Q: CHAPTER XXIII

AN ELECTION OF OFFICERS

"Election of officers to-morrow!"

"As if every cadet at the school didn't know it, Pepper."

"Well, Andy, have you made up your mind how you are going to vote?"

"Sure I have," replied the acrobatic youth. "I am going to vote for Bart Conners for major, since Jack don't want to run again."

"That's the way I am going to vote, too."

"How about the two captains?" asked Joe Nelson.

"Well, I think I'll vote for Dave Kearney for one," answered Pepper. "I am not so sure about the other."

"What's the matter with Harry Blossom?" asked Bert Field. "He seems to be a nice sort."

"He is."

"I understand Reff Ritter wants to be a captain," put in Stuffer.

"Sure, an' he'd be afther wantin' to be major, only he ain't popular enough," came from Emerald.

"Coulter is out for a captaincy, too," said Jack, who had come up during the talk.

"Do you think either of them will be elected?" asked Andy.

"Not if I can prevent it," replied the young major. "Neither of them deserves any office."

"I understand Dan Baxter wants to be major," said Stuffer. "Talk about gall! What has he ever done for the school? Nothing."

"He won't get the office," said Jack.

"Is Bart going to have a walkover?" asked Pepper.

"Hardly. Both Dave Kearney and Harry Blossom will run against him, and so will Bob Grenwood, and they all have their friends."

"Well, let the best fellows win, say I!" cried Andy, and then he ran off, to do some fancy "stunts" in the gymnasium.

Answer the following questions:
1. What event is about to happen?
2. When?
3. Where were these elections taking place?
4. Who are they going to elect?
5. What was he running for?
6. Who was going to vote for him?
7. Who would he have voted for if they had run?
8. What other position is being voted on?
9. Who is in the running for that?
10. Who is he running against?
11. Who else wants the job?
12. Does he have higher aspirations?
13. Anyone else interested in captain?
14. Who knew this?
15. Who else wants to be major?
16. Did they think he would win?
17. Who is the gymnast of the bunch?
A: 1. Election of officers
2. tomorrow
3. at the school
4. Bart Conners
5. major
6. Andy
7. Jack
8. two captains
9. Dave Kearney
10. Harry Blossom
11. Reff Ritter
12. yes, major
13. Coulter
14. Jack
15. Dan Baxter
16. no
17. Andy

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- At least one performer fell hard for Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards.

Not sure what that means? Well, check out the top five moments from Sunday night's 2013 Billboard Music Awards:

1. Miguel lands on a fan

The R & B singer accidentally landed on a woman in the mosh pit during a performance of his hit song "Adorn." He was attempting a jump that went wrong. The fan appeared to be fine and the singer kept singing. Miguel later tweeted: "got caught up in the moment, thank goodness Khyati is okay."

2. Taylor Swift wins eight out of the 11 awards she was up for

Swift is no stranger to taking to the stage to accept accolades, and on Sunday night she collected a few, including Billboard Artist of the Year.

"My album is kind of on the ends of the intense emotional spectrum," Swift said while accepting that award. "You (fans) are the longest and best relationship I have ever had."

She also won Top Country Artist,Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Digital Songs Artist -- the last one a tie with singer Carly Rae Jepsen. Swift's album "Red" won in the Top Billboard 200 and Country Album categories and her single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" collected the trophy for Top Country Song.

3. Justin Bieber gets booed

While accepting the first ever Milestone Award, the Biebs was both cheered and jeered. He appeared to reference the rough times he has had of late in his acceptance speech.

1. Who was the one performer who fell hard?
2. was the fan ok?
3. how many awards Taylor Swift won?
4. Why did Justin get booed?
5. Who was Carly Rae Jepsen tied with ?
6. what song got top country song?
7. Was the fan female or male that Miguel fell on?
8. What did bieber talk about in his acceptance speech?
9. what swift's ablum won the top billboard 200?
10. Was "Adorn" a hit song?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Miguel
2. Yes
3. Eight
4. unknown
5. Swift
6. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
7. Female
8. The rough times he has had of late.
9. "Red"
10. Yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers, as well as the nearby island of Iceland) for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Greenland is the world's largest island (Australia, although larger, is generally considered to be a continental landmass rather than an island). Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of about 56,480 (2013), it is the least densely populated country in the world. The Arctic Umiaq Line ferry acts as a lifeline for western Greenland, connecting the various cities and settlements.

Greenland has been inhabited off and on for at least the last 4,500 years by Arctic peoples whose forebears migrated there from what is now Canada. Norsemen settled the uninhabited southern part of Greenland beginning in the 10th century, and Inuit peoples arrived in the 13th century. The Norse colonies disappeared in the late 15thcentury. Soon after their demise, beginning in 1499, the Portuguese briefly explored and claimed the island, naming it "Terra do Lavrador" (later applied to Labrador in Canada). In the early 18th century, Scandinavian explorers reached Greenland again. To strengthen trading and power, Denmark-Norway affirmed sovereignty over the island.

1. What's the world's largest island?
2. It's located within the Kingdom of what?
3. Which two oceans does it sit in the middle of?
4. Which continent is literally, physically a part of?
5. What covers most of Antarctica?
6. And Greenland?
7. What's the population of Greenland?
8. Where does it rank in the world for population?
9. For how long has it been lived on?
10. Where did the people mostly come from?
11. What people moved into the southern part?
12. When?
13. Who arrived there next?
14. What happened to the Norse people?
15. When?
16. Who arrived next?
17. What did they call the place?
18. Who arrived next?
19. Is it west of the Archipelago?
20. Who was it mostly culturally tied to?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Greenland
2. Denmark
3. the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
4. North America
5. ice
6. also ice
7. about 56,480
8. it is the least densely populated
9. 4,500 years
10. what is now Canada
11. Norsemen
12. the 10th century
13. Inuit peoples
14. they disappeared
15. in the late 15thcentury
16. the Portuguese
17. Terra do Lavrador
18. Scandinavian explorers
19. no
20. Europe