Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The first day my new teacher walked into our school in Spanish Harlem, I burst out laughing. Ron Clark was a young white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent . He said he used to be a singing waiter. I thought, who is this guy? He's a complete joke.

It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade at New York City's P.S. 83. _ . I'd always been a troublemaker. I'd get yelled at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought that's what would happen with Ron Clark.

I was wrong. That first week, I kept mocking him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better shape up. "Tamara," he said, "you're a smart kid. You can do better."

He told me I was a natural leader and that I'd go far in life if I started applying myself. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. There were 29 students in our class, and it didn't take long for us to realize that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher.

He was only 27 and had the most unusual way of teaching. To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the lyrics of a popular rap hit called "Thong Song" and had us sing and dance with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he decorated our classroom like Hogwarts. And during the Presidential election, he put campaign posters on the walls and covered the room with 5,000 red, white and blue stars.

1. WHO WAS THE TEACHER
2. WHERE WAS HE FROM
3. WHERE DID HE TEACH
4. WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD
5. WHAT WAS HE PRIOR TO TEACHING
6. WHO IS TELLING THE STORY
7. DID SHE FIND HIM FUNNY
8. WAS SHE RESPECTFUL
9. DID HE HAVE FAITH IN HER
10. WAS SHE A PROBLEM CHILD
11. HOW MANY IN THE CLASS
12. DID HE TEACH LIKE OTHERS
13. HOW DID HE TEACH THE ABOUT THE U.S.
14. WHAT KIND OF READING MATERIAL
15. WHERE DID HE SAY TO HER
16. WHAT ELSE

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Ron Clark
2. North Carolina
3. New York City's P.S. 83
4. Spanish Harlem
5. singing waiter
6. Tamara
7. He's a complete joke
8. no
9. yes
10. She was always a troublemaker
11. 29 students
12. no
13. He rewrote words to poplular rap music.
14. Harry Potter
15. I'd better shape up
16. a natural leader and that I'd go far in life if I started applying myself

Question: Madrasa (Arabic: , madrasah, pl. , madaris, Turkish: Medrese) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion). The word is variously transliterated madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, medrese, etc. In the West, the word usually refers to a specific type of religious school or college for the study of the Islamic religion, though this may not be the only subject studied. Not all students in madaris are Muslims; there is also a modern curriculum.

The word madrasah derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root -- D-R-S 'to learn, study', through the wazn (form/stem) (); mafal(ah), meaning "a place where something is done". Therefore, madrasah literally means "a place where learning and studying take place". The word is also present as a loanword with the same innocuous meaning in many Arabic-influenced languages, such as: Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, Azeri, Kurdish, Indonesian, Malay and Bosnian / Croatian. In the Arabic language, the word madrasah simply means the same as school does in the English language, whether that is private, public or parochial school, as well as for any primary or secondary school whether Muslim, non-Muslim, or secular. Unlike the use of the word school in British English, the word madrasah more closely resembles the term school in American English, in that it can refer to a university-level or post-graduate school as well as to a primary or secondary school. For example, in the Ottoman Empire during the Early Modern Period, madaris had lower schools and specialised schools where the students became known as danismends. The usual Arabic word for a university, however, is (jamiah). The Hebrew cognate midrasha also connotes the meaning of a place of learning; the related term midrash literally refers to study or learning, but has acquired mystical and religious connotations. 1. what is the article mainly about?
2. what does the word literally mean?
3. can it be private school?
4. what language does it come from?
5. are all students in madaris Muslim?
6. is it generally considered a religious school in the west?
7. what levels of school does it cover?
8. what is the Arabic word for University?
9. is modern curriculum offered in madrasa?
10. what are some Arabic languages that are mentioned? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Madrasa
2. Any type of educational institution,
3. Yes
4. Arabic
5. No
6. Yes
7. university-level or post-graduate school as well as to a primary or secondary school
8.
9. Yes
10. Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, Azeri, Kurdish, Indonesian, Malay and Bosnian / Croatian.

Q: CHAPTER XII.

THE PRISONER.

It was several moments before Seth could bring himself to believe that Dan and Bill Dean had utterly failed in their efforts to save Jip Collins from the would-be detective.

During the day he had given the matter comparatively little thought, believing that, having set out on their mission of mercy at such an early hour, his roommates would succeed in their efforts.

Sam Barney was known to all his acquaintances as a boy opposed to rising very early, or working very hard, and it had been no more than reasonable to suppose Jip would be warned in time.

Teddy Bowser could give very little information, and that which he did impart only served to heighten the mystery.

He stated that he met Sam at about seven o'clock that morning, and talked with him concerning his visit to Philadelphia with the purpose, as previously agreed upon, of delaying him until nearly nine o'clock.

That then the alleged detective had gone toward Fulton Market with the avowed intention of meeting a friend, and Teddy was positive Jip had not been arrested until late in the afternoon.

"Where was Dan an' Bill when they sent you to tell me?"

"Over by Jefferson Market; that's where Jip's been jugged."

"Were they to wait there for me?"

"That's what they reckoned on, except you thought them firemen of yourn could help out."

"If Jip's really been 'rested I don't believe Ninety-four's men could do anything, 'cordin' to the way Mr. Davis talks. We'll go right down to the market."

1. Sam
2. Barney
3. No
4. Dan
5. Bill
6. Yes
7. They were roommates
8. Teddy
9. Bowser
10. Seven o'clock
11. Yes
12. Fulton Market
13. Meeting a friend
14. No
15. Late afternoon
16. Teddy
17. Yes
18. Yes
19. No
20. A boy

Numbered questions:
1. Who did not like to get up at an early hour?
2. What was his last name?
3. Was he a worker who put forth much effort?
4. Who did not manage to rescue Jip?
5. And who else?
6. Did Dan and Bill have a relationship with Seth?
7. How?
8. Who gave sparse information?
9. And his last name?
10. At what time did he meet Sam?
11. In the morning?
12. Where did the detective go?
13. For what purpose?
14. Was Jip incarcerated in the morning?
15. What time of day then?
16. Who was sure of this?
17. Was it assumed the firemen could be of assistance?
18. Did the roommates leave at an early time of day?
19. Was Sam Barney described as a man?
20. How was he described then?