Problem: Anna Koumikova was born on June 7th, 1981 in Moscow. Her parents' names are Allah and Sergel. When she was 5 years old, her parents sold their TV to buy her the first tennis bat for Christmas. She played in a club near her place until aged 11. Then she moved to Bradenton, Florida(USA) to train with Nick Bollitierri. At 14, she represented Russia in a Fed Cup match and became the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match.

Kournikova made her WTA first show at 15 years old at the US Open where she finally lost against player Steffi Graf. But she made it to the double quarter finals that same match. In 1996, Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award and the next year. She improved very much to even make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon. She lost to world number one Martina Hingis at the French Open and at Wimbledon. In 1999 she won her professional title at Midland, Miehigon, an international Tennis Federation match. She was 5th favourite in Illinois the same year and won her 2nd career ITF match. She won her first grand slam title ill 1999 with Martina Hingis in doubles at the Australia Open. Since then, they have played regularly together and have quickly become one of the 'best pairs. Aim in 1999,she made her first career WTA final in key Biscayne against Venus Williams in a tough 3 set match. She alto won her first doubles tile with Monica Seles in Tokyo.

At present Kournikova is more successful on the net than at the net. She remains the "most searched" and "most download " on the internet, three times more popular than the NO. 2 sports figure, Michael Jordan. She is still very young and she seems to have a great future ahead !
1. How old was Anna Kournikova when she made her first show?
2. Who did she lose to?
3. What city did she move to in Florda when she was 11?
4. Where was her birth?
5. Where did she get her professional in the International match?
6. where is she most successful?
7. more popular than whom?
8. 1999, she battled whom in a tough match?
9. When was she rookie of the year?
10. who did she play with in Tokyo?
Answer: 1. 15
2. Steffi Graf
3. Bradenton
4. Moscow
5. Midland, Miehigon
6. Doubles
7. Michael Jordan
8. Venus Williams
9. 1996
10. Monica Seles

Problem: Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her family was very poor. She decided to help her family even when she was very young, so she learned to use a gun, and began hunting animals for food. She could shoot them without losing the important parts of the meat.

Soon her shooting ability became well known. When she was sixteen, she was invited to a competition with a famous marksman , Frank Butler. Annie surprised everyone by winning the competition. Later that year she and Frank married.

In 1882, Annie Oakley and Frank Butler started putting on shows together. Frank Butler was the star of the show and she was his assistant. The famous Native American leader, Sitting Bull, thought so highly of her shooting ability that he called her "Little Sure Shot". Later Annie Oakley became the star of the show and Frank Butler was her assistant. Posters for the show called her the "Champion Markswoman".

During World War One, Annie Oakley wanted to train a group of women volunteers for the army, but the United States did not accept it. She gave American soldiers shooting lessons, and traveled across the country visiting many training camps. She gave shooting performances and raised money to support the American soldiers.

Annie Oakley died on November 3, 1926. Eighteen days later, Frank Butler died too.
1. Is Annie Oakley still alive?
2. When did she die?
3. Did she outlive her partner?
4. What was her partners name?
5. When did he pass?
6. When did they start working with each other?
7. Who was the main character in their program initially?
8. Did that change?
9. What was her nickname?
10. Where did that name come from?
11. Did she have another nickname?
12. What was that?
13. Who nicknamed her that?
14. Was she rich as a child?
15. Where did she 1st live?
16. Did she hunt?
17. Was she single?
18. Who did she marry?
19. How did they meet?
20. Did her dad approve of the marriage?
Answer: 1. no
2. November 3, 1926
3. no
4. Frank Butler
5. Eighteen days after she died
6. In 1882
7. Frank Butler
8. yes
9. the "Champion Markswoman"
10. her shooting ability
11. yes
12. "Little Sure Shot"
13. Sitting Bull
14. no
15. Darke County, Ohio
16. yes
17. no
18. Frank Butler
19. a shooting competition
20. unknown

Problem: CHAPTER XXIII.

News of Importance

"Don't be alarmed; he is not going to shoot," cried Paul.

"Don't ye make too shure o' thet," ejaculated the cowboy. "Wot's he puttin' his hand into his pocket fer?"

"He has something there I fancy he wishes to conceal," went on Paul. "Empty the pocket, please."

"Let me go! This is highway robbery!" stormed Captain Grady.

He struggled fiercely to regain his feet. But Blowfen was the stronger of the pair and he easily held the rascal down with one hand, while with the other he brought several letters from his inside pocket.

Paul eagerly snatched the letters, in spite of the captain's protest. He glanced at them, with Chet looking over his shoulder.

"Well, what do you make out?" asked Caleb Dottery. He didn't quite like the way matters were turning.

"I think we will be safe in making Captain Grady a prisoner," replied Paul slowly.

"Yes, make him a prisoner by all means," put in Chet. "He is a villain if ever there was one. If we can't prove it I think my Uncle Barnaby can."

At the reference to Barnaby Winthrop Captain Grady grew pale. It was evident that his sins were at last finding him out.

It did not take Jack Blowfen long to act upon Paul's suggestion. He disarmed the captain and made him march into the house, where he bound the fellow in very much the same manner as Dottery had bound Jeff Jones.

While he was doing so Paul showed the letters taken from the prisoner to Caleb Dottery. Chet, while a second reading was going on, commenced to ransack the house.
1. Does Grady have a weapon for the first portion of story?
2. Does he have a weapon at the end of the story?
3. Is the Captain free at the end?
4. What does the captain have in his pocket?
5. Does the Captain want to share the letters?
6. Who forces the Captain to reveal the letters?
7. Do the letters show the others that the Captain is good?
8. What is done with the Captain after the letters are read?
9. Does the captain want Barnaby Winthrop to be involved?
10. Who is Barnaby Winthrop related to?
Answer:
1. no
2. no, he was disarmed
3. no
4. letters
5. no
6. Blowfen
7. Yno
8. he was bound
9. no
10. Chet