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Jon was very excited to go to the park. His dad always takes him to the park to play ball. He plays baseball with all his friends. When he got to the park Jon saw his friend Joe. Joe had brought his new puppy to the park. The puppy was very cute. It was a white dog with black spots. Jon really liked Joe's new dog, so did their other friends Janet and Jake. Jon jumped up and down and told his dad how cool the dog was. The next day when Jon's dad came home he had a brown box with him. He told Jon he had a surprise for him. Jon was so excited he couldn't even sit still. When Jon's dad put the box down it began to move. Jon was a little scared but also really excited to see what was in the box. When Jon pulled open the top of the box a very small white dog, covered in black spots, jumped out of the box and into Jon's lap and began to lick his face. Jon was so excited, he named the dog Jack.
1. Where did Jon go?
2. What does he play?
3. Who goes with him to the park?
4. Who has the pet?
5. Are Jon and Joe friends?
6. Is the pet new?
7. How many other friends does Jon have?
8. Who are the two friends who also enjoyed the pet?
9. Did Jon get a pet?

Numbered answers:
1. the park
2. baseball
3. His dad
4. Joe
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. At least 3
8. Janet and Jake
9. Yes

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(CNN) -- New Zealand's center-right National Party, led by Prime Minister John Key, won Saturday's general election with 48% of the vote, according to a complete preliminary count.

It was followed by the Labour Party, which took 25% of the vote, the Green Party with 10%, and the New Zealand First Party with 9%, the Electoral Commission said.

The National Party won 61 of 121 seats in the New Zealand parliament, but in his acceptance speech Key said he would seek alliances with smaller parties.

"I feel humbled and energized by the prospect of a third term. Over the next few days I will talk to other political parties with the view of putting together a broader majority," he said.

Pre-election polls had put Key in the lead to win a third term. In polling for "preferred prime minister," Key had 43% support, compared with 12% for Labour's David Cunliffe -- this despite allegations on the campaign trail that the prime minister lied to the nation by covertly approving a widespread spying program while publicly denying it. Key rejected the claims.

One of the most vocal critics of Key has been German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, who has been a New Zealand resident since 2010.

While he could not run for office, the Megaupload founder has gradually emerged as a player on the fringe of New Zealand politics, as he fights a legal battle in New Zealand courts to avoid extradition to the U.S. on criminal copyright charges.

Earlier this year, Dotcom founded a political party, the Internet Party, which teamed up with the Maori nationalist Mana Party to contest the 2014 election. They campaigned for a more inclusive society, greater digital rights and an end to government electronic surveillance.
1. What country is this about?
2. Which party won?
3. How many seats did they get?
4. Out of how many?
5. Who is the Prime minister?
6. and how many times has he been elected?
7. Does he have any major nay-sayers?
8. who?
9. where is he from?
10. Does he have any court actions going on?
11. what about?
12. Did he start a political party?
13. What was it called?
14. Did they partner with anyone?
15. Who was that?

Numbered answers:
1. New Zealand
2. National Party
3. 61
4. 121
5. John Key
6. Three
7. Yes
8. Kim Dotcom
9. Germany
10. Yes
11. Criminal copyright charges.
12. Yes
13. The Internet Party.
14. Yes
15. The Mana Party.

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Chapter V. Mohun Appears For The Last Time In This History

Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who, for family reasons, had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forward to as fortunate advancement in civil life at home as he had got rapid promotion abroad. His grace was magnanimous enough to offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary on his Paris embassy, but no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected; at any rate, Esmond could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage, and so declined that offer which his generous rival made him.

Other gentlemen, in power, were liberal at least of compliments and promises to Colonel Esmond. Mr. Harley, now become my Lord Oxford and Mortimer, and installed Knight of the Garter on the same day as his grace of Hamilton had received the same honour, sent to the colonel to say that a seat in Parliament should be at his disposal presently, and Mr. St. John held out many flattering hopes of advancement to the colonel when he should enter the House. Esmond's friends were all successful, and the most successful and triumphant of all was his dear old commander, General Webb, who was now appointed Lieutenant-General of the Land Forces, and received with particular honour by the ministry, by the queen, and the people out of doors, who huzza'd the brave chief when they used to see him in his chariot, going to the House or to the Drawing-room, or hobbling on foot to his coach from St. Stephen's upon his glorious old crutch and stick, and cheered him as loud as they had ever done Marlborough.
1. Who are among the people who would help Esmond?
2. Why he would help him?
3. Are there others who would do that too?
4. Are they powerful?
5. Would he succeed with their help?
6. in what?
7. Where?
8. Was he successful abroad?
9. Who did he take as secretary?
10. Where?
11. Where he did not wish to meet someone?
12. whom?
13. When?
14. Did he refuse the offer?
15. Of whom?
16. Were others generous in their promises to him?
17. Who was knighted?
18. Was anyone honored in the same day?
19. Who was that?
20. Who got the command of the land forces?
Numbered answers:
1. Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
2. for family reasons
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. civil life
7. at home
8. yes
9. Mr. Esmond
10. Paris embassy
11. farther than the church-door
12. his mistress
13. after her marriage
14. yes
15. his rival
16. yes
17. Mr. Harley
18. yes
19. Hamilton
20. General Webb