Question: Doha, Qatar (CNN) -- An international donors' conference on Darfur kicked off Sunday in Doha with the hope of raising $7.25 billion to bring aid and sustainable development to the troubled region in Sudan.

"There is an opportunity to assist the people of Darfur through massive generosity," said Ali Al-Zatari, the representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sudan.

"Darfur still needs stability," Al-Zatari added. He said 3.5 million people need humanitarian assistance, and 1.5 million of them live in camps.

The conference, whose participants include the UN, the governments of Qatar and Sudan, and the World Bank, seeks to "to mobilize financial support for the recovery and development needs in Darfur."

Reactions to the conference, however, are mixed.

"The conference is a strong message to the Darfurian people that they are not forgotten," said Abdullah Adam Khatir, a Darfurian writer. "It will take time, it's a process,."

Al-Baqir Afifi, a civil society activist, on the other hand, disagreed with the conference's approach.

"Those who are going to pledge money want to know if the money is going to reach Darfur or not," he said. "It is still insecure in Darfur; there is chaos," he added.

Protests against the conference took place in some camps in Darfur last week.

"What are they going to do with this money when there is no security?" an activist who preferred not to be named said, according to AFP.

Violence broke out in Darfur in 2003 when non-Arab rebel groups took up arms against the central government in Khartoum, accusing it of neglect and discrimination. 1. How much money does the conference want to gather?
2. True or False: Attitudes toward the conference are all positive.
3. How many Dafurians need help?
4. Do all of them live in camps?
5. Who is Al-Baqir Afifi?
6. Did he agree with the conference's plan?
7. What does Al-Zatari thinks Darfur needs?
8. Who is Al-Zatari?
9. True or False: The UN took part in the conference.
10. Which governments took part? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. $7.25 billion
2. unknown
3. 3.5 million
4. 1.5 million of them live in camps
5. a civil society activist
6. disagreed with the conference's approach.
7. humanitarian assistance
8. representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sudan
9. unknown
10. unknown

Question: CHAPTER LXXIX

The Wharton Wedding

It was at last settled that the Wharton marriage should take place during the second week in June. There were various reasons for the postponement. In the first place Mary Wharton, after a few preliminary inquiries, found herself forced to declare that Messrs. Muddocks and Cramble could not send her forth equipped as she ought to be equipped for such a husband in so short a time. "Perhaps they do it quicker in London," she said to Everett with a soft regret, remembering the metropolitan glories of her sister's wedding. And then Arthur Fletcher could be present during the Whitsuntide holidays; and the presence of Arthur Fletcher was essential. And it was not only his presence at the altar that was needed;--Parliament was not so exacting but that he might have given that;--but it was considered by the united families to be highly desirable that he should on this occasion remain some days in the country. Emily had promised to attend the wedding, and would of course be at Wharton for at least a week. As soon as Everett had succeeded in wresting a promise from his sister, the tidings were conveyed to Fletcher. It was a great step gained. When in London she was her own mistress; but surrounded as she would be down in Herefordshire by Fletchers and Whartons, she must be stubborn indeed if she should still refuse to be taken back into the flock, and be made once more happy by marrying the man whom she confessed that she loved with her whole heart. The letter to Arthur Fletcher containing the news was from his brother John, and was written in a very business-like fashion. "We have put off Mary's marriage a few days, so that you and she should be down here together. If you mean to go on with it, now is your time." Arthur, in answer to this, merely said he would spend the Whitsuntide holidays at Longbarns. 1. What month is the wedding to occur?
2. Is it during the third week?
3. Is it happening on schedule?
4. Why not?
5. Who would be able to come now?
6. Who got married before her?
7. What was her name?
8. There was a note penned to whom?
9. Was it casually worded?
10. What was his response? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. June
2. No.
3. No
4. Various reasons.
5. Arthur Fletcher.
6. Her sister.
7. Emily.
8. John.
9. Yes.
10. He would spend the Whitsuntide holidays at Longbarns

Question: Diane Arbus is known for creating intense black and white photographs of very unusual people. She used a special camera that produced square shaped images. One art expert said Diane Arbus turned photography inside out. Instead of looking at her subjects, she made them look at her.

Diane Arbus was born in 1923 to a wealthy family in New York City. After finishing high school at the age of 18, Diane married Allan Arbus. Mr. Arbus worked in the advertising department of her father's store.

It was Mr. Arbus who gave Diane her first camera. Diane soon decided to take a class with the famous photographer Berenice Abbott. The Arbuses eventually started taking photographs of clothing. These images were used as advertisements for Diane's father's store. After the birth of their daughter, Doon, the Arbuses started a business together. Their purpose was to photograph clothing fashions. Diane Arbus was the stylist. She would prepare the hair and faces of the fashion models who wore the clothing being photographed. Allan Arbus took the pictures.

The couple soon had jobs from important fashion magazines such as "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar". Their work was very successful during the 1950s. They became part of a group of artists that were helping to redefine visual culture. They were breaking with past traditions to create a new look for a new decade, the sixties.

But Diane was not satisfied with her secondary role. She wanted a more active part in making photographs. She wanted to explore her own artistic expression and freedom. To do this, she stopped working with her husband. Then she started taking photography classes at the New School in New York City.

Arbus' teacher, Lisette Model, influenced her in many ways. She showed Diane how to use a camera like an expert. She also taught Diane to use her art to face her doubts and fears. Miss Model once said that Diane soon started "not listening to me but suddenly listening to herself." 1. Where did Allan Arbus work?
2. Did he influence Diane's career?
3. What did the Arbuses first photograph?
4. When was Diane Arbus born?
5. Did her family struggle to make ends meet?
6. What did she do when she finished high school?
7. Did she use a lot of vibrant colors in her pictures?
8. What type of pictures did she take?
9. Who did Diane take a class with?
10. What fashion magazines did the couple work with?
11. Did Diane enjoy her role in the partnership?
12. What did she want to do instead?
13. Who had an influence on her?
14. What things did she teach Diane?
15. What comment did she make of Diane? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Advertising department.
2. No.
3. Clothing.
4. 1923
5. No.
6. Married Allan Arbus.
7. No.
8. Black and white.
9. Berenice Abbott.
10. "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar".
11. No.
12. Be a more active part.
13. Lisette Model.
14. How to use a camera.
15. She started "not listening to me but suddenly listening to herself."