Q: CHAPTER XXV.

MR. FURNIVAL AGAIN AT HIS CHAMBERS.

The Christmas doings at The Cleeve were not very gay. There was no visitor there, except Lady Mason, and it was known that she was in trouble. It must not, however, be supposed that she constantly bewailed herself while there, or made her friends miserable by a succession of hysterical tears. By no means. She made an effort to be serene, and the effort was successful--as such efforts usually are. On the morning of Christmas-day they duly attended church, and Lady Mason was seen by all Hamworth sitting in The Cleeve pew. In no way could the baronet's friendship have been shown more plainly than in this, nor could a more significant mark of intimacy have been given;--all which Sir Peregrine well understood. The people of Hamworth had chosen to talk scandal about Lady Mason, but he at any rate would show how little attention he paid to the falsehoods that there were circulated. So he stood by her at the pew door as she entered, with as much deference as though she had been a duchess; and the people of Hamworth, looking on, wondered which would be right, Mr. Dockwrath or Sir Peregrine.

After dinner Sir Peregrine gave a toast. "Lady Mason, we will drink the health of the absent boys. God bless them! I hope they are enjoying themselves."

"God bless them!" said Mrs. Orme, putting her handkerchief to her eyes.

"God bless them both!" said Lady Mason, also putting her handkerchief to her eyes. Then the ladies left the room, and that was the extent of their special festivity. "Robert," said Sir Peregrine immediately afterwards to his butler, "let them have what port wine they want in the servants' hall--within measure."

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Cleeve?
2. Who was visiting?
3. Who offered respect to her?
4. Who was crying?
5. Who else was there?
6. What's his occupation?
7. What did Peregrine tell him to do?
8. What was wrong with Lady Mason?
9. What trouble?
10. Was Peregrine a gossip?
11. What were they drinking to?
12. Who were the boys?
13. Were those the Christmas celebrations?
14. What was the symbol of the Baronet's intimacy?
15. What was Lady Mason trying to do?
A: 1. Church
2. Lady Mason
3. Sir Peregrine
4. Mrs. Orme and Lady Mason
5. Robert
6. Butler
7. Give the ladies wine
8. She was in trouble
9. unknown
10. No
11. The health of the absent boys
12. unknown
13. Yes
14. Lady Mason being seen by all Hamworth sitting in The Cleeve.
15. Being serene
Q: The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: "Olympiska sommarspelen 1912"), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.

The games were the first to have art competitions, women's diving, women's swimming, and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon, both won by Jim Thorpe. Electric timing was introduced in athletics, while the host country disallowed boxing. Figure skating was rejected by the organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games. United States won the most gold medals (25), while Sweden won the most medals overall (65).

Following the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, the authorities in Sweden immediately sought to ensure that the next games would be held there. There were two Swedish members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the time, Viktor Balck and Clarence von Rosen. The pair proposed to the Swedish governing bodies of athletics and gymnastics in order to ensure that they backed any potential bid. Support was given by the national associations on 18 April 1909 for a bid to host the Olympics in Stockholm on the basis that suitable financial arrangements could be made. King Gustaf V was petitioned on 6 May 1909 following the publication of preliminary plans for the Stockholm bid that the expected cost of hosting the Games would be 415,000 kronor (23,050 or $115,250). The Government accepted the petition on behalf of the King and supported the bid.

Answer the following questions:
1. How many countries played in the games that year?
2. How many individual people were competing?
3. Were women allowed to play?
4. How many were there?
5. Was it the summer or winter games?
6. In what year?
7. Did the US compete that year?
8. Did they win more medals than anyone else?
9. Who did?
10. Did the US win some gold?
11. How many?
12. Where were the games held?
13. When?
14. Did anyone want to have them elsewhere?
A: 1. Twenty-eight
2. 2,408
3. Yes
4. 48
5. summer
6. 1912
7. Yes
8. No
9. Sweden
10. Yes
11. 25
12. Stockholm, Sweden
13. between 5 May and 22 July 1912
14. No
Q: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The United States knows that the leader of Pakistan's Taliban is dead because he has not appeared in public to prove that he is alive, the top U.S. envoy to the region told CNN on Monday.

Baitullah Mehsud, right, and a bodyguard arrive at a meeting in South Waziristan, Pakistan, in 2004.

Richard Holbrooke said that the Pakistani Taliban have not confirmed the death of Baitullah Mehsud because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor.

"The reason it's clear he's dead is that if he weren't dead, he'd be giving TV and radio interviews to prove he's not dead," Holbrooke told CNN's Cal Perry.

Mehsud rarely gave news conferences or appeared before the media. There has been conflicting information from the Pakistani Taliban about whether Mehsud died in a suspected U.S. missile strike earlier this month. Watch Holbrooke say Mehsud is dead "

Last week, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar told CNN that Mehsud is alive, but ill, and will speak to reporters when he feels better.

Other media reports have quoted another spokesman for the group as saying Mehsud is dead and a mourning period is underway.

U.S. and Pakistani government officials have said they are confident that Mehsud was killed in the August 5 strike.

DNA tests were reportedly being conducted to back up those claims, but U.S. officials have expressed doubt that enough genetic material would be left behind, considering the enormity of the strike.

Holbrooke said Mehsud's death has sparked "a succession crisis" among the Pakistani Taliban.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is known to have died?
2. How do they know?
3. Has the death been confirmed?
4. Why not?
5. What was the leader's name?
6. When was Mehsud allegedly killed?
7. How is the government testing the claim?
8. Does the government think they'll be successful?
9. Why not?
10. Does anyone claim Mehsud isn't dead?
11. Who?
12. Who is he?
13. What does Umar say about Mehsud?
14. Did Mehsud often go on tv?
15. How did he allegedly die?
16. What's the name of the U.S. envoy making the claim?
17. What does he say the death has caused?
18. Does any other Taliban spokesman disagree with Umar?
19. Who?
20. What does the other spokesman say?
A:
1. the leader of Pakistan's Taliban
2. because he has not appeared in public to prove that he is alive
3. No
4. because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor
5. Baitullah Mehsud
6. August 5
7. DNA tests
8. No
9. not enough genetic material would be left behind
10. Yes
11. Maulvi Umar
12. a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban
13. he is alive, but ill
14. No
15. in a U.S. missile strike
16. Richard Holbrooke
17. a succession crisis
18. Yes
19. unknown
20. Mehsud is dead and a mourning period is underway