Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XIV

There were times during their rapid journey when Seaman, studying his companion, became thoughtful. Dominey seemed, indeed, to have passed beyond the boundaries of any ordinary reserve, to have become like a man immeshed in the toils of a past so absorbing that he moved as though in a dream, speaking only when necessary and comporting himself generally like one to whom all externals have lost significance. As they embarked upon the final stage of their travels, Seaman leaned forward in his seat in the sombrely upholstered, overheated compartment.

"Your home-coming seems to depress you, Von Ragastein," he said.

"It was not my intention," Dominey replied, "to set foot in Germany again for many years."

"The past still bites?"

"Always."

The train sped on through long chains of vineyard-covered hills, out into a stretch of flat country, into forests of pines, in the midst of which were great cleared spaces, where, notwithstanding the closely drawn windows, the resinous odour from the fallen trunks seemed to permeate the compartment. Presently they slackened speed. Seaman glanced at his watch and rose.

"Prepare yourself, my friend," he said. "We descend in a few minutes."

Dominey glanced out of the window.

"But where are we?" he enquired.

"Within five minutes of our destination."

"But there is not a house in sight," Dominey remarked wonderingly.

"You will be received on board His Majesty's private train," Seaman announced. "The Kaiser, with his staff, is making one of his military tours. We are honoured by being permitted to travel back with him as far as the Belgian frontier."

1. How many characters are in the passage?
2. What are their names?
3. What type of vehicle are they traveling in?
4. Who doesn't seem to be excited?
5. What country is he from?
6. How long is it until their next stop?
7. Where are they headed to next?
8. How will they get there?
9. Who is the more quiet companion?
10. Does he have fond memories of his homeland?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Two.
2. Seaman and Dominey.
3. A train.
4. Dominey.
5. Germany.
6. A few minutes.
7. The Belgian frontier.
8. On board His Majesty's private train.
9. Dominey.
10. No.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XVI--THE GIRL WHO HAD NOT GROWN UP

News, as usual, Christian Young brought--news of the drinking at Guvutu, where the men boasted that they drank between drinks; news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel, of the latest murders on Malaita, of Tom Butler's sickness on Santa Ana; and last and most important, news that the _Matambo_ had gone on a reef in the Shortlands and would be laid off one run for repairs.

"That means five weeks more before you can sail for Sydney," Sheldon said to Joan.

"And that we are losing precious time," she added ruefully.

"If you want to go to Sydney, the _Upolu_ sails from Tulagi to-morrow afternoon," Young said.

"But I thought she was running recruits for the Germans in Samoa," she objected. "At any rate, I could catch her to Samoa, and change at Apia to one of the Weir Line freighters. It's a long way around, but still it would save time."

"This time the _Upolu_ is going straight to Sydney," Young explained. "She's going to dry-dock, you see; and you can catch her as late as five to-morrow afternoon--at least, so her first officer told me."

"But I've got to go to Guvutu first." Joan looked at the men with a whimsical expression. "I've some shopping to do. I can't wear these Berande curtains into Sydney. I must buy cloth at Guvutu and make myself a dress during the voyage down. I'll start immediately--in an hour. Lalaperu, you bring 'm one fella Adamu Adam along me. Tell 'm that fella Ornfiri make 'm _kai-kai_ take along whale-boat." She rose to her feet, looking at Sheldon. "And you, please, have the boys carry down the whale- boat--my boat, you know. I'll be off in an hour."

1. Who was sailing to Sydney?
2. How long did she have until she was scheduled to go?
3. How did she feel about waiting that long?
4. Did Young give her another option?
5. What was it?
6. When was that leaving?
7. From where?
8. Was it making other stops before heading to Sydney?
9. Where did Joan have to go first?
10. For what?
11. What did she need to purchase?
12. Why?
13. For herself?
14. What type of vessel did she decide to use for traveling?
15. How much time did she need before being ready to leave?
16. Where did men boast about drinking in excess?
17. Who knew this information?
18. What else did he know?
19. Anything else?
20. What was the most important fact though?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Joan
2. five weeks
3. rueful
4. yes
5. the _Upolu_
6. to-morrow afternoon
7. Tulagi
8. yes
9. Guvutu
10. shopping
11. cloth
12. to make a dress
13. yes
14. whale-boat
15. an hour
16. Guvutu
17. Christian Young
18. news of the new rifles adrift on Ysabel
19. the latest murders on Malaita
20. the _Matambo_ had gone on a reef

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.

In 1968, the first heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple attracted large audiences, though they were often derided by critics. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence; Motorhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".

During the 1980s, glam metal became popular with groups such as Motley Crue and Poison. Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles: thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, while other extreme subgenres of metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena. Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre. These include groove metal (with bands such as Pantera, Sepultura, and Lamb of God) and nu metal (with bands such as Korn, Slipknot, and Linkin Park), the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop.

1. When did heavy metal develop?
2. Is it sometimes just called metal?
3. Where did it originate?
4. What are the lyrics associated with?
5. anything else?
6. In 1968, what was a popular band?
7. Who else?
8. And who else?
9. Did they perform for small groups?
10. What did Judas Priest move away from, which genre?
11. What did Motorhead add?
12. Did it change the tempo, too?
13. At the end of the 70's what were the fans called?
14. or?
15. Which group became popular in the 80s?
16. and?
17. Who is a thrash metal band?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. in the late 1960s and early 1970s,
2. yes
3. in the United Kingdom.
4. aggression
5. and machismo
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Black Sabbath
8. Deep Purple
9. No
10. its blues influence;
11. punk rock sensibility
12. yes
13. metalheads
14. headbangers
15. Motley Crue
16. Poison
17. Metallica,