nat. Did you forge Mr. Dale's name?"

"Why--er--I--er----"

"That isn't a nice business to be in."

"Humph! you needn't preach to me, Dave Porter! You played a dirty trick on me and I am going to pay you back."

"What are you going to do?"

"You'll see soon enough."

"I want you to open that door!" cried Dave, wheeling around and confronting Tom Shocker. "Open it at once!"

"This is none of my affair, Mr. Porter," answered the man, with a slight sneer. "You can settle it with Mr. Poole."

"I'll settle with you, you rascal!" cried Dave, and leaping forward he caught Tom Shocker by the shoulder and forced him aside. "Give me that key!"

"Don't you do it!" cried Nat. "Here, wait, I'll fix him! Hold him!"

Nat poured some of the stuff in the bottle on the cotton and advanced on Dave. At the same time Tom Shocker caught Dave by both arms and essayed to hold him. 1. Who leapt forward?
2. Who caught Dave by his arms?
3. Was someone standing against the door?
4. Who was close to the bed?
5. What was the money-lender's holding?
6. Was Nat holding the bottle?
7. Who thought a trick was being played?
8. What is Dave's last name?
9. What did he exclaim he wanted open?
10. Who did Nat go towards with the bottle?
11. What kind of a situation did Dave find himself in?
12. Was the gas high?
13. Was anyone accused of forgery?
14. Who?
15. Whose name was forged?
16. Did anyone have a gun?
17. What did Nat pour the contents of the bottle on?
18. Who ended up constraining Dave by the arms?
19. Do we know why Dave wanted the door open?
20. Who yelled out "Here, wait, I'll fix him! Hold him!" ? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Dave
2. Tom Shocker
3. yes
4. Nat Poole
5. unknown
6. yes
7. Dave,
8. Porter
9. to open the door
10. Dave
11. a decidedly unpleasant situation
12. no
13. yes
14. Nat Poole
15. Mr Dale
16. unknown
17. cotton
18. Tom Shocker
19. unknown
20. Nat

Question: A novel is any relatively long, written work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, and typically published as a book.

The genre has been described as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years," with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and in the tradition of the novella. The latter, an Italian word for a short story to distinguish it from a novel, has been used in English since the 18th century for a work that falls somewhere in between. Ian Watt, in "The Rise of the Novel", suggested in 1957 that the novel first came into being in the early 18th century.

Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote" (the first part of which was published in 1605), is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era.

The romance is a closely related long prose narrative. Walter Scott defined it as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents", whereas in the novel "the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society". However, many romances, including the historical romances of Scott, Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" and Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", are also frequently called novels, and Scott describes romance as a "kindred term". Romance, as defined here, should not be confused with the genre fiction love romance or romance novel. Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel: "a novel is "le roman", "der Roman", "il romanzo"." 1. Who wrote Don Quixote?
2. When was part of it first printed?
3. Is he a significant author?
4. from where?
5. What is a novel usually written in?
6. Is it short?
7. What kind of writing is it?
8. What is it printed in?
9. What language is the word novella from?
10. what does it mean
11. Does it mean that in English?
12. What is the English meaning?
13. When was it first used in English?
14. Where did the novel originate?
15. Where else?
16. Who authored The Rise of the Novel?
17. When?
18. What type of work is Wuthering Heights?
19. Who wrote it?
20. Do all languages think a romance is different from a novel? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Miguel de Cervantes
2. 1605
3. yes
4. Europe
5. prose
6. no
7. narrative fiction
8. a book
9. Italian
10. short story
11. no
12. between a novel and short story
13. the 18th century
14. classical Greece and Rome
15. medieval and early modern romance
16. Ian Watt
17. 1957
18. a romance
19. Emily Bronte
20. no