Q: (CNN)Richard Glatzer, who directed a powerful film about a professor battling Alzheimer's as he faced his own harrowing health struggles, has died.

Glatzer died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after having ALS for four years, his publicist said. He was 63.

Glatzer co-directed "Still Alice" with his husband, Wash Westmoreland. The 2014 film earned a number of major awards for its lead actress, Julianne Moore.

Directing the movie was a challenge that Glatzer embraced, even as he faced a growing number of health obstacles after his ALS diagnosis in 2011.

"On set, he inspired the cast and crew with his perseverance, (co-directing) the film by typing with one finger into a text-to-speech app on his iPad," his publicist's statement said.

In a Twitter post Wednesday, Westmoreland said he was devastated.

"Richard was my soul mate, my collaborator, my life," he said. "A true artist and a brilliant man."

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When she accepted her Academy Award for best actress last month for her role in the film, Moore noted Glatzer's absence.

"Finally, to our filmmakers, Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, who had hoped to be here tonight, but they can't because of Richard's health," she said. "When Richard was diagnosed with ALS, Wash asked him what he wanted to do. Did he want to travel? Did he want to see the world? He said he wanted to make movies. And that's what he did."

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CNN's Topher Gauk-Roger contributed to this report.

1. Alzheimer's
2. professor
3. Richard Glatzer
4. No
5. Tuesday
6. ALS
7. four years
8. unknown
9. Wash Westmoreland
10. No

Numbered questions:
1. What mental disease was portrayed in the film?
2. What was his profession?
3. Who was in charge of the film?
4. Is he alive today?
5. When did he pass away?
6. What caused his passing?
7. How long was he facing the disease?
8. What other feature did he help with?
9. Who is his partner?
10. Was the death easy for him?

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

THE WALK HOME.

Mary Masters, when Reginald Morton had turned his back upon her at the bridge, was angry with herself and with him, which was reasonable; and very angry also with Larry Twentyman, which was unreasonable. As she had at once acceded to Morton's proposal that they should walk round the house together, surely he should not have deserted her so soon. It had not been her fault that the other man had come up. She had not wanted him. But she was aware that when the option had in some sort been left to herself, she had elected to walk back with Larry. She knew her own motives and her own feelings, but neither of the men would understand them. Because she preferred the company of Mr. Morton, and had at the moment feared that her sisters would have deserted her had she followed him, therefore she had declared her purpose of going back to Dillsborough, in doing which she knew that Larry and the girls would accompany her. But of course Mr. Morton would think that she had preferred the company of her recognised admirer. It was pretty well known in Dillsborough that Larry was her lover. Her stepmother had spoken of it very freely; and Larry himself was a man who did not keep his lights hidden under a bushel. "I hope I've not been in the way, Mary," said Mr. Twentyman, as soon as Morton was out of hearing.

"In the way of what?" 1. Who was upset?
2. Who she was angry with?
3. Was she upset with anyone else?
4. Did the author find her attitude rational?
5. Who left early?
6. Where were they at that time?
7. Did she agree with his request before that?
8. Who disrupted the plan?
9. Did she rather stay with him?
10. Was she aware of her own emotions?
11. What about the guys?
12. Did she like one over other?
13. Who was that?
14. But did she do otherwise?
15. Was she worried about any of her relatives?
16. Who was that?
17. What was her thought about her?
numbered_answers: 1. Mary Masters
2. Reginald Morton
3. Larry Twentyman
4. No
5. Morton
6. walking round the house
7. Yes
8. Larry
9. No
10. Yes
11. No
12. Yes
13. Mr. Morton
14. yes
15. Yes
16. her sisters
17. unknown

Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here

Ruben Navarrette says Sarah Palin's critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values.

SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- During the presidential election, some Democrats demanded to know how I could defend Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Simply put, Palin is my people. She's small-town folk who wound up in the big leagues.

Because I grew up in a small town with a population of less than 15,000 people, I was disgusted by the insults and condescension coming from those who think of themselves as the enlightened elite. Meanwhile, in small towns, I detected great affection for Palin. People talked about how she was "a real person" who "reflected their values."

The most significant divide in America isn't Red State vs. Blue State, it's rural vs. urban. The country mouse and the city mouse are still slugging it out.

In 1982, New York Mayor Ed Koch ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York. Some say the deciding factor was when Koch described life in upstate New York as "sterile" and said he dreaded living in the "small town" of Albany, if elected. That didn't play well in rural areas.

Now comes Colin Powell. During a recent appearance on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," Powell attempted an autopsy on the Republican Party's failed presidential bid. He went after Palin, accusing her of pushing the party so far to the right that it went over a cliff. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is Ruben Navarrette Jr?
2. What does Ruben Navarrette say about Sarah?
3. How big is the population of the town?
4. How do they feel about Sarah Palin?
5. What is the most significant divide in America?
6. Who is Ed Koch?
7. Which year did he run for Mayor?
8. What was the deciding factor when Ed Koch ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York?
Answer:
1. A columnist and San Diego Union-Tribune board member.
2. Her critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values.
3. Less than 15,000 people,
4. Affectionate.
5. Rural vs. urban.
6. New York Mayor.
7. 1982.
8. When Koch described life in upstate New York as "sterile" and said he dreaded living in the "small town" of Alban