question: Chapter Twenty-Four: Troston

I doubt if the name of this small Suffolk village, remote from towns and railroads, will have any literary associations for the reader, unless he be a person of exceptionally good memory, who has taken a special interest in the minor poets of the last century; or that it would help him if I add the names of Honington and Sapiston, two other small villages a couple of miles from Troston, with the slow sedgy Little Ouse, or a branch of it, flowing between them. Yet Honington was the birthplace of Robert Bloomfield, known as "the Suffolk poet" in the early part of the last century (although Crabbe was living then and was great, as he is becoming again after many years); while at Sapiston, the rustic village on the other side of the old stone bridge, he acquired that love of nature and intimate knowledge of farm life and work which came out later in his Farmer's Boy. Finally, Troston, the little village in which I write, was the home of Capel Lofft, a person of importance in his day, who discovered Bloomfield, found a publisher for his poems, and boomed it with amazing success.

I dare say it will only provoke a smile of amusement in readers of literary taste when I confess that Bloomfield's memory is dear to me; that only because of this feeling for the forgotten rustic who wrote rhymes I am now here, strolling about in the shade of the venerable trees in Troston Park-the selfsame trees which the somewhat fantastic Capel knew in his day as "Homer," "Sophocles," "Virgil," "Milton," and by other names, calling each old oak, elm, ash, and chestnut after one of the immortals.
1. Where was Robert Bloomfield born?
2. How did he feel about nature?
3. How far is Sapiston from Troston?
4. What waterway ran between the towns?
5. What was Bloomfield's nickname?
6. What kind of bridge led to Sapiston?
7. What work did Bloomfield publish later?
8. Did his poems do well?
9. Who discovered him?
10. Is Sapiston near a railroad?
11. Was Bloomfield a major poet?
12. Where was Capel from?
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answer: 1. Honington
2. love of nature
3. a couple of miles from Troston
4. Little Ouse
5. "the Suffolk poet"
6. old stone bridge
7. Farmer's Boy
8. amazing success
9. Capel Lofft
10. unknown
11. amazing success
12. Troston

question: The Heian period (, Heian jidai?) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyo, or modern Kyoto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful aristocratic family who had intermarried with the imperial family. Many emperors actually had mothers from the Fujiwara family. Heian (?) means "peace" in Japanese.

The Heian period was preceded by the Nara period and began in 794 A.D after the movement of the capital of Japan to Heian-kyo (present day Kyoto), by the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu. Kanmu first tried to move the capital to Nagaoka-kyo, but a series of disasters befell the city, prompting the emperor to relocate the capital a second time, to Heian. The Heian Period is considered a high point in Japanese culture that later generations have always admired. The period is also noted for the rise of the samurai class, which would eventually take power and start the feudal period of Japan.
1. what was part of japanese history?
2. when was it
3. who influenced it?
4. who married the aristocratic family?
5. what does Heian mean?
6. what came after the Heian time?
7. when
8. what is sought after?
9. who tried to move it?
10. was it succeeded?
11. how many times was it moved
12. who had the power?
13. what happened at the end?
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answer: 1. The Heian
2. from 794 to 1185
3. three religions influenced it
4. somebody married the imperial family
5. peace in Japanese
6. Nara
7. started in 794 A.D
8. movement of the capital to Kyoto
9. Emperor Kanmu
10. no
11. twice
12. samurai had it
13. the rise of the samurai

question: (CNN) -- She's only 23, but Deepika Padukone is already living a life millions would envy.

From calendar model to Bollywood big-time: Deepika Padukone.

The model-turned-actress was spotted in a music video and then cast in one of the biggest grossing films in Bollywood history. She still only has three movies under her belt, but star status has already been bestowed upon her.

With no family connections to the film industry and not being from Mumbai, Padukone traveled a route to movie stardom millions could only dream of.

After deciding to become a model at the age of 16, she was picked out of a music video by acclaimed director Farah Khan and cast in her next film opposite Shahrukh Khan. "Om Shanti Om" went on to become not only a hit in India, but also gained wider acclaim among western audiences.

"I completely didn't expect it. When I met Farah I thought she was joking. And at that point it seemed too good to be true. Shahrukh is someone who I've grown up watching, and I didn't think that I deserve being a part of such a huge film. It's only later, when I met Shahrukh and when things actually started happening, when I realized that this is for real," she told CNN.

Despite her meteoric rise to fame and work on some big budget films she believes she's learning the job of being an A-list Bollywood actress.

"I had great debut, a successful film, but after that...I would think it's quite difficult to choose the right film. You never know what's right and what's wrong," she said.
1. How old is she?
2. Who is the article about
3. What is her occupation?
4. What did she act in?
5. Was it a flop?
6. How many movies has she been in
7. Does she have family connections in film?
8. Where was she first spotted?
9. How old was she?
10. Did she expect this?
11. Who did she interview?
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answer:
1. 23
2. Deepika Padukone
3. The model-turned-actress
4. "Om Shanti Om"
5. No
6. three
7. No
8. music video
9. 16
10. No
11. CNN