Question: Alaska (i/lsk/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east while Russia has a maritime border with the state to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. To the south and southwest is the Pacific Ocean. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents (the total estimated at 738,432 by the Census Bureau in 2015) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.

Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the eastern hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is sometimes not included in colloquial use; Alaska is not part of the contiguous U.S., often called "the Lower 48". The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent but is not connected by road to the rest of the North American highway system. 1. What is the state with that is least densely populated?
2. Where does it rank in population>
3. What about land area?
4. Where does half of it's people reside?
5. How many is that?
6. Where does that number come from?
7. What country has a maritime border with it?
8. Where is it?
9. What does the border run across?
10. What contributes to a large part of the economy?
11. Are they in danger of running out of those?
12. How far is it to Washington?
13. What is in that area?
14. What is the capital?
15. Where is it?
16. Can you take a road from there to a North american highway?
17. Is it the the furthest north state?
18. What about the farthest west?
19. What is partly in the eastern hemisphere?
20. Do they have a military base? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Alaska
2. 3rd least
3. the largest
4. Anchorage metropolitan area
5. 738,432
6. the Census Bureau
7. Russia
8. to the west
9. the Bering Strait
10. fishing, natural gas, and oil
11. no
12. about 500 miles
13. Canada
14. . Juneau
15. on the mainland
16. no
17. yes
18. yes
19. the Aleutian Islands
20. yes

Question: CHAPTER XII

Once more the men and women of Theos thronged the streets of their time-worn capital. A thousand torches flared in the open space before the palace. Lanterns and flags waved from all the principal houses and public buildings. Only the great Reist mansion was silent and gloomy, and many questioning eyes were turned towards it.

"It was the Duke himself who has brought Ughtred of Tyrnaus here," muttered one. "Yet his house is dark and empty, and no man has seen him."

"There is something strange about it," said another, "and I like not the wolf Domiloff at the shoulder of a Tyrnaus."

"Please God, the son may not be like the father!"

"Let us see him," cried another. "Come--shout!"

So the air shook with the roar of voices, and servants in the blue Tyrnaus livery came out upon the balcony of the brilliantly-lit palace and spread a carpet. But the man whom they longed to see lingered.

Domiloff argued with him in vain. He was unaccountably obstinate.

"It is the Duke of Reist who should stand by my side when first I speak to my people," he declared, coolly. "It is he who brought me from England, not you. He must be my sponsor. If he is not here I will wait."

Domiloff was naturally furious. He had been at considerable pains to insure the absence of Reist from the capital on this occasion, and his inopportune return would amount to a disaster. On the other hand, the populace were fast working themselves up into a state of frenzy. Let this man show himself, and the success of his coup was assured. It was unpardonable hesitation. He trembled with rage. In the King's palace, in his own chamber, he had lost for the moment his hold upon this man. It was the one weak spot in his carefully thought-out scheme. It was the one contingency against which he was comparatively helpless. 1. What was the name of the city?
2. Were the streets empty?
3. What kind of city was it?
4. Was it a relatively newly-founded city?
5. What was the primary source of illumination?
6. What was everyone looking at?
7. Did that building show signs of activity?
8. Who lived there?
9. Who did he bring?
10. Had anyone sighted the noble?
11. Who was characterized as animal-like?
12. What kind of beast?
13. Who emerged from the palace?
14. What were they wearing?
15. Where were they standing?
16. What did they do?
17. Who was very angry?
18. Who had he ensured would be absent?
19. What project did he want to succeed?
20. Where had Ughtred been brought from? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Theos
2. No.
3. The capital.
4. No.
5. torches
6. the great Reist mansion
7. No
8. the Duke
9. Ughtred of Tyrnaus
10. No.
11. Domiloff
12. a wolf
13. servants
14. the blue Tyrnaus livery
15. the balcony
16. spread a carpet
17. Domiloff
18. Reist
19. his coup
20. England