In this task, you are given a sentence and question which can be answered using the sentence. Your task is to answer the question using the information from the sentence. The answer to the question is unique and it is a continuous text span from the sentence.

[EX Q]: Sentence: The facades were covered with fresh multicolor paintwork , greatly enhancing the external appearance of the buildings .
Question: what was covered with something?
[EX A]: The facades

[EX Q]: Sentence: Following the report , Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials involved in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys broke the law .
Question: when was someone appointed?
[EX A]: Following the report

[EX Q]: Sentence: While always referring to oneself or the audience by name would be considered strange in English , in Vietnamese it is considered friendly , and is the preferred way to converse among close friends .
Question: who are referred?
[EX A]:
oneself or the audience by name