Problem: CHAPTER XXII.

CAUGHT.

"We're early," said Beth, as they came to the edge of the woods and sighted the farm house; "but that is better than being late."

Then she stopped suddenly with a low cry and pointed to the right wing, which directly faced them. Bob West turned the corner of the house, tried the door of Uncle John's room, and then walked to one of the French windows. The sash was not fastened, so he deliberately opened it and stepped inside.

"What shall we do?" gasped Patsy, clasping her hands excitedly.

Beth was always cool in an emergency.

"You creep up to the window, dear, and wait till you hear me open the inside door," said she. "I'll run through the house and enter from the living-room. The key is under the mat, you know."

"But what can we do? Oughtn't we to wait until Uncle John and father come?" Patsy asked, in a trembling voice.

"Of course not. West might rob the cupboard and be gone by that time. We've got to act promptly, Patsy; so don't be afraid."

Without further words Beth ran around the back of the house and disappeared, while Patsy, trying to control the beating of her heart, stole softly over the lawn to the open window of Uncle John's room.

She could not help looking in, at the risk of discovery. Bob West--tall, lean and composed as ever--was standing beside the cupboard, the doors of which were wide open. The outer doors were of wood, panelled and carved; the inner ones were plates of heavy steel, and in the lock that secured these latter doors were the keys that had so long been missing. Both were attached to a slender silver chain.
1. Who made a low cry?
2. Who rubbed their hands together?
3. Who was walking through the house?
4. What was his objective?
5. What did Beth tell Patsy to do?
6. Was Beth brave?
7. Where was the thing Patsy need to get inside?
8. What was it?
9. What would they do once they got in there?
10. How did Bob get into John's room?
11. Where did the two girls come from?
12. What had been lost?
13. To what?
14. What was Bob's appearance?
15. What held the keys together?
16. Where was this house located?
17. When was Patsy to go inside?
18. Were Patsy and Beth related?
Answer: 1. Beth
2. Patsy
3. Bob West
4. Rob the cupboard
5. Creep up to the window
6. Yes
7. Under the mat
8. The key
9. unknown
10. Through a window
11. Woods
12. The keys
13. The inner doors of the cupboard
14. Tall and lean
15. A slender silver chain
16. On a farm
17. When she heard Beth open the inside door
18. unknown

Problem: Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Yet the non-oceanic borders of Europea concept dating back to classical antiquityare arbitrary and amount to a historical and social construct. The primarily physiographic term "continent" as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent's current overland boundary with Asia.

Europe covers about , or 2% of the Earth's surface (6.8% of land area). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states of which the Russian Federation is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about /1e6 round 0million (about 11% of world population) . The European climate is largely affected by warm Atlantic currents that temper winters and summers on much of the continent, even at latitudes along which the climate in Asia and North America is severe. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable than close to the coast.
1. what country is located completely in the northern hemisphere?
2. does it occupy any other part of the earth?
3. How much land does it include?
4. how much land?
5. does it have any states?
6. are they sovereign states?
7. which is the largest?
8. does it have a large percentage of the population?
9. what is the total population of europe?
10. is it bordered by oceans?
11. what ocean lies to the north of it?
12. what affects it's climate?
13. how do they affect the summers?
14. is there a sea near it?
15. what is it called?
16. and what direction is it from Europe?
17. is it by any other countries?
18. how many?
19. what is it called?
20. does any land masses separate the two countries?
Answer: 1. Europe
2. mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere
3. 2% of the Earth's surface
4. 6.8%
5. yes
6. yes
7. the Russian Federation
8. yes
9. about 11% of world population
10. yes
11. the Arctic Ocean
12. Atlantic currents
13. it tempers them
14. yes
15. the Mediterranean Sea
16. south
17. yes
18. One
19. Asia
20. no

Problem: A lazy Susan is an addition to a table that is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is achieved through the use of a turntable , which usually moves the food in a circle when it is pushed by those at the table. In this way, the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place on the lazy Susan.

A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet . In this sense, the lazy Susan is a type of shelving unit within the cabinet that is able to turn around its axis . One may turn the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods in storage. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets that are located at a right angle to each another. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.

It is believed that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan in the 18th century, though it was called "dumbwaiter" at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph . The turntable may have developed into the lazy Susan later.

Regardless of who invented it, it wasn't until 1917 that the term "lazy Susan" was used in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term "dumbwaiter" is still used rather than "lazy Susan". The reason for the naming of it is still a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson's or Edison's daughter, both of whom were named Susan.
1. Who is thought to have invented the lazy Susan?
2. During what time period?
3. Did he call it a "Lazy Susan"?
4. What was it known as?
5. Who motivated him into creating it?
6. Was she angry because she was always the first to eat?
7. Is there anyone else who may have come up with the idea?
8. What did he invent for sure?
9. What is the purpose of a lazy Susan?
10. Is it a part of the table?
11. Is it like a straight conveyor belt?
12. What shape is it?
13. What is the advantage?
14. Where does the food stay?
15. Are these contraptions only found around the dining table?
16. Where else?
17. What would one put on it there?
18. Do people in Britain call it a Lazy Susan today?
19. What do they call it?
20. Where is the word Susan thought to have come from?
Answer:
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. 18th century
3. no
4. dumbwaiter
5. his daughter
6. no
7. Thomas Edison
8. the turntable for his phonograph
9. designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining.
10. yes
11. yes
12. circles
13. e food never has to be picked up and passed around the table.
14. on the lazy Susan
15. no
16. kitchen cabinet
17. goods
18. no
19. dumbwaiter
20. either Jefferson's or Edison's daughter, both of whom were named Susan.