Problem: (CNN) -- I've returned to Washington after a long time away in my home in Britain to get a sense of the political mood in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. And I'm pretty depressed to discover that everyone is talking about Jeb Bush.

It's not that he wouldn't make a strong candidate for the GOP. It's that the thought of a third Bush in the White House feels distinctly un-American. Like you're all giving up on the whole "revolution" thing in favor of English-style aristocracy.

Speculation was reignited -- one suspects entirely by accident -- when George P. Bush told ABC that his father is "giving [the presidency] serious thought and moving ... forward." I've heard the opposite, that the candidate hasn't quite got the requisite enthusiasm. He also has plenty of weaknesses hidden by the fact that he hasn't declared yet (voters are always far keener on people who aren't officially running than those who are).

As Chris Cillizza wrote in The Washington Post, the former Florida governor's polling is unspectacular, he disagrees with the GOP base on some important issues and his patrician tone is better-suited to a general election than to a primary campaign.

Having said that, Jeb would still be a more than worthy addition to the race that right now is full of newbies to national politics (Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, etc.). He has gravitas, executive experience in a major state and a record of winning votes among the groups to which Republicans know they need to reach out.
1. Where does this person live?
2. Which year is this?
3. What is going on?
4. Who is a candidate?
5. Is the author excited?
6. How many Bushes would be a president if he won?
7. Does this feel American?
8. Who spoke to ABC?
9. What was he thinking about?
10. What is the candidate missing?
11. Has he announced his running yet?
12. How does he look in the polls?
13. According to who?
14. Who does he work for?
15. Does he agree with the rest of Republicans on all issues?
16. Are the other candidates seasoned politicians?
17. Who is someone else who is running?
18. Where was he a governor?
19. Do people prefer someone who has announced they're running?
20. What does he have a record of?
Answer: 1. Washington
2. 2016
3. 2016 presidential election
4. Jeb Bush
5. no
6. three
7. no
8. George P. Bush
9. the presidency
10. enthusiasm
11. no
12. unspectacular
13. Chris Cillizza
14. The Washington Post
15. no
16. no
17. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul
18. Florida
19. yes
20. winning votes among certain groups

Q: CHAPTER XXVII

A LEMON

That bulwark of _Peaceful Moments_, Pugsy Maloney, was rather the man of action than the man of tact. Otherwise, when, a moment later, he thrust his head up through the trap, he would have withdrawn delicately, and not split the silence with a raucous "Hey!" which acted on John and Betty like an electric shock.

John glowered at him. Betty was pink, but composed. Pugsy climbed leisurely on to the roof, and surveyed the group.

"Why, hello!" he said, as he saw Betty more closely.

"Well, Pugsy," said Betty. "How are you?"

John turned in surprise.

"Do you know Pugsy?"

Betty looked at him, puzzled.

"Why, of course I do."

"Sure," said Pugsy. "Miss Brown was stenographer on de poiper till she beat it."

"Miss Brown!"

There was utter bewilderment in John's face.

"I changed my name when I went to _Peaceful Moments_."

"Then are you--did you--?"

"Yes, I wrote those articles. That's how I happen to be here now. I come down every day and help look after the babies. Poor little souls, there seems to be nobody else here who has time to do it. It's dreadful. Some of them--you wouldn't believe--I don't think they could ever have had a real bath in their lives."

"Baths is foolishness," commented Master Maloney austerely, eying the scoured infants with a touch of disfavor.

John was reminded of a second mystery that needed solution.

"How on earth did you get up here, Pugsy?" he asked. "How did you get past Sam?"

Answer the following questions:
1. Was Pugsy obnoxious?
2. Did he scare Betty?
3. Did they know each other?
4. How did John feel about this?
5. What name did Pugsy know her as?
6. Did John?
7. When did she change her name?
8. What did she do for a living?
9. On what?
10. What did she write?
11. Why did she come down every day?
12. Did she feel bad for them?
13. Why?
14. What did she feel some have never had?
15. What did MAster Maloney think of baths?
16. Did he like the babies?
17. Who did Pugsy get past?
18. Was that perceived as an easy task?
19. According to who?
A: 1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Surprised
5. Miss Brown
6. Yes
7. When she went to Peaceful Moments
8. Stenographer
9. On de poiper (paper)
10. Articles
11. To help look after the babies.
12. Yes
13. there's nobody else here who had time to look after them
14. A real bath
15. They are foolishness
16. No
17. Sam
18. No
19. John

Problem: East Timor () or Timor-Leste (; Tetum: "Timor Lorosa'e"), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. The country's size is about 15,410km (5,400 sqmi).

East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until 28 November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence. Nine days later, it was invaded and occupied by Indonesia and was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year. The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was characterised by a highly violent decades-long conflict between separatist groups (especially Fretilin) and the Indonesian military.

In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory. East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 and joined the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. In 2011, East Timor announced its intention to gain membership status in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by applying to become its eleventh member. It is one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being the Philippines.
1. Where is TImor?
2. What type of landmass is it?
3. How many countries are on it?
4. What is the name of one?
5. What is another?
6. Does that country have any other names?
7. Like what?
8. Is it currently independant or under another nation's control?
9. Who did it get freedom from?
10. When was it separated from Indonesia?
11. Did it become a new nation right away?
12. WHen did it become a new nation?
13. Was it faster or slower than other freed areas in the territory to establish itself as a country?
14. What language do they speak there?
15. What other language?
16. Why?
17. When?
18. WHen did it end?
19. How long did they retain their freedom?
20. Was it a peaceful or violent time period?
Answer:
1. Maritime Southeast Asia
2. Island
3. Two are mentioned
4. Indonesian West Timor
5. East Timor
6. Yes
7. Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
8. Independent
9. Portugal, and later Indonesia
10. 1999
11. No
12. 20 May 2002
13. unknown
14. Tetum
15. Portuguese
16. They were colonized by Portugal
17. 16th century
18. 28 November 1975
19. Nine days
20. Violent