Problem: CHAPTER XX

Now, what is this that haunts me like my shadow, Frisking and mumming like an elf in moonlight! --BEN JONSON.

Peveril found the master of the vessel rather less rude than those in his station of life usually are, and received from him full satisfaction concerning the fate of Fenella, upon whom the captain bestowed a hearty curse, for obliging him to lay-to until he had sent his boat ashore, and had her back again.

"I hope," said Peveril, "no violence was necessary to reconcile her to go ashore? I trust she offered no foolish resistance?"

"Resist! mein Gott," said the captain, "she did resist like a troop of horse--she did cry, you might hear her at Whitehaven--she did go up the rigging like a cat up a chimney; but dat vas ein trick of her old trade."

"What trade do you mean?" said Peveril.

"Oh," said the seaman, "I vas know more about her than you, Meinheer. I vas know that she vas a little, very little girl, and prentice to one seiltanzer, when my lady yonder had the good luck to buy her."

"A seiltanzer!" said Peveril; "what do you mean by that?"

"I mean a rope-danzer, a mountebank, a Hans pickel-harring. I vas know Adrian Brackel vell--he sell de powders dat empty men's stomach, and fill him's own purse. Not know Adrian Brackel, mein Gott! I have smoked many a pound of tabak with him."

Peveril now remembered that Fenella had been brought into the family when he and the young Earl were in England, and while the Countess was absent on an expedition to the continent. Where the Countess found her, she never communicated to the young men; but only intimated, that she had received her out of compassion, in order to relieve her from a situation of extreme distress.
1. What did he smoke?
2. Who was an Earl in England?
3. A seiltanzer?
4. Who resisted?
5. Who was less rude?
6. What did the Countess do?
7. Who bestowed the curse and upon whom?
8. Who was the rope danzer?
9. Why did the Countess receive her?
10. How did she resist?
11. Who filled his purse?
Answer: 1. tabak
2. Adrian Brackel
3. Yes
4. Fenella
5. the master of the vessel
6. she intimated that she had received Fenella out of compassion
7. The captain, upon Fenella
8. Adrian Brackel
9. in order to relieve her from a situation of extreme distress
10. she cried and went up the rigging
11. Adrian Brackel

Q: (CNN) -- NASCAR's Hall of Fame class for 2015 includes Bill Elliott, one of its most popular drivers ever, and Wendell Scott, the only African-American to win a top-level race, the auto racing sanctioning body announced Wednesday.

Three other drivers -- Fred Lorenzen, Joe Weatherly and Rex White -- will be inducted at a ceremony on January 30 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Elliott won one Winston Cup title and 44 races in his 37-year career, including two victories at the Daytona 500. Known as "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", a reference to his Georgia hometown, Elliott won the series top circuit championship in 1988. He was voted NASCAR's most popular driver a record 16 times.

In 1963, Scott became the only African-American to win a race at NASCAR's highest level, taking a 100-mile feature at Jacksonville, Florida, on December 1. He also was the first African-American to race full time in NASCAR's premier series, called the Grand National Series at the time.

Scott made the top 10 in 30% of the races in his 13-year Grand National career. He was portrayed in the 1977 movie "Greased Lightning" by Richard Pryor. He died in 1990.

Lorenzen was considered one of the sport's first superstars and won 26 races while running a part-time schedule in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Weatherly was a two-time champion, in 1962 and in 1963, when he raced for nine different teams.

White was a short-track specialist in the early days of NASCAR. And since there were few super speedways, White finished in the top five about half the time. He won the 1960 championship and 28 races in his career (only twice at tracks longer than a mile).

Answer the following questions:
1. Who does the Hall of Fame class for 2015 include?
2. Which drivers will be inducted at a ceremony on January 30?
3. How many times has Elliot had a victory at Daytona 500?
4. Who was a racer for 9 different team?
5. Who was the only African American to conquer at NASCAR'S highest level?
6. Which 1977 show was he portrayed in?
7. When did he die?
8. Where is Awesome Bill from?
9. Where is the hall of fame?
10. How many times did White win a race?
A: 1. Bill Elliott and Wendell Scott
2. Fred Lorenzen, Joe Weatherly, and Rex White
3. Two
4. Weatherly
5. Scott
6. Greased Lightning
7. 1990
8. Georgia
9. Charlotte, North Carolina
10. 28

Problem: (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal is known as the undisputed king of clay with seven French Open titles to his name -- but the Spaniard was given an almighty scare in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters Friday.

Nadal, who has won the past eight editions of the tournament, was made to fight all the way by Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov before eventually prevailing 6-2 2-6 6-4.

It was the first time the 26-year-old had dropped a set at the tournament since 2009 as he racked up a 45th consecutive match victory in the French principality.

That record had looked in doubt until his opponent began to suffer with cramp in his leg, allowing Nadal to emerge victorious.

But despite working his way back to fitness following a seven month absence with a knee injury, Nadal admits he still lacks match sharpness.

"I didn't play tennis for seven months," he told reporters. "I'm losing little bit intensity of the match for moments.

"That's normal after being a lot of time outside of the competition. I played for a month, then I stopped for another month. I need time to play with top rhythm for the whole match.

"I was playing great at the first set, playing my best level. So that's the most important thing."

Nadal was spotted playing with taping on his back, but he refused to elaborate on the problem when asked.

He added: "I'm happy to be in the semifinals, I played the best with what I had. It's normal have problems on the back, on the shoulder, on the elbow."
1. who is the story about?
2. what else is he called?
3. of what?
4. is he a potter?
5. what is his profession?
6. what is his nationality?
7. his age?
8. was he victorious in many important games?
9. in which competition?
10. did he win more or less than 9 times?
11. how many exactly?
12. was he hurt?
13. what was hurt?
14. did that prevent him from competing?
15. for how long?
16. how many times did he win in a row in Monte Carlo?
17. was he scared there?
18. on what day?
19. in what competition?
20. in which round?
Answer:
1. Rafael Nadal
2. the undisputed king
3. clay
4. No
5. tennis player
6. Spanish
7. 26
8. Yes
9. The French Open
10. less
11. seven
12. Yes
13. his knee
14. Yes
15. seven months
16. 45
17. Yes
18. Friday
19. the Monte Carlo Masters
20. the quarterfinals