question: CHAPTER XV

SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY

"Dan Baxter!"

The cry came simultaneously from several of the crowd.

"I think Dick is right," said Songbird. "I thought it must be Dan, but I wasn't sure, for I didn't expect to see him here."

"He and that Sack Todd must have become friends," put in Tom. "I would like to know what Dan is doing out here."

"He is certainly up to no good," answered Dick. "I must say this adds to the mystery, doesn't it, boys?"

"That's what it does," chimed in Sam. "I wish we could catch Baxter and bring him to justice."

"Or reform him," came from Dick.

"Reform him, Dick!" cried Tom. "That would be mighty uphill work."

"It isn't in him," added Fred. "He is tee-totally bad."

"I used to think that of Dan's father, but Arnold Baxter has reformed--and he wants his son to do likewise."

"Well, that isn't here or there," said Tom after a pause. "What are we to do just now?"

"Let us push on to town first," answered Songbird. "After that, we can rearrange our plans if we wish."

This was considered good advice, and once again they urged their steeds along. Coming to a high point in the trail, they made out Caville a mile distant, and rode into the town about noon.

It was not much of a place, and the single hotel afforded only the slimmest of accommodations. But they had to be satisfied, and so made the best of it.
1. Who was everyone surprised to see?
2. Who was first to recognize him?
3. Is everyone happy to see him?
4. What do they think he is doing there?
5. Who do they suspect is buddies with him?
6. Do they know what Dan's purpose there is?
7. Was Songbird sure that it was Dan when he first saw him?
8. What does Dick want to do with Dan?
9. What does Sam want to do?
10. Who does Tom agree with?
11. What about Fred?
12. Why does Fred think he can't be reformed?
13. Who is Arnold?
14. Was he bad person at one point?
15. Has he given up on Dan?
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answer: 1. Dan Baxter
2. Dick
3. No
4. up to no good
5. Sack Todd
6. no
7. wasn't sure
8. reform him
9. bring him to justice."
10. Sam
11. Sam
12. He is tee-totally bad
13. Dan's father,
14. Yes he has reformed
15. he wants his son to do likewise."

question: The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation, and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles. It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan, October 26, 2000 in North America, November 24, 2000 in Europe, and November 17, 2000 in Australia. It competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Microsoft's Xbox, and Nintendo's GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles.

Announced in 1999, the PlayStation 2 was the first PlayStation console to offer backwards compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as for its games. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, selling over 155 million units, with 150 million confirmed by Sony in 2011. More than 3,874 game titles have been released for the PS2 since launch, and more than 1.5 billion copies have been sold. Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as "Slimline" models in 2004 and well on, and in 2006, announced and launched its successor, the PlayStation 3.

Even with the release of its successor, the PlayStation 2 remained popular well into the seventh generation and continued to be produced until January 4, 2013, when Sony finally announced that the PlayStation 2 had been discontinued after 13 years of production one of the longest runs for a video game console. Despite the announcement, new games for the console continued to be produced until the end of 2013, including "Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin" for Japan, "Pro Evolution Soccer 2014" for North America and Europe, and "FIFA 14" for Brazil.
1. What does PS2 Stand for?
2. What company made it?
3. What year?
4. Name a competitor?
5. Was there another one?
6. What PS2 popular?
7. How many units sold?
8. How many game releases?
9. Was it able to play games from original PlayStation.
10. Where there other PS2 versions?
11. What was it called?
12. When was Playstion 3 announced?
13. How many years of production for PS2.
14. Was that long or short for the industry?
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answer: 1. PlayStation 2
2. Sony Computer Entertainment.
3. March 4, 2000 in Japan.
4. Sega's Dreamcast
5. Microsoft's Xbox
6. Yes.
7. Over 155 million units
8. More than 3,874
9. Yes.
10. Yes
11. "Slimline"
12. unknown
13. 13
14. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all time,

question: Leave a camera on a mountaintop, and chances are, you'll never see it again. But 24-year-old Paul Bellis, a university student from Wales, believed that most people were better than that, and set up a creative experiment to test out his theory. "I was speaking to a friend who said you can't trust anyone, anywhere these days," Bellis toldthe Daily Mail. "I didn't want to believe _ so I set up this experiment to find out what might happen and prove you can trust people." Billis decided to do an experiment by hiking up a mountain called Snowdonia, taking a photo, and leaving his camera behind. He also attached a note to the camera, asking other hikers to take photos of themselves and then leave the camera there until the roll of film was empty. He also included his address, in case someone would be nice enough to return the camera to his home after the roll of film was finished. Four days later, Bellis got a visit from a Snowdonia park manager, who came to return his camera. After Bellis got the film developed, he saw that his fellow hikers and followed his instructions. Thirty people had each taken photos of themselves at the mountain. From viewing the collection, it was clear that all the hikers had enjoyed the experiment. As for the park manager, Brian, "I found the camera and thought it had been lost until I saw the note," he said. "I was passing his home and just dropped it off. I' m glad that the photos came out very well."
1. What was the experiment about?
2. Who created it?
3. How old is he?
4. What does he do?
5. From where?
6. Did he think people could be trusted?
7. Where did he go?
8. Named what?
9. What country was that in?
10. What did he leave there?
11. Was anything else left?
12. What?
13. What did the letter say?
14. Was it a digital camera?
15. Did he get his camera back?
16. Who returned it?
17. Then what did he do?
18. How many people had taken pictures?
19. What's the park manager's name?
20. Did he think it was a lost camera?
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answer:
1. trust
2. Paul Bellis
3. 24
4. university student
5. Wales
6. yes
7. up a mountain
8. Snowdonia
9. unknown
10. his camera
11. yes
12. a note
13. asked other hikers to take pictures and leave the camera there
14. no
15. yes
16. a Snowdonia park manager
17. got the film developed
18. 30
19. Brian
20. yes