Question: CHAPTER XI

A BUSY EVENING

The conversazione was, in its way, a brilliant gathering. There were present scientists, men of letters, artists, with a very fair sprinkling of society people, always anxious to absorb any new sensation. One saw there amongst the white-haired men, passing backwards and forwards, or talking together in little knots, professors whose names were famous throughout Europe.

A very great man indeed brought Saton up to Pauline with a little word of explanation.

"I am sure," he said to her--she was one of his oldest friends--"that you will be glad to meet the gentleman whose brilliant paper has interested us all so much. This is Lady Marrabel, Saton, whose father was professor at Oxford before your day."

The great man passed on. Pauline's first impulse had been to hold out her hand, but she had immediately withdrawn it. Saton contented himself with a grave bow.

"I am afraid, Lady Marrabel," he said, "that you are prejudiced against me."

"I think not," she answered. "Naturally, seeing you so suddenly brought into my mind the terrible occurrence of only a few days ago."

"An occurrence," he declared, "which no one could regret so greatly as myself. But apart from that, Lady Marrabel, I am afraid that you are not prepared to do me justice. You look at me through Rochester's eyes, and I am quite sure that all his days Rochester will believe that I am more or less of a charlatan."

"Your paper was very wonderful, Mr. Saton," she said slowly. "I am convinced that Mr. Rochester would have admitted that himself if he had been here." 1. What kind of peope were at the conversazione?
2. anyone else?
3. What other type of people?
4. wgat dud pauline withdraw from stanton?
5. What did she do instead?
6. Who was it thhat would of said Satons paper was good if he had been there?
7. Were the professors there famous?
8. Throughout what region?
9. What was Pauline to Saton?
10. What did Saton think Mr. Rochester would think of him? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. scientists, men of letters,
2. Yes
3. artists,
4. her hand
5. Nothing, he bowed
6. A very great man
7. yes
8. Europe.
9. prejudiced against him
10. believe that he am more or less of a charlatan.

Question: The Seven Years' War was fought between 1755 and 1764, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. It involved every great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. Considered a prelude to the two world wars and the greatest European war since the Thirty Years War of the 17th century, it once again split Europe into two coalitions, led by Great Britain on one side and France on the other. For the first time, aiming to curtail Britain and Prussia's ever-growing might, France formed a grand coalition of its own, which ended with failure as Britain rose as the world's predominant power, altering the European balance of power.

Realizing that war was imminent, Prussia preemptively struck Saxony and quickly overran it. The result caused uproar across Europe. Because of Prussia's alliance with Britain, Austria formed an alliance with France, seeing an opportunity to recapture Silesia, which had been lost in a previous war. Reluctantly, by following the imperial diet, most of the states of the empire joined Austria's cause. The Anglo-Prussian alliance was joined by smaller German states (especially Hanover). Sweden, fearing Prussia's expansionist tendencies, went to war in 1757 to protect its Baltic dominions, seeing its chance when virtually all of Europe opposed Prussia. Spain, bound by the Pacte de Famille, intervened on behalf of France and together they launched an utterly unsuccessful invasion of Portugal in 1762. The Russian Empire was originally aligned with Austria, fearing Prussia's ambition on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but switched sides upon the succession of Tsar Peter III in 1762. 1. How long did the Seven Years' War last?
2. When did it start?
3. When did it end?
4. Why was it called the Seven Years' War?
5. Who were the leaders of the two alliances?
6. Who came out ahead?
7. Who fired the first shot?
8. Who did most of the Holy Roman Empire join?
9. Who did Russia join?
10. Who attacked Portugal?
11. Who won?
12. Which major European power stayed neutral?
13. What was this war a prequel of?
14. Why did Austria join?
15. Which state was the first to be defeated?
16. What was India's role?
17. What ruler's rise changed the balance of power significantly?
18. Whom did Prussia have its eye on? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Nine years
2. 1755
3. 1764
4. Because the main part of the conflict happened from 1756-1763.
5. Great Britain and France
6. Great Britain
7. Prussia
8. France
9. Both
10. Spain and France
11. Portugal
12. Ottoman Empire
13. The World Wars
14. To recapture Silesia.
15. Saxony
16. unknown
17. Tsar Peter III
18. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Question: CHAPTER XX. THE JUDGMENT SUNDAY

Sunday morning broke, dull and gray. The rain had ceased, but the clouds hung dark and brooding above a world which, in its windless calm, following the spent storm-throe, seemed to us to be waiting "till judgment spoke the doom of fate." We were all up early. None of us, it appeared, had slept well, and some of us not at all. The Story Girl had been among the latter, and she looked very pale and wan, with black shadows under her deep-set eyes. Peter, however, had slept soundly enough after twelve o'clock.

"When you've been stumping out elderberries all the afternoon it'll take more than the Judgment Day to keep you awake all night," he said. "But when I woke up this morning it was just awful. I'd forgot it for a moment, and then it all came back with a rush, and I was worse scared than before."

Cecily was pale but brave. For the first time in years she had not put her hair up in curlers on Saturday night. It was brushed and braided with Puritan simplicity.

"If it's the Judgment Day I don't care whether my hair is curly or not," she said.

"Well," said Aunt Janet, when we all descended to the kitchen, "this is the first time you young ones have ever all got up without being called, and that's a fact."

At breakfast our appetites were poor. How could the grown-ups eat as they did? After breakfast and the necessary chores there was the forenoon to be lived through. Peter, true to his word, got out his Bible and began to read from the first chapter in Genesis. 1. What day did they believe it to be?
2. What did they think happened on Judgement day?
3. What day of the week was it?
4. Was it raining?
5. Had anyone slept well?
6. What had he been doing?
7. Why was he so sleepy?
8. Was he scared about Judgement day?
9. What did Cecily do differently that day?
10. Why?
11. Was everyone starving at breakfast?
12. What did they do after breakfast?
13. Were the children often up that early?
14. Who was awake before them?
15. What book did Peter read from?
16. What part?
17. Did the Story Girl look well rested?
18. What did she look like?
19. Did she have dark circles under her eyes?
20. How was Cecily's hair styled? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Judgment Day
2. spoke the doom of fate
3. Saturday
4. yes but stopped
5. no except Peter
6. slept soundly enough after twelve o'cloc
7. stumping out elderberries
8. yes
9. had not put her hair up in curlers
10. she didn't care
11. no
12. necessary chores
13. no
14. The Story Girl
15. Bible
16. first chapter in Genesis
17. no
18. very pale and wan
19. yes
20. brushed and braided