TASK DEFINITION: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to generate a question about temporal relations based on that passage. A temporal relation describes the relation between two things with respect to time e.g., something happens/starts/terminates/... immediately/shortly/usually/... before/after/during/... something else.
Your question should include an event, or ask about an event, and should not be a yes/no question.
PROBLEM: Passage: He worked as a police officer in a Cuban ministry, a position that probably helped his son _ Elian's father _ get a job in the Communist island's increasingly lucrative tourism industry. The family's experience is like that of thousands of others now split between Miami and Cuba, said Damien Fernandez, a Cuban-American political scientist at Florida International University.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: "RJR Nabisco and Planters LifeSavers will concentrate more on our own core businesses," Mr. Gerstner said Friday. Baby Ruth and Butterfinger are both among the top-selling 15 chocolate bars in the U.S., but RJR's overall share of the roughly $5.1 billion market is less than 5%.

SOLUTION: What event has already finished?

PROBLEM: Passage: Results for that quarter included a $30 million, or 40 cents a share, write-down associated with the consolidation of a facility.

SOLUTION:
What event has already happened?