Q: Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian peninsula around 88million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats.

The first archaeological evidence for human foraging on Madagascar dates to 2000BC. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350BC and AD550 by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. These were joined around AD 1000 by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into 18 or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands.

1. the Malagasy Republic
2. the Republic of Madagascar
3. no
4. the Indian Ocean
5. off the coast of East Africa
6. fourth
7. yes
8. Gondwana
9. 88million years ago
10. yes
11. no
12. 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else
13. between 350BC and AD550
14. Austronesian peoples
15. by outrigger canoes
16. Borneo
17. Bantu migrants
18. about AD 1000
19. Malagasy
20. 18

Numbered questions:
1. What was it previously known as
2. what is it "officially" known as now
3. is it a peninsula
4. what body of water is it in
5. what coast does it lie off of
6. where does it lie in the top 10 largest islands
7. Does it also have smaller islands off of it
8. What is the name of the "supercontinent" it was apart of
9. how long ago did it break away from the peninsula
10. does it seem to have a lot of wildlife
11. Can you find majority of the same wildlife elsewhere on Earth
12. How much of it can be found somewhere else
13. when is it believed that humans first began settling on madagascar
14. by who
15. how did they arrive
16. from where
17. who came next
18. in what year
19. what is the name of their culture
20. how many groups is it divided into

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER LII.

SHOWING HOW THINGS WENT ON AT NONINGSBY.

Yes, Lady Staveley had known it before. She had given a fairly correct guess at the state of her daughter's affections, though she had not perhaps acknowledged to herself the intensity of her daughter's feelings. But the fact might not have mattered if it had never been told. Madeline might have overcome this love for Mr. Graham, and all might have been well if she had never mentioned it. But now the mischief was done. She had acknowledged to her mother,--and, which was perhaps worse, she had acknowledged to herself,--that her heart was gone, and Lady Staveley saw no cure for the evil. Had this happened but a few hours earlier she would have spoken with much less of encouragement to Peregrine Orme.

And Felix Graham was not only in the house, but was to remain there for yet a while longer, spending a very considerable portion of his time in the drawing-room. He was to come down on this very day at three o'clock, after an early dinner, and on the next day he was to be promoted to the dining-room. As a son-in-law he was quite ineligible. He had, as Lady Staveley understood, no private fortune, and he belonged to a profession which he would not follow in the only way by which it was possible to earn an income by it. Such being the case, her daughter, whom of all girls she knew to be the most retiring, the least likely to speak of such feelings unless driven to it by great stress,--her daughter had positively declared to her that she was in love with this man! Could anything be more hopeless? Could any position be more trying? 1. Who was the woman's daughter enamored with?
2. What was the daughter's name?
3. And her mom?
4. Had she admitted her feelings to her mom?
5. To herself?
6. Did her mom see a solution for the situation?
7. Where was the man currently?
8. Where did he spend a lot of time there?
9. Was he going to be there for awhile?
10. When was he expected today?
11. Was he wealthy?
12. Did he have a promising occupation?
13. Did the mother feel he was a suitable husband?
14. How did she describe his level of sutability?
15. Who else had the mother spoken to?
16. Was her daughter outgoing?
17. How did her mom characterize her personality?
18. Did the mom find the situation hopeful?
numbered_answers: 1. Mr. Graham
2. Madeline
3. Lady Staveley
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. No
7. The house,
8. The drawing-room
9. Yes
10. Three o'clock,
11. No.
12. No.
13. No.
14. Quite ineligible
15. Peregrine Orme.
16. No
17. Retiring
18. No

CHAPTER XVI

DICK AND DORA

"Oh, Dick, how lovely!"

"Weren't you afraid, Sam?"

"What a big flying machine, Tom!"

Such were the exclamations from Dora, Grace and Nellie, as all rushed forward to where the boys were alighting from the _Dartaway_. Soon they were shaking hands all around, and soon other girl students were coming up, to learn what the arrival of the flying machine meant.

"Well, we certainly had a great trip," said Dick.

"The wind was pretty strong," put in Sam.

"Strongest wind you ever saw!" declared Tom, stoutly. "Turned us over about 'steen times and rolled us into a regular ball."

"Oh, Tom, what an idea!" exclaimed Nellie, and began to laugh. "But weren't you afraid?" she went on anxiously.

"What, me? Never! But Sam was so afraid he shook off his shoes, and one of 'em dropped right on a cow, and----"

"Tom Rover!" burst out Grace. "What a story-teller you are!"

"Well, Grace, if you don't believe it, go and ask that cow," went on the fun-loving Rover, soberly. "It's lucky Sam has elastics on the shoes--to pull 'em back by. If he hadn't had----" Tom did not finish but shook his head mournfully.

"I am so glad you got here safely, Dick," said Dora, in a low voice. "But oh, do you think it is quite safe?" she went on, anxiously. "I--I don't want you to get hurt!"

"I guess it is safe enough, Dora," he replied, not wishing to alarm her. "It's like an auto--you've got to get used to it." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who were speaking?
2. Who were getting down from the machine?
3. Who else?
4. Who wasn't afraid?
5. Who was?
6. What did he do?
7. Where did one fall?
8. Who didn't believe the story?
9. Who's afraid for the young men?
10. What's the machine like?
11. How was the flight?
12. What did it do?
13. What was it called?
14. What happened when they alighted?
Answer:
1. Dora, Grace and Nellie,
2. Sam and dick
3. Dick
4. Tom
5. sam
6. Shook off his show
7. On a cow
8. Grace
9. Dora
10. Big
11. Windy
12. rolled them into a ball
13. Dartaway
14. shook hands with everyone