question: The "Dragon Ball" manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. The series takes place in a fictional universe, the same as Toriyama's previous series "Dr. Slump", and follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls that are used to summon a wish-granting dragon. During the course of the story, he encounters allies such as Bulma, Kuririn, and Trunks, rivals such as Tenshinhan, Piccolo, and Vegeta, and enemies such as Freeza, Cell, and Majin Boo. The manga's anime and film adaptations feature some original characters not created by Toriyama but by the animation staff.

While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strength and/or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals and extraterrestrial lifeforms. The series also includes depictions of the afterlife, where several characters are gods that govern the universe, and parallel universes as well.

Akira Toriyama initially based most of the characters on those of the Chinese novel "Journey to the West", Goku being Sun Wukong, Bulma as Xuanzang, Oolong as Zhu Bajie and Yamcha being Sha Wujing, and redeveloped one of his earlier one-shot manga series, "Dragon Boy". To be creative with the character, Toriyama stated in 1995 that he designed Goku not as a monkey like the "Journey to the West" character, but as a human-looking boy with a monkey's tail to give him a distinguishing feature. However, in 2003 he elaborated saying he added the tail because his editor told him without it Goku had no distinguishing features, even though this was probably a joke, he went ahead and did it. Toriyama later stated that the tail was a pain to draw, hence why he had it get cut off early on, and that he never thought of making Goku an alien until Vegeta appeared.
1. Does the series have aliens?
2. How about human-like animals?
3. What is it called?
4. Who made it?
5. Is it non-fiction?
6. Does it connect to another of the author's creations?
7. Which one?
8. Who is the main protagonist?
9. What other famous protagonist is he made after?
10. What book is he from?
11. What animal do they both relate to?
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answer: 1. Yes.
2. Yes
3. Dragon Ball
4. Akira Toriyama.
5. No
6. Yes
7. Dr. Slump
8. Son Goku
9. Sun Wukong
10. Journey to the West
11. Monkey

In less than two months, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam. They are studying hard for this big challenge. Do they have time to do something in memory of their middle school years? Many do. Leng Jingze, 15, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other. "Even the head teacher has a plan," said Leng. "She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD and give each student one," said Leng. "She will also write something for each student." Wang Zeyu, 16, in Changchun, Jilin said his classmates are making "lucky stars" as graduation gifts. They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper. "Before making a lucky star, you write some words for the person on the paper," said Wang. "He or she can read the words later." Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher. "I'll write: Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang. "But we know you have a warm heart. Smile more!" In Xiao Xia's school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook , in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions. "Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 15. "We have written a poem in the ancient style!" The poem records the big events of the class's history and is in the shape of the number 9. "Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea. "Our class may be not the one with the best school grade but it must be the most creative one," said Xiao. "I feel lucky to study in such a class!" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What exam is coming up?
2. What are they doing to create memories?
3. What is the lead instructor doing?
4. Anything else she's doing?
5. What are the students making?
6. What type of gift are those?
7. What do they put on the stars?
8. How old is Wang Zeyu?
9. What does Wang thing the instructor needs to do more?
10. How old is Xiao?
11. What is the class best at?
12. What grade are they in?
Answer: 1. senior high school entrance exam
2. writing goodbye messages
3. put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD
4. write something for each studen
5. lucky stars
6. graduation gifts
7. words
8. 16
9. Smile
10. 15
11. creative
12. Nine

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

M. Goude grumbled much when he heard that his whole class were going to be absent for three days.

"A nice interruption to study," he said, "however, you were none of you doing yourselves any good, and you may as well be out in the fields as hanging about the streets gossiping. We can always talk, but during the past six weeks Paris has done nothing but talk. Don't come back with any of your number short. You have all got something in you and are too good for food for Prussian powder."

Cuthbert went that evening to the Michauds, in his uniform, not for the purpose of showing it off, but because men in plain clothes, especially if of fair complexions, were constantly stopped and accused of being German spies, were often ill-treated, and not unfrequently had to pass a night in the cells before they could prove their identity. Mary gave an exclamation of surprise at seeing him so attired, but made no remark until after chatting for half an hour with the Michauds. The husband presently made the excuse that he had to attend a meeting and went off, while madame took up some knitting, settled herself in an easy chair, and prepared for a quiet doze, then Mary said in English--

"I have no patience with you, Cuthbert, taking part with these foolish people. The more I see of them the more I get tired of their bombast and their empty talk. Every man expects everyone else to do something and no one does anything." 1. Who has Mary lost patience with?
2. Who doesn't she like?
3. What is sick of hearing?
4. Who does she think does something?
5. Who do men expect to do something?
6. Where is Cuthbert visiting?
7. What is he wearing?
8. Is he trying to impress people?
9. What was he trying to avoid being called?
10. How are they treated?
11. Do they ever get put in jail?
12. For how long?
13. How do they get out?
14. What kind of attire might have caused him these problems?
15. Is he dark skinned?
16. What is he?
17. How long did he talk with the Michauds?
18. Where did the husband go?
19. Who is a teacher?
20. How long will his students be gone?
numbered_answers:
1. Cuthbert,
2. foolish people
3. bombast and their empty talk
4. no one
5. Every man
6. Michauds
7. uniform
8. no
9. German spies
10. ill-treated
11. yes
12. a night
13. by proving their identity
14. plain clothes
15. no
16. white
17. half an hour
18. to attend a meeting
19. M. Goude
20. three days