Question: CHAPTER LXV - MISS LONGESTAFFE WRITES HOME

Lady Monogram, when she left Madame Melmotte's house after that entertainment of Imperial Majesty which had been to her of so very little avail, was not in a good humour. Sir Damask, who had himself affected to laugh at the whole thing, but who had been in truth as anxious as his wife to see the Emperor in private society, put her ladyship and Miss Longestaffe into the carriage without a word, and rushed off to his club in disgust. The affair from beginning to end, including the final failure, had been his wife's doing. He had been made to work like a slave, and had been taken against his will to Melmotte's house, and had seen no Emperor and shaken hands with no Prince! 'They may fight it out between them now like the Kilkenny cats.' That was his idea as he closed the carriage-door on the two ladies,--thinking that if a larger remnant were left of one cat than of the other that larger remnant would belong to his wife.

'What a horrid affair!' said Lady Monogram. 'Did anybody ever see anything so vulgar?' This was at any rate unreasonable, for whatever vulgarity there may have been, Lady Monogram had seen none of it.

'I don't know why you were so late,' said Georgiana.

'Late! Why it's not yet twelve. I don't suppose it was eleven when we got into the Square. Anywhere else it would have been early.'

'You knew they did not mean to stay long. It was particularly said so. I really think it was your own fault.' 1. who was in a bad mood after leaving the house?
2. whose home was she at?
3. was she put into a carriage?
4. with whom?
5. who put them in there?
6. who were they there to see?
7. did he want to go?
8. did he see the emperor?
9. who did he want to shake hands with?
10. where did he go after putting the ladies in the carriage?
11. did he say anything about the ladies fighting?
12. what animal did he say they could fight like?
13. did anyone think the situation was vulgar?
14. who
15. who commented on her lateness?
16. what time did she say they got into the square?
17. did she think that was late? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Lady Monogram
2. Madame Melmotte's
3. Yes
4. Miss Longestaffe
5. Sir Damask
6. the Emperor
7. Yes
8. No
9. the Prince
10. his club
11. Yes
12. Cats
13. Yes
14. Lady Monogram
15. Georgiana
16. Almost eleven
17. No

Question: The world produces about 4 billion metric tons of food a year but 1.2 to 2 billion tons is not eaten, the study by the London-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers said. It is instead thrown away. Experts say food is wasted in both rich and poor countries, but for different reasons.

Elliot Woolley teaches sustainable manufacturing at Loughborough University in Britain. He spoke at the Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, which was held earlier this month in Vietnam.

Mr. Woolley said in poor countries, food is usually lost while it is still in the field or during storage and transportation. He said that is because food producers there are inefficient. These businesses are unable to operate effectively without wasting materials, time or energy. But he added that once food is sold in developing countries, people usually eat everything they buy.

However, people in developed countries throw away as much as half of the food they purchase. In the US, big contributors to waste include supersized portions that customers simply can't manage, and"eat as much as you want"offers in restaurants. In the UK, over-conservative sell-by dates on labels and two-for-one offers of perishable items are key factors, encouraging consumers to buy too much food to start with and to throw away items that have reached their sell-by date, but which are still edible. And efficient farming methods, transport and storage mean that most of the wastage occurs through retail and customer behavior. The British researcher called this custom"adisgrace".

Elliot Woolley has created a smartphone app that he says shows users what food they have bought and when the food is about to become unsafe to eat. It also gives information on how people can combine the foods they have to make a meal. The software program is called"Pantry App".

Mr. Woolley said that people who used the app reduced the amount of food they wasted by a third. But this result came from a limited experiment -- users only followed their food use for a week.

Jeremy Bonvoisin is a student at the Technical University of Berlin. He attended the recent conference in Vietnam. He said one way to solve the problem of wasting food is to take steps to persuade people to stop buying so much food in the first place. He said people buy more food than they need because it is becoming less costly. They waste so much food because they buy more than they need.

He said the new app could help those who already want to change the way they use the food they buy. But he is also worried that it could get people to waste more food because they no longer have to pay attention to how much they have bought. 1. Who created a smart phone app?
2. What is it called?
3. What does it do?
4. How many run it daily?
5. What were the claimed results of this?
6. Where does the author of the app teach?
7. What's his name?
8. Do poor countries waste food as well?
9. Who is the 2nd person mentioned in the article?
10. What did he say? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Elliot Woolley
2. Pantry App
3. shows users what food they have bought and when the food is about to become unsafe to eat
4. unknown
5. the app reduced the amount of food they wasted by a third
6. Technical University of Berlin
7. Elliot Woolley
8. No
9. Jeremy Bonvoisin
10. the new app could help those who already want to change the way they use the food they buy

Question: CHAPTER LXXI. Fiat Justitia

The dinner was served when Arthur returned, and Lady Rockminster began to scold him for arriving late. But Laura, looking at her cousin, saw that his face was so pale and scared, that she interrupted her imperious patroness; and asked, with tender alarm, what had happened? Was Arthur ill?

Arthur drank a large bumper of sherry. "I have heard the most extraordinary news; I will tell you afterwards," he said, looking at the servants. He was very nervous and agitated during the dinner. "Don't tramp and beat so with your feet under the table," Lady Rockminster said. "You have trodden on Fido, and upset his saucer. You see Mr. Warrington keeps his boots quiet."

At the dessert--it seemed as if the unlucky dinner would never be over--Lady Rockminster said, "This dinner has been exceedingly stupid. I suppose something has happened, and that you want to speak to Laura. I will go and have my nap. I am not sure that I shall have any tea--no. Good night, Mr. Warrington. You must come again, and when there is no business to talk about." And the old lady, tossing up her head, walked away from the room with great dignity.

George and the others had risen with her, and Warrington was about to go away, and was saying "Good night" to Laura, who, of course, was looking much alarmed about her cousin, when Arthur said, "Pray, stay, George. You should hear my news too, and give me your counsel in this case. I hardly know how to act in it." 1. Who returned as dinner was served?
2. Who was upset at him?
3. Was he okay?
4. How did he appear?
5. What did Arthur do before he began talking?
6. How much?
7. What does he say he needs to tell them?
8. Who does he really want to talk to? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Arthur
2. Lady Rockminster.
3. No
4. Pale and scared
5. Drank some sherry
6. A large bumper full
7. Extraordinary news
8. Laura