Question:
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Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer. Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world. 

Steve Jobs made technology fun. As tech leaders, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life. Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar. 

Steve Jobs was a college dropout. He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant. They supported his early interest in electronics. He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer--now just called Apple--in 1976. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive. 

Mr. Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT, He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today. However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August, 2011 because of his health. He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement. Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. 

President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs showed the spirit of American ingenuity . By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible but intuitive and fun. 

The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really astonishing. He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all time. Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business. Steve Jobs was remembered as a " great visionary and leader" and a marketing genius.
1. Who co-founded Apple?
2. What other position did he hold?
3. When did he die?
4. How old was he?
5. What was his second company?
6. Who was his partner in creating Apple?
7. When did they start it?
8. How many years was Jobs there?
9. Why did he leave?
10. Did he graduate college?
11. How many products and companies are mentioned?
12. What were his parents' occupations?
13. When he came back to Apple did he make it more or less valuable?
14. When did he step down?
15. Why?
16. What was the cause of his death?
17. Will he be considered a great businessman?
18. Like which other people?
19. Where was his home?
20. Besides there, where else did people gather after his death?

Numbered answers:
1. Steve Jobs
2. CEO
3. Wednesday
4. 56
5. NeXT Computer
6. Steve Wozniak
7. in 1976
8. Until 1985
9. Dispute with the cheif executive
10. College Dropout
11. Seven
12. unknown
13. More valuable
14. August 2011
15. His health
16. Cancer
17. Yes
18. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford
19. Palo Alto, California
20. Apple stores around the world


Question:
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CHAPTER XVII. 

THREE PRISONERS. 

It did not take Joe and Darry long to retrace their steps at the water-course. They continued to call to the young captain, and once Joe shot off his rifle as a signal, but, as we know, no answer came back. 

"I can't understand this at all," said Joe, when they halted near the shelter. "I didn't hear him do any firing, did you?" 

"Not a shot," answered Darry. "He must have gone away from the brook instead of along the bank." 

The two boys hung around the shelter for some time, and then decided to follow up the trail left by the young officer. 

This was easy for part of the distance, but soon the footprints became so indistinct that they came to another halt. 

"Stumped!" muttered Joe. "We might as well go back to the shelter and wait till he returns. One thing is certain, he hasn't found any game, or we would have heard the firing." 

Tired by their long tramp the boys sat down in the shelter, thinking that Captain Moore would return at any moment. 

Thus an hour was passed. It was now noon, and Joe and Darry set to work to prepare dinner for themselves. 

The repast was just finished when Joe let out a cry of alarm. 

"Matt Gilroy!" 

He was right. The captain of the desperadoes had appeared, followed by several others. 

The boys were taken completely off their guard. Darry made a clutch for his rifle, but on the instant Gilroy had him covered. 
1. what is the title of the chapter?
2. what are the names of the two boys?
3. why did Joe shoot his rifle?
4. how many times did he do it?
5. did they get an answer?
6. where did they halt?
7. and could Joe understand what was going on?
8. where did Darry think he had gone?
9. instead of?
10. what did they do for a while?
11. and after that?
12. why did they decided to go back to the shelter?
13. what were they sure he hadn't found?
14. and how did they determine this?
15. who are they looking for?
16. what made them get tired?


Numbered answers:
1. THREE PRISONERS
2. Joe and Darry
3. as a signal
4. once
5. no
6. near the shelter
7. No
8. away from the brook
9. along the bank
10. hung around the shelter
11. decided to follow up the trail left
12. the footprints became indistinct
13. game
14. they would have heard the firing
15. Captain Moore
16. their long tramp