Question: CHAPTER XXIV

THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING BOY

"Tom isn't here!"

It was Dick who uttered the words, as of a sudden he wheeled around on the dark trail and tried to penetrate the blackness of night behind them.

"Isn't here?" demanded Jack Wumble, while Sam set up a cry of dismay.

"No. Tom! Tom!"

Sam joined in the cry, and so did the old miner, but as we already know, it was useless.

"This is the wust yet!" growled Jack Wumble. "I told ye all to keep close to me."

"Perhaps he fell asleep-- I know he was dead tired," answered Dick, hitting the plain truth.

"We'll have to go back for him," said Sam, and turned without delay, for going ahead without Tom was all out of the question.

"Yes, we'll go back," rejoined the old miner. "But go slow, or you may make matters wuss. I kin follow a clear trail, even of three hosses, but I can't follow a trail mixed up backward an' forward."

They rode back slowly until at least half a mile had been covered. Then they shouted, but only a dismal echo came back. Dick fancied once that he heard Tom calling, but was not sure.

Daylight found them still searching around, Dick and Sam with more sober faces than they had worn in many a day. They knew only too well the danger of becoming lost in those wild mountains.

"Perhaps he has fallen in with Baxter's party," suggested Dick, as they came to a halt at the edge of a cliff overlooking a rushing river far below. It was past the breakfast hour, yet none of them felt like eating. 1. Who was looking for Tom?
2. Any idea why?
3. Where were they?
4. Was Tom asleep?
5. Why do you say that?
6. Any reason he thought that was a possibility?
7. What did they eat for a meal?
8. Why not?
9. Was there another mining crew?
10. Was there an echo? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Dick
2. lost
3. mountains
4. Perhaps
5. Perhaps he fell asleep answered Dick
6. he was dead tired
7. none of them felt like eating
8. none of them felt like eating
9. unknown
10. yes

Question: Caracas, officially Santiago de Leon de Caracas, is the capital, the center of the Greater Caracas Area, and the largest city of Venezuela. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 1,140m (2,490 and 3,740ft) above sea level. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-metre-high (7,200ft) mountain range, Cerro El Avila; to the south there are more hills and mountains.

The Metropolitan District of Caracas is made up of five municipalities: Libertador Municipality which is the only administrative division of the Venezuelan Capital District, and four other municipalities, which are within in Miranda State: Chacao, Baruta, Sucre, and El Hatillo. Libertador holds many of the government buildings and is the Capital District ("Distrito Capital"). The Distrito Capital had a population of 2,013,366 , while the Metropolitan District of Caracas was estimated at 3,273,863 as of 2013. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of 5,243,301.

Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) are headquartered in Caracas. PDVSA is the largest company in Venezuela. Caracas is also Venezuela's cultural capital, with many restaurants, theaters, museums, and shopping centers. Some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America are located in Caracas. 1. What country is Caracas the capital of?
2. WHat is it's full name?
3. What is it's economy focused on?
4. What kind of business do you find there?
5. Are any major organizations based there?
6. WHat is one?
7. WHat does that stand for?
8. How is the city divided up?
9. WHat is one?
10. What district is it in?
11. How many people live there?
12. WHat is the other district called?
13. How many people live there?
14. WHen were those figures calculated?
15. Is Caracas a large city?
16. What part of the country is it in?
17. Are there any major geographical features nearby?
18. Is it near any water?
19. Like what?
20. It the city above sea level? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Venezuela.
2. officially Santiago de Leon de Caracas
3. its a service-based economy
4. banks and malls
5. yes
6. PDVSA
7. Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
8. into five municipalities
9. Libertador Municipality
10. the Capital District
11. The Distrito Capital had a population of 2,013,366
12. the Metropolitan District
13. 3,273,863
14. as of 2013.
15. yes
16. in the northern part of the country
17. the Venezuelan coastal mountain range
18. yes
19. the Guaire River
20. yes

Question: There was once a young bear who lived in a small cave in the woods. His cave was comfy, warm, and dark, and had a bit of a yard in front of it. The bear lived with his mother and father, and spent his days walking around and his nights curled up asleep. He liked to look for berries to eat. His favorite berries were blueberries, but he would eat any berries he found: strawberries, raspberries, cherries, anything.

There was a river near the bear's cave, and he loved to sit on the bank and look at the fish and frogs, and at his own reflection in the water. One sunny afternoon, when he was looking into the river, he saw a family of ducks swimming by. He got up and followed them. They swam along in the river, and he walked along the bank. They traveled like this until they reached a small clearing in the forest. The bear stopped and looked around, and saw that the clearing was completely filled with blueberries -- more than he had ever seen!

The young bear ate his fill of blueberries, then took home as many as he could carry in his paws. He went to bed happy. It was a wonderful day. 1. Where did the bear live?
2. Where was the cave?
3. Did he live alone?
4. Who did he live with?
5. What did he eat?
6. What kind?
7. What did he do?
8. And do what?
9. What else?
10. Then what? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. in a cave
2. In the woods.
3. No
4. His mother and father
5. Berries
6. All kinds
7. sit on the bank
8. look at the fish and frogs
9. he saw a family of ducks swimming by
10. He followed them