Q: (CNN) -- Award-winning pianist Roger Williams, who played before nine U.S. presidents and recorded dozens of albums over his long career, died early Saturday in Los Angeles after a struggle with pancreatic cancer, his assistant said. He was 87.

Jacque Heebner, Williams' personal assistant who said she had known the musician for 77 years, said she was with him inside his home when he died. Even into his final weeks, Williams continued to perform and to champion such causes as music education. He had recently released an album and was under contract for three more, she said.

"There was never a man with a more tender, gentle heart," Heebner said. "He was a charming man, even at the age of 87."

Born Louis Weertz in Omaha, Nebraska, the pianist attended Drake University and the Juilliard School in New York City. He then met Dave Kapp, the founder of Kapp Records, who suggested the musician change his name to Roger Williams, according to a biography on the Hit Parade Hall of Fame website.

His break came in 1955 with his recording of "Autumn Leaves," going on to have hits on the Billboard charts for four decades, according to his official website. His records include "Born Free" and themes from the movies "Doctor Zhivago" and "Somewhere in Time."

Williams' success helped land him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a 2011 induction into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and many other honors. He was also a workhorse performer, including long stints headlining shows in Las Vegas in which he played his characteristic blend of originals, classics and works from greats like Duke Ellington and more contemporary composers.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was Roger Williams' job?
2. How old was he?
3. What was his birth name?
4. What college did he go to?
5. Where is that?
6. Did he get an education anyplace else?
7. Where?
8. Is that in New York?
9. When did he make the album Autumn Leaves?
10. Was it a success?
11. What chart did the songs show up on?
12. For how long?
13. Is he still living?
14. When did he pass?
15. From what?
16. Where was he?
17. Was he at the store?
18. Who is his assistant?
19. Was she around when he died?
20. Where?
A: 1. He was a pianist
2. 87
3. Louis Weertz
4. Drake University
5. New York City
6. Yes
7. Juilliard School
8. Yes
9. 1955
10. Yes
11. Billboard charts
12. Four decades
13. No
14. Saturday
15. Pancreatic cancer
16. Los Angeles
17. No
18. Jacque Heebner
19. Yes
20. Inside his home
Q: One evening last fall, while Marcos Ugarte did his homework and his father, Eduardo, a teacher, prepared lesson plans, they heard shouting outside. Eduardo, 47, and Marcos, 15, stepped onto the balcony of their two-story home. Immediately, Marcos' s eye was caught by a flame from one of their neighbors' houses. "Dad, the house is on fire!" Marcos cried. Dressed only in shorts, the barefoot teen dashed towards the Mas' home with his dad. Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were gathered on the front grassland shouting for help. When the Ugartes got there, they saw through the open front door that father Alex Ma was falling down the stairs, coughing, his face black with dirt. "Is anyone else in the house?" Eduardo asked. "My son!" Alex managed to say, pointing to the second floor. Eduardo started up the stairs, but thick, black smoke, swirling ash, and extreme heatforced him to his knees. He inched upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, eight, who had locked himself in a bedroom. "I'd never seen smoke like that," says Eduardo. "My glasses immediately turned black from the ash." As the fire spread across the hall, Eduardo banged on the bedroom door and tried to turn the handle. But Cody didn't respond, and Eduardo made his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling an aluminum ladder out of the garage. "Cody was standing at the window, screaming for help," says Marcos. "I knew I had to do something." He grabbed the ladder, positioned it near the window, and climbed towards the boy. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and persuaded Cody out. "It's OK," Marcos told him. "I've got you." Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos moved down the ladder. Halfway down, he handed the boy to a neighbor. The day after the fire, Alex visited Marcos. "Thank you for saving my son," Alex said. "You are his hero forever."

Answer the following questions:
1. What profession is Marco's father in?
2. What was Marcos wearing on his feel when he ran outside?
3. What was he wearing?
4. What was the teacher doing when Marcos caught his attention?
5. What was burning?
6. Whose house?
7. How many of the Ma's were waiting outside for help?
8. Who was still inside?
9. Who else?
10. How old was he?
11. And where was he?
A: 1. teacher
2. nothing
3. shorts
4. preparing lesson plans
5. house
6. neighbors' house
7. three
8. Alex Ma
9. His son
10. eight
11. window
Q: Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1840. Her father made a great deal of money in trade. During school,her parents took her to Italy to explore the country's many cultural treasures. One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her. She wrote to her friends about her dream of owning a house one day with an art collection like the one she had seen in Italy. In Paris, Isabella became a close friend of one of her classmates, Julia Gardner, whose family was from Boston. Julia would later introduce Isabella to her brother, Jack. In 1860, Isabella Stewart married Jack Gardner. The couple had too much art to fit inside their home. So they decided to start planning a museum. Mrs. Gardner didn't like the cold and empty spaces of many museums during her time. She wanted a warm museum filled with light. She once said that she decided years ago that _ . America was a young country developing quickly in other areas. But the country needed more chances for people to see beautiful examples of art. After her husband's death in 1898, Isabella knew she had no time to lose in building her museum. She bought land, hired a building designer, and supervised every detail of her museum's construction. Mrs. Gardner opened her museum on January 1,1903. The museum was then called Fenway Court. She invited her friends that night for a special musical performance. The next month, she opened the museum to the public. At first, visits were limited to twenty days out of the year. Visitors paid one dollar to enter. Isabella Stewart Gardner died in 1924 in Boston. In her will, she left the museum a million dollars and a series of requirements about how it should be managed. One requirement is that the permanent collection cannot be changed.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where was Isabella Stewart born?
2. In what year?
3. What country did she explore as a child?
4. What collection did she visit in Milan?
5. Where did she meet Julia Gardner?
6. Who later introduced Isabella to who?
7. Who became?
8. Did Isabella enjoy empty museum spaces?
9. Did she find America to be rich in art?
10. What year did her husband pass?
11. What did she do shortly after his passing?
12. What was the museum called?
A:
1. New York City
2. 1840.
3. Italy
4. private
5. Paris
6. Jack
7. Mrs. Gardner
8. didn't like
9. America was a young country developing quickly in other areas
10. 1898
11. building her museum
12. Fenway Court