Question: CHAPTER XV

THE CASTAWAYS OF THE GULF

"It vos der earthkvake!" yelled Hans, as he scrambled to his feet. "Der oceans vos all busted up alretty! Safe me!" And he ran for the cabin doorway.

"We must have struck something in the fog!" cried Dick, as he, too, arose. "Oh!"

Another crash had come, heavier than the first, and the _Mascotte_ careened far over to port. Then came wild screams from the deck, followed by orders delivered in rapid succession. All in a moment the passengers were in a panic, asking what had been struck and if the steamer was going down.

The Rovers and their friends tried to make their way on deck, but another shock threw Fred and Songbird back into the cabin and partly stunned them. Then Harold Bird ran to his stateroom, to get a pocketbook containing his money.

Out on the deck all was misty, the lights gleaming faintly through the darkness. To one side loomed up another steamer, of the "tramp" variety, heavily laden with a miscellaneous cargo from Central American ports.

"The _Mascotte_ is going down!" was the cry, as the steamer gave a suspicious lurch. Then came another crash, and before he knew it Dick Rover went spinning over the side, into the dark and misty waters of the gulf!

It was certainly a time of extreme peril, and had not poor Dick kept his wits about him he must surely have been drowned. Down he went over his head and it was fully quarter of a minute before he came to the surface once more, spluttering and clashing the water from his eyes. He looked around, felt something hard hit him, and then went under once more. 1. Who went over board?
2. Was the sky clear?
3. What was in the air?
4. Was the deck calm?
5. What was coming from it?
6. Was something sinking?
7. What?
8. What was the Mascotte?
9. Was the water clear?
10. Were they alone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Dick Rover
2. No
3. fog
4. No
5. wild screams
6. Yes
7. The Mascotte
8. the steamer
9. No
10. unknown

Question: The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) (Maori: "Manatu Taonga") is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues involving the arts, culture, heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors, and participating in functions that advance or promote those sectors.

The Ministry was founded in 1999 with the merger of the former Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the history and heritage functions of the Department of Internal Affairs, as well as some functions from the Department of Conservation and Ministry of Commerce. The purpose of the merger of functions and departments was to create a coherent, non-fragmented overview of the cultural and heritage sector, rather than spreading services and functions across several departments.

Minister for Cultural Affairs Marie Hasler oversaw the transition of functions into the new agency. Opposition Labour MP Judith Tizard, who would later serve as an Associate Minister for the ministry in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, accused the restructure of being "all hype, no substance," lacking the funding and human resource necessary to be effective.

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs had been created in 1991; prior to this, the Department of Internal Affairs had provided oversight and support for arts and culture functions. 1. What was founded in 1999
2. for what?
3. What is the full name of the Ministry?
4. What is the traditional name for it?
5. What language is that?
6. What are the Ministry's initials?
7. Who is Marie Hasler?
8. What did she do
9. Who is Judith Tizard?
10. Which party?
11. Did she serve in the government?
12. Which one?
13. What was created in 1991
14. Is the MCH a public service?
15. In which country?
16. Who does it advise?
17. On what?
18. On just one thing? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. The Ministry
2. to create an overview
3. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage
4. Manatu Taonga
5. Maori
6. MCH
7. Minister for Cultural Affairs
8. oversaw the transition of functions
9. a politician
10. Labour
11. Yes
12. the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand
13. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs
14. Yes
15. New Zealand
16. the government
17. on policies
18. also on issues

Question: (CNN) -- When Elizabeth Joice found out that she was pregnant, she and her husband, Max, were ecstatic.

A fertility specialist had told her that this would never happen, Max says, because of the chemotherapy Elizabeth underwent to beat sarcoma in 2010.

"It very much felt like a miracle," he says. "Bringing a child into this world -- I mean, it wasn't just important for me; it was one of the most important things for Liz."

Then, one month into her pregnancy, Elizabeth's cancer returned, he says.

Surgeons removed the tumors in her back, but she needed a full-body MRI scan to know whether the cancer had spread. Because an MRI's contrast dyes may damage a developing fetus, she faced a difficult decision. She could either terminate her pregnancy to undergo the scan or continue with the pregnancy without knowing her true cancer status.

"We felt that if we terminated this pregnancy and did these scans, if it turned out that there was no evidence of this disease after the scans, then we would have possibly given up our only chance at having a child naturally and would have done it for nothing," Max said.

"It was a calculated risk. We knew there was a possibility of a worst-case scenario, but we also thought there was a good chance that we could have the baby."

Shortly after becoming pregnant, Elizabeth was introduced to filmmaker Christopher Henze. His upcoming documentary on pregnancy and motherhood will include the Joices' story.

"It took about three minutes to realize that Liz was a stellar human being, and I wanted her for my movie," Henze said. "I was impressed by the way she looked at cancer as another problem to be solved." 1. Why was Elizabeth ecstatic?
2. What did the fertility specialist tell her?
3. why?
4. for what?
5. did the sarcoma return?
6. when?
7. did she have it removed?
8. What could damage her developing fetus?
9. Who is Chris Henze?
10. What is his relationship to Elizabeth?
11. What is his documentary about?
12. Why did he want Elizabeth in his movie?
13. How does she look at cancer?
14. What year did she have chemo?
15. Did she terminate her pregnancy?
16. why? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. she was pregnant
2. That she would not get pregnant.
3. because of the chemotherapy
4. to beat sarcoma
5. yes
6. unknown
7. yes
8. The MRI
9. A filmmaker
10. unknown
11. pregnancy and motherhood
12. She was a stellar human being
13. as another problem to be solved
14. 2010
15. no
16. They thought there was a good chance to have the baby