Question: Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

A mathematician who goes mad is not a subject most directors consider commercially attractive, but then Ron Howard isn't among most directors, despite an impressive list of credits, a Beautiful Mind is his most successful work to date, combining psychological drama with a moving love story to produce a film that is as interesting as it is entertaining. The Oscar winning Russel Crowe has put himself in line for further honors with his acting John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician troubled by schizophrenia . A Beautiful Mind pictures Nash as an unusual hero, not just because of his academic achievements, but also because of the courage he displays while battling his illness. In 1947, Nash was one of many great young minds at Princeton. "To find a truly original idea is the only way to distinguish myself." The proud and determined student declared. His exploration of such an idea afforded him little time for the normal socializing. His shyness and straightforward approach brought him few friends. After finally _ a revolutionary new idea, Nash's career took off and his reputation was secured. He balanced research work with teaching, which is where he met the bright and beautiful student Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). Things in his life were going well when his talent for code breaking brought him to the attention of the military who employed him during the early stages of the cold war with Russia. However, the stress of his work made Nash's illness develop. Crowe's performance is perfect. He and Connelly ignite (make something exciting) the film's passionate love story and Connelly's wonderful performance makes the audience moved by Alicia, whose courage, strength and faith in her husband are the primary reasons for his recovery.

1. Who plays Alicia in the movie?
2. What movie is it?
3. Who is the director?
4. Which award did John Nash win?
5. What school did he attend?
6. What caused his illness to appear?
7. Who was he working for?
8. During which significant world event?
9. Was he extremely social and outgoing?
10. What illness did he ultimately overcome?
11. Who most helped his recovery?
12. Who plays John's character in the movie?
13. Did he and Jennifer Connelly work well together?
14. What is the movie's title?
15. What two genres did it combine?
16. Was it successful at the box office?
17. Which award did Russell Crowe win?
18. What made John attractive for military employment?
19. How did John meet Alicia?
20. Are there many successful movies with this same subject matter?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Jennifer Connelly
2. A Beautiful Mind
3. Ron Howard
4. Nobel Prize
5. Princeton
6. stress
7. the military
8. the Cold War
9. no
10. schizophrenia
11. Alicia
12. Russel Crowe
13. yes
14. A Beautiful Mind
15. psychological drama and love story
16. yes
17. the Oscar
18. his talent for code breaking
19. she was his student
20. no

Question: CHAPTER XXIV. 

Next day, sure enough, the cablegram didn't come. This was an immense disaster; for Tracy couldn't go into the presence without that ticket, although it wasn't going to possess any value as evidence. But if the failure of the cablegram on that first day may be called an immense disaster, where is the dictionary that can turn out a phrase sizeable enough to describe the tenth day's failure? Of course every day that the cablegram didn't come made Tracy all of twenty-four hours' more ashamed of himself than he was the day before, and made Sally fully twenty-four hours more certain than ever that he not only hadn't any father anywhere, but hadn't even a confederate--and so it followed that he was a double-dyed humbug and couldn't be otherwise. 

These were hard days for Barrow and the art firm. All these had their hands full, trying to comfort Tracy. Barrow's task was particularly hard, because he was made a confidant in full, and therefore had to humor Tracy's delusion that he had a father, and that the father was an earl, and that he was going to send a cablegram. Barrow early gave up the idea of trying to convince Tracy that he hadn't any father, because this had such a bad effect on the patient, and worked up his temper to such an alarming degree. He had tried, as an experiment, letting Tracy think he had a father; the result was so good that he went further, with proper caution, and tried letting him think his father was an earl; this wrought so well, that he grew bold, and tried letting him think he had two fathers, if he wanted to, but he didn't want to, so Barrow withdrew one of them and substituted letting him think he was going to get a cablegram--which Barrow judged he wouldn't, and was right; but Barrow worked the cablegram daily for all it was worth, and it was the one thing that kept Tracy alive; that was Barrow's opinion.  1. What has not arrived?
2. Who is this bad news for?
3. Was it one day late?
4. Did it ever come?
5. What is the cablegram?
6. How does Tracy feel about himself?
7. What family member is Tracy missing?
8. Who is convinced of that?
9. What does she call him?
10. Who is trying to make him feel better?
11. Does Tracy think he has a father?
12. Who does he think his father is?
13. What does he think his father is going to do?
14. What makes Tracy mad?
15. How many fathers did he try to tell him he had?
16. How'd that go?
17. What did he replace the second father with?
18. What does Barrow think it does for Tracy? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the cablegram
2. Tracy
3. no
4. no
5. a ticket
6. ashamed
7. a father
8. Sally
9. a double-dyed humbug
10. Barrow and the art firm
11. yes
12. an earl
13. send a cablegram.
14. telling Tracy he had no father
15. two
16. he didn't believe it
17. a cablegram
18. keeps him alive

Q: On a hot summer day, Brian was walking home from the park. While walking, Brian passed his favorite toy store, and saw that they had a new baseball glove in the window. Brian's baseball glove was very old and was ripped in a few places. Brian really wanted the new glove because he wanted to show off his glove to his friends tomorrow. The cost of the new glove was fifteen dollars, but when Brian checked his pockets for money, he only had six dollars and fifty cents. Brian ran home and went to look around his house for money. He checked under his bed and found fifty cents under some toys. He then checked all of his pockets of his pants and shorts, and found another two dollars. Brian then went to look between the cushions on all of the couches in his house, and he found another three dollars. After finally looking around his whole house, Brian knew that he still did not have enough money to buy the new glove. Brian went outside and saw his dad doing yard work. He told his dad that he would finish all the yard work for him, if he could have the money he needed for the new glove. His dad said yes, so Brian spent the rest of the afternoon raking the yard, and bagging leaves. Brian's dad was very proud that his son was working hard for money. When Brian was finally done, Brian knew that he was too late, and the toy store was closed. Just as Brian was walking inside, he saw his dad walk up to home holding the new glove that he wanted. Brian was so happy, and he and his dad spent the rest of the afternoon having a catch.

1. toy store
2. Brian did
3. a new baseball glove
4. yes
5. because he wanted to show off his glove to his friends tomorrow
6. fifteen dollars
7. no
8. six dollars and fifty cents
9. Brian knew that he still did not have enough money to buy the new glove.
10. yes

Numbered questions:

Answer: 1. What did someone pass on the way home?
2. Who passed a toy store?
3. did someone see something in the shop?
4. Did Brian want the glove?
5. why
6. how much did it cost?
7. Did he have it?
8. How much did he have?
9. Did he get the money?
10. did he end up getting the glove?