Question: CHAPTER TWELVE.

SAGE CONVERSE BETWEEN HAKE AND BERTHA--BIARNE IS OUTWITTED--A MONSTER IS SLAIN, AND SAVAGES APPEAR ON THE SCENE.

Not long after this an event occurred which produced great excitement in the new settlement; namely, the appearance of natives in the woods. It occurred under the following circumstances.

One morning Karlsefin gave orders for one of the exploring parties to be got ready to go out immediately. Karlsefin's plan from the beginning had been to class his men in two divisions. One half stayed at home to work, the other half searched the land,--always taking care, however, not to travel so far but that they could return home in the evening. They were careful also not to wander far from each other. Sometimes Karlsefin went with the exploring party, at other times stayed at home to superintend the work there, while Biarne or Thorward filled his place. On the occasion in question Biarne was in charge.

Soon after the party had started, Hake, who was one of them, observed a female figure disappear round a copse near the shores of the lake. At that part they were about to strike off into the thick woods, so Hake went up to Biarne and asked leave to go along by the borders of the lake, saying that he could overtake the party again before they had reached the Willow Glen, a well-known rendezvous of the hunters and explorers of the colony.

"Go as thou wilt, Hake," replied Biarne; "only see to it that ye overtake us before noon, as I intend to go on a totally new path to-day." 1. Who gave orders?
2. What were they?
3. Who many groups was he forming?
4. Did the first group stay in the house to play?
5. What did they do?
6. What of the other?
7. Did they stay out overnight?
8. Did the order-giver always attend the searching?
9. How many helpers did he have?
10. Who were they?
11. Who saw the woman?
12. Did she vanish around the house?
13. Where did she vanish?
14. Was this new happening boring?
15. What was it?
16. Where is the hunter rendevous?
17. Was this spot secret? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Karlsefin
2. exploring parties to be got ready to go out
3. two
4. no
5. work
6. searched the land
7. no
8. no
9. two
10. Biarne and Thorward
11. Hake
12. no
13. a copse
14. no
15. exciting
16. Willow Glen
17. no

Question: On Tuesday evening, Rick wanted to play with his friends at a playground near his house. Rick's mother, Trish, drove him to the playground. Rick met up with Andrew and Chris. Rick ran to the monkey bars. Andrew ran to the slide. Chris ran to the swings. Trish sat on a bench near the monkey bars and read a book. She wanted to finish the book for a long time and wanted to try to finish right now. Around 6 PM, it started to rain. Trish quickly put her book inside of her jacket to keep it dry. Afterwards, she called Rick and his friends over and told them it was time to go. Rick and Andrew ran to Trish to follow her to the car. Chris tried to run to Trish but tripped and fell. He scabbed his knee. He was in a lot of pain. Trish told Rick and Andrew to get inside of the car. She ran to Chris to check on him. Trish had a bandage in her pocket and put it over Chris' scab. She then helped Chris get to the car. The next day, Rick asked Chris if he was okay from the fall at the playground. Chris said he was okay and wanted to go play at the playground again soon. 1. What day did Rick and his friend's play?
2. And where did they play at?
3. Who took them there?
4. and who is she to Rick?
5. And what were the friend's names?
6. What did Rick play on first?
7. And Chris
8. what about Andrew?
9. Where did the mom sit?
10. doing what?
11. what happened at 6?
12. so what did Trish do?
13. Who followed Trish to her car?
14. Who didn't make it to the car?
15. why?
16. Was he hurt?
17. How so?
18. What did the mom have to put over it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Tuesday
2. at a playground near his house
3. Trish
4. his mom
5. Andrew and Chris
6. the monkey bars
7. the swings
8. the slide
9. on a bench
10. reading
11. it started to rain
12. put her book inside of her jacket
13. Rick and Andrew
14. Chris
15. he tripped and fell
16. yes
17. He scabbed his knee
18. a bandage

Question: Washington (CNN) -- The Virginia governor's race has often been looked to as an off-year barometer of national political sentiment.

This year's grind-it-out race, an acrimonious spitball contest between two candidates only slightly more likeable than Walter White, is anything but.

In a lesser-of-two-evils campaign, Terry McAuliffe, the longtime Democratic fundraiser and confidante to former President Bill Clinton, is clinging to a modest but sturdy lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli, the state's attorney general.

Republicans have pilloried McAuliffe as a sleazy political operator and failed businessman who exploited his Washington connections to help his sputtering car company, GreenTech Automotive. Cuccinelli has been targeted as a far-right social crusader who would curb abortion rights and access to contraception. Democrats on Twitter are fond of calling him #creepyken.

McAuliffe is leading Cuccinelli among likely voters by an eight-point margin, 47% to 39%, according to a Washington Post poll out this week.

McAuliffe is hardly bulletproof: A federal investigation into GreenTech has sullied his reputation, and only two-thirds of Democrats -- his own party -- consider him "honest and trustworthy."

But Cuccinelli is on much shakier ground. While Republicans are slightly more fired up about voting for him than Democrats are for McAuliffe, Cuccinelli's favorable ratings are next-to-toxic: More than half of likely voters view him unfavorably.

Enter Robert Sarvis.

As public dismay with the two main candidates calcifies, the baby-faced 37-year old Libertarian candidate from Fairfax has quietly crept northward in the polls, reaching 10% in the Post poll.

That's not nearly enough to win in November -- with just five weeks until Election Day, even Sarvis admits "we have to get a lot higher" -- but he looks increasingly likely to play the role of spoiler by siphoning conservative votes away from Cuccinelli. 1. Who has a face like an infant?
2. What is his age?
3. Where is he from?
4. What's his political group?
5. What percentage is he expected to receive?
6. What percentage is Sarvis expected to get?
7. Which direction are his numbers going?
8. Who raised money for the Dems?
9. Who confided in him?
10. Who is he ahead of?
11. What hashtag is used for him?
12. What's is position?
13. Which state?
14. Who released the pollster results?
15. According to Washington Post poll, what is the margin?
16. When was the 8 point margin poll released?
17. Who is ahead now?
18. Says who?
19. Which business are the Feds investigating?
20. How many of his group think highly of McAuliffe? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Robert Sarvis.
2. 37
3. Fairfax
4. Libertarian
5. , 47% to 39%
6. 10%
7. northward
8. Terry McAuliffe,
9. President Bill Clinton
10. Republican Ken Cuccinelli,
11. #creepyken.
12. the state's attorney general
13. unknown
14. unknown
15. , 47% to 39%
16. unknown
17. Terry McAuliffe
18. Washington Post
19. GreenTech
20. two-thirds of Democrats -- his own party -- consider him "honest and trustworthy.