input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Chuck Berry, the man often called the "father of rock and roll" is still performing at 85. Another music great, Smokey Robinson, has described Chuck Berry as "the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists." And, Anthony Kiedis calls him "a musical scientist who discovered a cure for the blues."

On stage, he became known for his wild performances, and his "duck walk" that many musicians copied. But his songwriting skills -- some call him a rock and roll poet -- and his guitar work really set him apart. Early in his career he played mostly blues for black audiences in clubs in St. Louis, Missouri. But the most popular music in the area was country. So this musical scientist mixed country and blues.

Chuck Berry was born on October 18th, 1926, in St. Louis, where he still lives. His mother, Martha, was a high school principal. He was born the fourth of six children. He started singing in church when he was six years old. His interest in music stuck with him.

A lot of Chuck Berry's material is about teenage life, especially school. Chuck Berry and two friends were arrested after they used a gun to steal a car . He was released from prison four years later. But that would not be the last of his legal problems over the years.

Filmmaker Taylor Hackford made a documentary called "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll," named for a Chuck Berry song. It centered on the making of a concert to honor the musician on his sixtieth birthday in 1986. More than seventy-five artists and bands have done their own versions of Chuck Berry songs. Many have done several, including the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty and Bruce Springsteen.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, included Chuck Berry in its first year of honors in 1986. The Hall of Fame had this to say: "While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together." 1. what was he called?
2. how old is he?
3. why was he arrested?
4. with who?
5. who made a documentary?
6. what was it called?
7. What did other artists copy?
8. and what else?
9. When was he born?
10. does he live with his mother?
11. his mother's name was?
12. what did she do?
13. who did he mainly play for early in his career?
14. where did he start singing?
15. when did he turn 60?
16. what is a lot of his work about?
17. what set him apart?
18. what was the popular music in his area?
19. how long was he in prison for?
20. who described him as an inspiration?
numbered_answers: 1. the father of rock n roll
2. 81
3. stealing a car
4. 2 friends
5. taylor hackford
6. Hail Hail rock n roll
7. his songs
8. unknown
9. St. Louis
10. unknown
11. Martha
12. high school principal
13. black audiences
14. when he was six years old.
15. 1986
16. teenage life
17. his guitar work
18. country
19. four years
20. Smokey Robinson

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER V

FUN AND AN EXPLOSION

Several days slipped by, and the boys waited anxiously for some news from the authorities. But none came, and they rightfully surmised that, for the time being, Dan Baxter had made good his escape.

On account of the disastrous ending to the kite-flying match, many had supposed that the feast in Dormitory No. 6 was not to come off, but Sam, Tom, Frank, and several others got their heads together and prepared for a "layout" for the following Wednesday, which would be Dick's birthday.

"We'll give him a surprise," said Sam, and so it was agreed. Passing around the hat netted exactly three dollars and a quarter, and Tom, Sam, and Fred Garrison were delegated to purchase the candies, cake, and ice cream which were to constitute the spread.

"We'll do the thing up brown," said Sam.

"We must strike higher than that feast we had, last year."

"Right you are!" came from Tom, "Oh dear, do you remember how we served Mumps that night!" and he set up a roar over the remembrance of the scene.

Hans Mueller had become one of the occupants of the dormitory, and he was as much, interested as anybody in the preparations for the spread. "Dot vill pe fine!" he said. "I like to have von feast twist a veek, ha I ha!

"He's a jolly dog," said Tom to Frank.

"But, say, I've been thinking of having some fun with him before this spread comes off."

"Let me in on the ground floor," pleaded Frank, who always wok a great interest in Tom's jokes. 1. Who is jolly?
2. Who noticed that Frank was jolly?
3. Who was Tom talking to?
4. When is Dick's birthday?
5. How much money was raised for the party?
6. What kind of food did they buy?
7. Was anyone nervous?
8. What did they want to do differently from the previous year?
9. Why were the boys worried?
10. Was he caught?
11. What made them think that the party may not happen?
numbered_answers: 1. Hans Mueller
2. Tom
3. Frank.
4. the following Wednesday,
5. three dollars and a quarter
6. candies, cake and ice cream
7. unknown
8. strike higher
9. Thoguht Dan Baxter would be caught
10. no
11. disasterous end to the kite flying match

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- It's been a weekend of contrasting fortunes for American club owners in the English Premier League.

The Glazer family can look forward to Manchester United's imminent record-extending 20th league title, and their fifth since a leveraged takeover in 2005 that left one of the world's wealthiest clubs saddled with hundreds of millions of dollars of debt.

For Ellis Short, owner of Saturday's beaten opponents Sunderland, the prospect of losing top-flight status is all too real after a 1-0 defeat that left his team just one point above the relegation zone and marked the end of the reign of manager Martin O'Neill after less than two seasons.

He was replaced Sunday by controversial former Italian forward Paulo Di Canio, whose previous managerial club job was with English third division side Swindon.

One of O'Neill's former players, Paul Lambert, has been seemingly on the verge of the sack for most of this season but the Aston Villa manager seems likely to see it out despite Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool, which kept his side in the bottom three but only four points behind 12th-placed Southampton.

"Yes, definitely," Lambert said when asked if his team could avoid the drop, with seven games to play.

"I think anybody who was here today would say the same. We're certainly playing well enough. We don't look like a team down the bottom at the minute.

"If we keep going the way we're going, we'll win more games than not. There will be so many twists and turns." 1. who was in debt?
2. how much?
3. why?
4. when?
5. who is Ellis Short?
6. was his team successful?
7. who was replaced?
8. what manager?
9. after how long?
10. who was he replaced by?
11. what was his previous job?
12. with who?
13. which division?
numbered_answers:
1. Manchester United
2. hundreds of millions of dollars
3. a leveraged takeover
4. 2005
5. owner of Sunderland
6. no
7. manager
8. manager of Sunderland
9. less than two seasons
10. Paulo Di Canio
11. forward
12. Swindon
13. third division