Q: CHAPTER XIV--WELCOME

'Well hath the Prophet-chief your bidding done.'

MOORE (_Lalla Rookh_).

Bugia was thoroughly Moorish, and subject to attacks of fanaticism. Perhaps the Grand Marabout did not wholly trust the Sunakite not to stir up the populace, for he would not take the recovered captives to his palace, avoided the city as much as possible, and took them down to the harbour, where, beside the old Roman quay, he caused his trusty attendant, Reverdi, to hire a boat to take them out to the French tartane--Reverdi himself going with them to ensure the fidelity of the boatmen. Estelle would have kissed the good old man's hand in fervent thanks, but, child as she was, he shrank from her touch as an unholy thing; and it was enforced on her and Victorine that they were by no means to remove their heavy mufflings till they were safe on board the tartane, and even out of harbour. The Frenchman in command of the vessel was evidently of the same mind, and, though enchanted to receive them, sent them at once below. He said his men had been in danger of being mobbed in the streets, and that there were reports abroad that the harem of a great Frank chief, and all his treasure, were being recovered from the Cabeleyzes, so that he doubted whether all the influence of the Grand Marabout might prevent their being pursued by corsairs.

Right glad was he to recognise the pennant of the _Calypso_ outside the harbour, and he instantly ran up a signal flag to intimate success. A boat was immediately put off from the frigate, containing not only Lieutenant Bullock, but an officer in scarlet, who had no sooner come on deck than he shook Arthur eagerly by the hand, exclaiming,

Answer the following questions:
1. What was Bugia subject to?
2. Who did he have hire a boat?
3. What was his name?
4. Who commanded the boat they hired?
5. What did he say his men had been in danger of?
6. Where did the Frenchmen send the group once they bored the boat?
7. Why did Reverdi go with them in the first place?
8. Who else was with Bugia and Reverdi?
9. What was recognized outside of the harbour?
10. What was done because of this?
11. Where was A great Frankcheif's treasure supposidly being recovered from?
A: 1. attacks of fanaticism
2. His trusty attendant.
3. Reverdi
4. A Frenchman
5. Mobbed in the streets.
6. Below.
7. Ensure the fidelity of the boatmen.
8. Recovered captives
9. Pennant of the Calypso
10. Ran up a signal flag to intimate success
11. Cabeleyzes
Q: The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and leads the country in foreign policy issues. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, the State Department is responsible for the international relations of the United States, negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities, and represents the United States at the United Nations. The Department was created in 1789 and was the first executive department established.

The Department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building located at 2201 C Street, NW, a few blocks away from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the United States abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of the United States and U.S. diplomacy efforts. The Department is also the depository for more than 200 multilateral treaties.

The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson, beginning 1 February 2017. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession, after the President pro tempore of the Senate.

Answer the following questions:
1. What neighborhood is the DOS in?
2. Is it close to the White House?
3. Which former President is its building named for?
4. Is it in charge of foreign policy?
5. What is something else that it does?
6. Would one find any mulilateral treaties there?
7. What else is the Department of State called?
8. Which branch of government is it in?
9. Is it in communication with the President?
10. What might the department be called in another country?
11. When was it first established?
12. Who does it represent at the UN?
13. Who is the head of the department?
14. What is his official title?
15. Who nominates this position?
16. Does the House of Representatives have a say?
17. What about the Senate?
18. Who is the first cabinet official in the presidential line of succession?
19. Who is just before them?
20. When did Tillerson first take the position?
A: 1. in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
2. yes
3. Harry S Truman
4. yes
5. it negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities
6. unknown
7. the State Department
8. the executive
9. yes
10. the foreign ministry
11. in 1789
12. the United States
13. Rex Tillerson
14. Secretary of State
15. the President
16. no
17. yes
18. the Secretary of State
19. President pro tempore of the Senate
20. 1 February 2017
Q: CHAPTER XX

THE PLUNGE

Supper was over at the Farnam homestead and Agatha enjoyed the cool of the evening on the veranda with her hosts and George. The school had closed for the holidays, and George had arrived as the meal from which they had just got up was served. Although he had not stated his object yet, Agatha knew why he had come and shrank from the vigorous protest she expected him to make. In the meantime, she had something else to think about and listened for the noise of wheels.

Farnam's hired man had driven across to the settlement in the afternoon and she wondered, rather anxiously, whether he would bring her a telegram. She had written to Thirlwell, telling him when she would be ready to begin her search for the ore, and now waited his reply. Her letter might take some time to reach him, and she must allow for his messenger's journey to the railroad from the mine; but she knew she would feel restless until the answer came.

The evening was calm, the air was fresher than in the city, and she found the quiet soothing. A field of timothy grass near the house rippled languidly, the dark heads rising stiffly upright when the faint breeze dropped. Sometimes there was a movement among the tall blades and feathery plumes of the Indian corn, and then the rustle stopped and everything was still. Beyond the zig-zag fence, the fruit trees ran back in rows that converged and melted into a blurred mass at the edge of the bush. The narrow landscape had no prominent feature. It was smooth and calm, and Agatha found it rested her eyes and brain. She wanted to be tranquil, but must shortly rouse herself when Mrs. Farnam and George began their joint attack. George had an ominously determined look, and she knew Mabel would give him her support.

Answer the following questions:
1. Did they already have dinner?
2. Where?
3. who are guests at the house?
4. Is George a guest?
5. Did he get there in time to eat?
6. Why is school not in session?
7. Where are they hanging out?
8. What time of day is it?
9. How's the temperature?
10. What does she want to hear?
11. Is she expecting something?
12. Who might deliver it?
13. who is it from?
14. How is the wait making her feel?
15. Where is Thirlwell?
16. Do they grow crops here?
17. What is one of them?
18. Do you know of another?
19. Who will team up for an assault?
A:
1. yes
2. at the Farnam homestead
3. Agatha
4. no
5. no
6. The school had closed for the holidays
7. on the veranda
8. evening
9. it was cool
10. the noise of wheels.
11. a telegram.
12. Farnam's hired man
13. Thirlwell
14. anxious
15. the mine;
16. yes
17. Indian corn
18. fruit trees
19. Mrs. Farnam and George