CHAPTER XXV

A CLUE

There was a touch of frost in the still air and the light was fading. A yellow glow lingered in the southwest beyond Criffell's sloping shoulder, which ran up against it, tinged a deep violet. Masses of soft, gray cloud floated above the mountain's summit; but the sky was clear overhead, and a thin new moon grew brighter in the east This was why the murmur of the sea came out of the distance in a muffled roar, for the tides run fast when the moon is young.

Elsie, walking homeward, vacantly noticed how bright the crescent gleamed above the dusky firs, as she entered the gloom of a straggling wood at the foot of the hill on which Appleyard was built. She had been out all the afternoon and now she shrank from going home, for she felt that a shadow rested upon the house. Dick had returned from a cruise with Andrew, looking dejected and unwell; and she was glad that Whitney had taken both away again, on his motorcycle, because Dick had lately had fits of moody restlessness when he was at home. Still, she missed them badly, for her mother was silent and preoccupied; and when Andrew was away, she found it hard to banish the troubles that seemed to be gathering round. They were worse for being very vaguely defined, but she felt convinced that something sinister was going on.

As she thought of Andrew, her face grew gentle and she smiled. She knew his worth and his limitations, and loved him for both. He had his suspicions, too, and would follow where they led. Andrew was not the man to shirk a painful duty, but she could not openly help him yet. That might come, and in the meanwhile she would at least put no obstacle in his way. Still, if her fears were justified, the situation was daunting and she might need all her courage. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where was Elsie walking to?
2. what did she notice?
3. What was at the foot of the hill?
4. What was there?
5. Was she there long?
6. did she want to go home after that?
7. why?
8. Did she go on a cruise?
9. who did?
10. Were they rested and healthy?
11. How were they?
Answer: 1. Elsie, walking homeward
2. how bright the crescent gleamed above the dusky firs
3. a straggling wood
4. Appleyard
5. all the afternoon
6. she shrank from going home
7. she felt that a shadow rested upon the house
8. no
9. Dick had returned from a cruise with Andrew
10. no
11. dejected and unwell

The corridor windows at the Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language School look a bit different from other schools. They are all decorated with beautiful paper cutting art. But they are not just for decoration. They are also to stop birds from flying into windows. Chen Zitong, 14, a Junior 3 student at the school came up with the idea. In early January, she wrote a letter to the headmaster and suggested this. She often saw birds fly into the clean windows and get hurt. After some online research, she found this solution. "Some people decorated windows with stickers or posters. Then I thought of replacing them with our traditional paper cutting art," Chen said. To Chen's surprise, the headmaster took her advice. The school organized a paper cutting art competition. Students' works that got awards were pasted on the corridor windows. In fact, there have been paper cutting art classes since 2011. "We have classes once a week for a month to teach paper cutting," said Fan Ming, an art teacher. The teaching building even has a display wall to show students' works. Through the class, Shi Jiawei, 14, fell in love with the art of paper cutting. "It's very fun. I can design my own patterns and present interesting things through it," she said. She created many works like bears and magpies . Paper cutting also helps students become more patient. Wang Yiyou, 12, was once an active boy. But now, he can carefully design a delicate paper cutting work with scissors and gravers . "I am so proud that I can make it look perfect," he said. (By Wu Qian, 21st Century Teens Staff) What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who came up with the idea for unique windows?
2. How old is she?
3. Who did she send her suggestion to?
4. When?
5. What problem was she trying to solve?
6. Which school uses her method?
Answer: 1. Chen Zitong
2. 14
3. the headmaster
4. January
5. birds from flying into windows
6. Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language School

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
2. When was it published?
3. Was it a hit at first?
4. What prize did it win?
5. What nationality was the author?
6. Did she make up the characters from scratch?
7. Was it based on an event?
8. Where?
9. In what year?
10. How old was she then?
11. What kind of story is it?
12. How many main themes are there?
13. What was one?
14. And the other?
15. Are gender roles addressed?
16. Is it taught in schools?
17. Does it contain racial names?
18. What are three other issues the book has?
19. Where in the US does the book take place?
Answer: 1. Harper Lee
2. 1960
3. yes
4. Pulitzer Prize
5. American
6. no
7. as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, yes
8. near her hometown
9. 1936
10. 10
11. Southern Gothic novel
12. two
13. racial injustice
14. the destruction of innocence
15. yes
16. yes
17. yes
18. class, courage, and compassion
19. Deep South

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named for wives of the village's founders and the stands of Bur Oak trees. The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for left-wing politics. Ann Arbor became a focal point for political activism and served as a hub for the civil-rights movement and anti-Vietnam War movement, as well as various student movements.

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by land speculators John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey. On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as "Annarbour;" this represents the earliest known use of the town's name. Allen and Rumsey decided to name it for their wives, both named Ann, and for the stands of Bur Oak in the 640 acres (260 ha) of land they purchased for $800 from the federal government at $1.25 per acre. The local Ojibwa named the settlement kaw-goosh-kaw-nick, after the sound of Allen's sawmill. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When did the University of Michigan move?
2. Where?
3. When was it founded?
4. By who?
5. What did they do for a living?
6. Did the college gain a political reputation?
7. For what "wing" of politics?
8. What did they protest?
9. Anything else they were involved in?
10. What?
11. When was the town named?
12. Did they ever change the spelling?
13. What was it named after?
14. What were their names?
15. How much did the town cost?
16. What price per acre?
17. Did the Ojibwa call it something different?
18. What?
19. What did they name it after?
Answer:
1. 1837
2. Ann Arbor
3. 1824
4. John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey.
5. land speculators
6. Yes
7. left-wing
8. Vietnam War
9. Yes
10. civil-rights movements and student movements.
11. 25 May 1824
12. Yes
13. Their wives
14. both named Ann
15. $800
16. $1.25
17. Yes
18. kaw-goosh-kaw-nick
19. sound of Allen's sawmill.