Q: Norway ( ; Norwegian: (Bokmal) or (Nynorsk); ), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land. Until 1814, the kingdom included the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It also included Bohuslan until 1658, Jamtland and Harjedalen until 1645, Shetland and Orkney until 1468, and the Hebrides and Isle of Man until 1266.

Norway has a total area of and a population of 5,258,317 (as of January 2017). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.

King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glucksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became Prime Minister in 2013, replacing Jens Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from the year 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the population of Norway?
2. When was that number attained?
3. Who is the current ruler?
4. What house is he part of?
5. Where is it?
6. Who started as Prime Minister in 2013?
7. Who did she take over for
8. What type of government does Norway have?
9. How many parts of government are there?
10. What are they?
11. What document set that up?
12. in what year?
13. What is on it's north-east border?
14. What about the southern border?
15. What about on the east?
16. What's the length of that border?
17. What is on the northern side?
18. Do they have water nearby?
19. What bodies of water are close?
20. What is the official name of Norway?
A: 1. 5,258,317
2. as of January 2017
3. King Harald V
4. Dano-German House
5. Glucksburg
6. Erna Solberg
7. Jens Stoltenberg
8. A constitutional monarchy
9. three
10. the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court
11. the Constitution
12. 1814
13. Finland and Russia
14. the Skagerrak strait
15. Sweden
16. 1,006miles
17. Denmark
18. yes
19. North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea
20. the Kingdom of Norway
Q: CHAPTER XIII: Lightfoot And Paddy Become Partners

The instant Lightfoot saw Paddy the Beaver he knew that for the time being, at least, there was no danger. He knew that Paddy is one of the shyest of all the little people of the Green Forest and that when he is found working in the daytime it means that he has been undisturbed for a long time; otherwise he would work only at night.

Paddy saw Lightfoot almost as soon as he stepped out on the bank. He kept right on swimming with the branch of a poplar-tree until he reached his food pile, which, you know, is in the water. There he forced the branch down until it was held by other branches already sunken in the pond. This done, he swam over to where Lightfoot was watching. "Hello, Lightfoot!" he exclaimed. "You are looking handsomer than ever. How are you feeling these fine autumn days?"

"Anxious," replied Lightfoot. "I am feeling terribly anxious. Do you know what day this is?"

"No," replied Paddy, "I don't know what day it is, and I don't particularly care. It is enough for me that it is one of the finest days we've had for a long time."

"I wish I could feel that way," said Lightfoot wistfully. "I wish I could feel that way, Paddy, but I can't. No, Sir, I can't. You see, this is the first of the most dreadful days in all the year for me. The hunters started looking for me before Mr. Sun was really out of bed. At least one hunter did, and I don't doubt there are others. I fooled that one, but from now to the end of the hunting season there will not be a single moment of daylight when I will feel absolutely safe."

Answer the following questions:
1. What kind of animal is Paddy?
2. How many characters are speaking in this passage?
3. Who is the other?
4. Is Lightfoot excited about the day?
5. How does he feel?
6. Is Paddy an extrovert?
7. Where does he live?
8. Does Lightfoot feel safe when he sees paddy?
9. What was Paddy doing?
10. Does he usually work during the day?
11. What kind of tree branch was Paddy carrying?
12. Where is his food pile?
13. Who approached who at that point?
14. Is it springtime?
15. What is it?
16. What does Paddy think of his friend's appearance?
A: 1. Beaver
2. Two
3. Lightfoot
4. No
5. Anxious
6. No
7. Green Forest
8. Yes
9. working in the daytime
10. No
11. poplar
12. in the water
13. Paddy approached Lightfoot
14. No
15. autumn
16. That he looked handsomer than ever
Q: Harry is a boy with a learning disability. On his fourth birthday, he was given a pug called Millie. Two weeks after the dog's arrival, he was happier and calmer and said his first words, "dog" and "mummy". Just two months later, thieves stole the dog, and now the heartbroken little boy is back to where he started. He has refused to talk since losing his best friend. His mother was worried and gave him another dog, but he just "pushed it away". Mrs Hainsworth, his mother, says, "My son is very sad. He'll go over to her cage and just beat on the bars. There is no word coming out, but you just know he's screaming 'Where is Millie' inside. Millie was really his best friend. They would play together happily for hours. None of his toys has ever held his attention that long. Now he has just completely turned quiet again. "Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move. But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had. Mrs Hainsworth says, "My son was so happy when he saw Millie. Being with Millie changed him, and within two weeks he had said his first words and was working on saying 'dad'. Just last week, his teachers and I were saying how much Millie had helped him. And now this!" Mrs Hainsworth is considering buying another pug in the hope that her son will accept it. Maureen Hennis of the charity, Pets as Therapy, says she has seen many cases of dogs helping people with speech problems. "People may talk to a dog when they wouldn't like to talk to another human," she says. "A dog doesn't care if words come out wrong."

Answer the following questions:
1. Did someone have a pet?
2. What kind?
3. What was it named?
4. Who owned it?
5. How old was he?
6. Who was his mother?
7. Did the pet affect the kid?
8. How so?
9. Did something happen to the pet?
10. What?
11. How long after they got it?
12. Was the kid happy or sad about this?
13. Is there an organization that deals with this sort of relationship?
14. Who?
15. Who is someone that works there?
16. Do they charge money for their services?
17. Did the kid get another pet?
18. Did the kid continue speaking after the pet was gone?
19. How long would the pet and the kid goof off?
20. Was he the same way with toys?
A:
1. yes
2. a pug
3. Millie
4. Harry
5. four
6. Mrs Hainsworth
7. yes
8. within two weeks he had said his first words
9. yes
10. thieves stole the dog
11. two months
12. sad
13. yes
14. Pets as Therapy
15. Maureen Hennis
16. no
17. unknown
18. yes
19. for hours.
20. No.