Q: CHAPTER 62

This recognition of Rome by Lothair evinced not only a consciousness of locality, but an interest in it not before exhibited; and the monsignore soon after seized the opportunity of drawing the mind of his companion to the past, and feeling how far he now realized the occurrences that immediately preceded his arrival in the city. But Lothair would not dwell on them. "I wish to think of nothing," he said, "that happened before I entered this city: all I desire now is to know those to whom I am indebted for my preservation in a condition that seemed hopeless."

"There is nothing hopeless with Divine aid," said the monsignore; "but, humanly speaking, you are indebted for your preservation to English friends, long and intimately cherished. It is under their roof that you dwell, the Agostini palace, tenanted by Lord St. Jerome."

"Lord St. Jerome!" murmured Lothair to himself.

"And the ladies of his house are those who, only with some slight assistance from my poor self, tended you throughout your most desperate state, and when we sometimes almost feared that mind and body were alike wrecked."

"I have a dream of angels," said Lothair; "and sometimes I listened to heavenly voices that I seemed to have heard before."

"I am sure you have not forgotten the ladies of that house?" said Catesby, watching his countenance.

"No; one of them summoned me to meet her at Rome," murmured Lothair, "and I am here."

"That summons was divine," said Catesby, "and only the herald of the great event that was ordained and has since occurred. In this holy city, Miss Arundel must ever count as the most sanctified of her sex."

1. Lothair
2. Lord St. Jerome."
3. England
4. the Agostini palace
5. English friends
6. the ladies of his house
7. Lothair
8. seemed hopeless
9. how far he now realized the occurrences that immediately preceded his arrival in the city
10. There is nothing hopeless with Divine aid,"

Numbered questions:
1. Who was being told where he was at?
2. In whose home was he?
3. And where was the Lord from?
4. What was his place called?
5. Who took care of him?
6. Specifically who?
7. And who also lent a hand?
8. How was the man's condition while being looked after?
9. What would the injured man not put thoughts to?
10. With what are things not hopeless?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XVI

Her vague, unreal existence continued. It seemed in some previous life-time that Billy had gone away, that another life-time would have to come before he returned. She still suffered from insomnia. Long nights passed in succession, during which she never closed her eyes. At other times she slept through long stupors, waking stunned and numbed, scarcely able to open her heavy eyes, to move her weary limbs. The pressure of the iron band on her head never relaxed. She was poorly nourished. Nor had she a cent of money. She often went a whole day without eating. Once, seventy-two hours elapsed without food passing her lips. She dug clams in the marsh, knocked the tiny oysters from the rocks, and gathered mussels.

And yet, when Bud Strothers came to see how she was getting along, she convinced him that all was well. One evening after work, Tom came, and forced two dollars upon her. He was terribly worried. He would like to help more, but Sarah was expecting another baby. There had been slack times in his trade because of the strikes in the other trades. He did not know what the country was coming to. And it was all so simple. All they had to do was see things in his way and vote the way he voted. Then everybody would get a square deal. Christ was a Socialist, he told her.

"Christ died two thousand years ago," Saxon said.

"Well?" Tom queried, not catching her implication.

"Think," she said, "think of all the men and women who died in those two thousand years, and socialism has not come yet. And in two thousand years more it may be as far away as ever. Tom, your socialism never did you any good. It is a dream." 1. Who mentioned Christ first?
2. Who discussed it with him?
3. Did she agree with him?
4. What time frame did she point out?
5. What social system was mentioned?
6. Was she well rested?
7. What condition did she have?
8. What condition did Saxon suffer from?
9. Was she eating well?
10. What was eating?
11. Did she get them from the market?
12. How did she get them?
13. From where?
14. Did she have plenty of them?
15. Where there enough for three meals a day?
16. Who was she missing?
17. Was he returning soon?
18. Was she a rich woman?
19. How much cash did she have?
20. How much did she have before that?
21. Who gave her that cash?
22. Was he cheap?
23. Why only $2?
numbered_answers: 1. Bud Strothers
2. Saxon
3. no
4. two thousand years
5. socialism
6. no
7. she was expecting another baby.
8. unknown
9. no
10. clams, oysters and mussels.
11. no
12. She dug and gathered them
13. the marsh
14. no
15. no
16. Billy
17. no
18. no
19. two dollars
20. not a cen
21. Tom
22. no
23. There had been slack times in his trade

(CNN) -- Another musical titan whose soaring voice ruled the charts for decades has fallen.

Whitney Houston joins an august list of the departed since Michael Jackson's death nearly three years ago.

"First there was MJ, then there was Heavy D and now Whitney," said Shaun Jones, 47, of Titusville, Florida, adding that he jumped out of bed in disbelief when he heard news of Houston's death.

Rapper Heavy D died last year, as did Nick Ashford, who was one half of the Motown duo Ashford and Simpson.

And in late 2010, singer Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, died in her sleep.

"It's shocking ... all these people are legends. A lot of them are dying too young. It's crazy."

Pop icons such as Houston enjoyed staggering success through the 1980s and into the 1990s, and served as role models to a generation of singers today.

Announcements about their deaths are always almost followed by tributes from younger pop stars acknowledging how much influence they've had on their careers.

"Icons from that era stood out," Jones said. "They had distinct voices -- I can always tell when a song is by Whitney -- they made music back then."

Houston was a "hero for Gen X black girls," said CNN iReporter Tessa Jackson of New Orleans. She said when she was "a black teenager going to a predominantly white high school in California, Whitney was my style icon and hero ... She made me and other girls like me feel like we didn't have to be blonde and blue-eyed to be beautiful and admired. I wish she knew how much she did for my and my friends' self-esteem." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who died in her sleep?
2. In what year?
3. Who died in August?
4. How many years seperate Houston and Jackson's death?
5. Which rapper died last year?
6. Which Motown singer died the same year?
7. What duo did he participate in?
8. What always follows icons' death announcements?
9. Who was Huston a role model for?
10. Who described her as a "style icon and hero"?
11. What is her profession?
12. For which company?
13. Where did she go to school?
14. Did she fit in?
15. What was the perceived beauty norm at her school?
16. Did Whitney Houston help build her self esteem?
17. In what decades did Houston have the highest success?
18. Who described the fallen icons as legends?
19. How old is he?
20. Was he shocked to hear the news surrounding Houston's death?
Answer:
1. Mary Christine Brockert (Teena Marie)
2. 2010
3. unknown
4. nearly three years
5. Heavy D
6. Nick Ashford
7. Ashford and Simpson
8. tributes from younger pop stars
9. Gen X black girls
10. Tessa Jackson
11. a reporter
12. CNN
13. California
14. no
15. blonde and blue-eyed
16. Yes
17. 1980s and 90s
18. Shaun Jones
19. 47
20. yes