Q: (CNN) -- Roger Federer may have given up his No. 1 ranking, but the Swiss tennis star's grip on end-of-season supremacy is showing no signs of loosening. 

Federer marched into the semifinals of the $5.5 million ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, beating in-form Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4 7-6 (7-5) for his second successive straight-sets win in Group B. 

The 31-year-old has not lost at the eight-man London showpiece since 2009, and has now won 70 matches this year -- a feat he had not achieved since 2006 when he was at the peak of his powers. 

"This is a very special tournament in many ways," said Federer, who has reached the last four in 10 of his 11 appearances. 

"It's always been the tournament I wanted to be part of when I started playing at the beginning of the year, many years now. I had breakthrough results at this event. I learned a lot. 

"I've loved everywhere I've played over the years at the World Tour Finals. But I think this one is obviously special, because it's in London and The O2 is an amazing venue. I'm happy it's going to stay here for the next few years." 

The 17-time grand slam champion relinquished the year-end top spot to Novak Djokovic when he decided not to defend his Paris title last week, having pushed his record tally to 302 weeks at the top. 

Fifth-ranked Ferrer took advantage of a weakened field and shock defeats for Djokovic and No. 3 Andy Murray by winning his first Masters level tournament, following up his title in Valencia. 

Answer the following questions:
1. How old is Roger Federer?
2. How many matches has he won this year?
3. When did he last lose the London showpiece?
4. When was the last time he achieved 70 wins in one year?
5. Does he typically perform well at the London showpiece?
6. Is he pleased about the venue this year?
7. Where will it be held?
8. How many weeks did Federer spend as number one?
9. Is he ranked number one currently?
10. Who is?
11. What is Federer's current rank?
12. What country is he representing?
13. Which Spaniard did he win against on Thursday?
A: 1. 31.
2. 70.
3. 2009.
4. 2006.
5. Yes.
6. Yes.
7. The O2.
8. 302.
9. No.
10. Novak Djokovic.
11. Fifth.
12. Switzerland.
13. David Ferrer.
Q: Chapter XXIV. 

"March--march--march! Making sounds as they tread, Ho-ho! how they step, Going down to the dead." 

Coxe. 

The time Maud consumed in her meditations over the box and its contents, had been employed by the captain in preparations for his enterprise. Joyce, young Blodget, Jamie and Mike, led by their commander in person, were to compose the whole force on the occasion; and every man had been busy in getting his arms, ammunition and provisions ready, for the last half-hour. When captain Willoughby, therefore, had taken leave of his family, he found the party in a condition to move. 

The first great desideratum was to quit the Hut unseen. Joel and his followers were still at work, in distant fields; but they all carefully avoided that side of the Knoll which would have brought them within reach of the musket, and this left all behind the cliff unobserved, unless Indians were in the woods in that direction. As Mike had so recently passed in by that route, however, the probability was the whole party still remained in the neighbourhood of the mills, where all accounts agreed in saying they mainly kept. It was the intention of the captain, therefore, to sally by the rivulet and the rear of the house, and to gain the woods under cover of the bushes on the banks of the former, as had already been done by so many since the inroad. 

The great difficulty was to quit the house, and reach the bed of the stream, unseen. This step, however, was a good deal facilitated by means of Joel's sally-port, the overseer having taken, himself, all the precautions against detection of which the case well admitted. Nevertheless, there was the distance between the palisades and the base of the rocks, some forty or fifty yards, which was entirely uncovered, and had to be passed under the notice of any wandering eyes that might happen to be turned in that quarter. After much reflection, the captain and serjeant came to the conclusion to adopt the following mode of proceeding. 

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was still working?
2. Where at?
3. The entire area?
4. Where didn't they go?
5. Why?
6. Where did the lead want to get to?
7. In what way?
8. Who spent time thinking about what was in a package?
9. How many people were going on patrol?
10. And they were?
11. How long had they been preparing?
12. What were they getting prepared?
13. Who was leaving his relatives?
14. Was everyone ready to go then?
15. Was it easy to be sneaky?
16. What amount of space was open?
17. What was to either side of the space?
18. Did they decide to risk it?
19. How many people decided?
20. And they were?
A: 1. Joel and his followers
2. in distant fields
3. no
4. the side of the Knoll
5. it would have brought them within reach of the musket
6. the woods
7. under cover of the bushes
8. Maud
9. Five
10. Joyce, young Blodget, Jamie, Mike and their commander
11. the last half-hour
12. arms, ammunition and provisions ready
13. captain Willoughby
14. yes
15. no
16. forty or fifty yards
17. the palisades and the base of the rocks
18. yes
19. two
20. the captain and serjeant
Q: CHAPTER XVIII 

I 

THOUGH he saw them twice daily, though he knew and amply discussed every detail of their expenditures, yet for weeks together Babbitt was no more conscious of his children than of the buttons on his coat-sleeves. 

The admiration of Kenneth Escott made him aware of Verona. 

She had become secretary to Mr. Gruensberg of the Gruensberg Leather Company; she did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them; but she was one of the people who give an agitating impression of being on the point of doing something desperate--of leaving a job or a husband--without ever doing it. Babbitt was so hopeful about Escott's hesitant ardors that he became the playful parent. When he returned from the Elks he peered coyly into the living-room and gurgled, "Has our Kenny been here to-night?" He never credited Verona's protest, "Why, Ken and I are just good friends, and we only talk about Ideas. I won't have all this sentimental nonsense, that would spoil everything." 

It was Ted who most worried Babbitt. 

With conditions in Latin and English but with a triumphant record in manual training, basket-ball, and the organization of dances, Ted was struggling through his Senior year in the East Side High School. At home he was interested only when he was asked to trace some subtle ill in the ignition system of the car. He repeated to his tut-tutting father that he did not wish to go to college or law-school, and Babbitt was equally disturbed by this "shiftlessness" and by Ted's relations with Eunice Littlefield, next door. 

Answer the following questions:
1. How many children does Babbitt have?
2. How often does he see them?
3. Does he have a son?
4. What is his name?
5. How old is he?
6. Is he an adult?
7. Is he still in high school?
8. Which year?
9. Is he doing well?
10. What does he like to work on?
11. Is he good at basketball?
12. Is he planning to continue school after high school?
13. Who's his girlfriend?
14. Does Babbitt have a daughter?
15. What is her name?
16. Is she an adult?
17. Who does she work for?
18. Who is her boss?
19. What is her job?
20. Who is her friend?
A:
1. unknown
2. twice daily
3. yes
4. Ted
5. unknown
6. yes
7. yes
8. Senior
9. no
10. cars
11. yes
12. no
13. Eunice Littlefield
14. yes
15. Verona
16. yes
17. Gruensberg Leather Company
18. Mr. Gruensberg
19. secretary
20. Ken