Question:
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CHAPTER II 

MABEL'S PEARLS 

Four months after Marston reached England, Wyndham came home. He had got thin and, when he was quiet, looked worn, but he had returned in triumph and soon persuaded Marston that his efforts had earned a rich reward. Things had gone better than his letters indicated. 

On the evening of his arrival, he waited in Flora's drawing-room for Chisholm, who had not yet got back from his office at the port. Electric lights burned above the mantel and Wyndham sat by the cheerful fire, with Flora in a low chair opposite. For a time she had listened while he talked, and now her eyes rested on him with keen but tranquil satisfaction. Harry had come back, as she had known he would come, like a conqueror. She was proud that he had justified her trust, and although it had been hard to let him go, this did not matter. 

She was ashamed of her hesitation when he first declared himself her lover, but the suspicion that she was rash had not lasted long. Flora was loyal and when she had accepted him looked steadily forward. It was not her habit to doubt and look back. One thing rather disturbed her; Harry was obviously tired. Before he went away his talk and laugh were marked by a curious sparkle that Flora thought like the sparkle of wine. This had gone, but, in a way, she liked him better, although his sober mood was new. 

By-and-by he glanced about the room, which was rather plainly furnished, but with a hint of artistic taste. Chisholm was not rich and the taste was Flora's. Then he moved his chair and leaned forward to the fire with a languid smile. 
1. Does Wyndham look fat?
2. Where did he arrive?
3. Did Marston reach England at the same time?
4. Then when he did?
5. Have Marston become successful in his efforts?
6. Did his correspondence imply otherwise?
7. On arrival where he waited?
8. For whom?
9. Where Chisholm was at that time?
10. Where he works?

Numbered answers:
1. No
2. home
3. No
4. Four months earlier?
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. in Flora's drawing-room
8. Chisholm,
9. He had not yet got back from his office
10. at the port.


Question:
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Roberto Sanchez, the Argentine singer known as "Sandro" and who drew comparisons to Elvis Presley, died Monday night after complications from surgery, his doctor told reporters. He was 64. 

Sandro's romantic ballads made him a star in the 1960s, but he first found the limelight as rock and roll singer who imitated Elvis' style. 

In his long career, Sandro recorded dozens of albums and also acted in 16 movies, according to the Web site Rock.com.ar. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Spanish Rock movement. 

The singer was also known as "El Gitano," or "the Gypsy," because of his family's Roma roots. 

Some accounts place Sandro as the first Latino artist to sell out Madison Square Garden in New York. 

Sandro died at the Italian Hospital in Mendoza, Argentina, where he was being treated for complications from a heart and lung transplant last month. 

He is survived by his wife, Olga Garaventa. 

Funeral arrangements are pending. 


1. what is one of Roberto Sanchezs nicknames?
2. is he a pioneer?
3. what movement is he a pioneer of?
4. when did he become famous?
5. where is he from?
6. how old was he when he died?
7. what caused his death?
8. was he married?
9. to who?
10. what did he do at Roberto Sanchez?
11. what did he do at Madison Square Garden?
12. what did he get last month?
13. any other nicknames?
14. where did the nicknames come from?
15. who is he compared to?
16. when is the funeral?

Numbered answers:
1. "Sandro
2. No
3. Spanish Rock movement.
4. 1960s
5. Argentina
6. 64
7. complications from surgery,
8. Yes
9. Olga Garaventa.
10. unknown
11. first Latino artist to sell out Madison Square Garden
12. heart and lung transplant
13. El Gitano,
14. because of his family's Roma roots.
15. Elvis Presley,
16. arrangements are pending.


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(CNN) -- During the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, Jimmy Kimmel made a joke that President Obama laughed at, but that you could see was just killing him inside. 

"Mr. President, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow?" Kimmel asked. "That was hilarious. That was your best one yet." 

Yeah it was. 

I'm sure he still has a lot of hope. But I would dare to say the thing that changed most over these past three years is Obama. The unbridled optimism that his first campaign once embodied has been bludgeoned by dogmatism, pragmatism and bipartisan cronyism. 

Hope and change are tough when the worst economy in 80 years is waiting to greet you at the door. 

Hope and change are challenging when Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial gatekeeper of the conservative movement, tells his troops "I hope Obama fails" before your first day on the job. 

Hope and change are virtually impossible when working with a Congress so dysfunctional that its approval rating never reached 25% in all of 2011 and was as low as 10% in February. 

No wonder his hair is a bit grayer these days. 

And no wonder the new Obama slogan is "Forward." 

"Hope and Change" captured the heart of a people who believed one man could change the culture of Washington. "Forward" acknowledges things are not where he said they would be, but takes ownership of a record that shows he at least has us pointed in the right direction: 12 consecutive months of job losses before he took office, 25 consecutive months and counting of job growth since 2010. 
1. What was Obama's previous slogan?
2. And the new one?
3. Obama was president during the worst economy in how many years?
4. Who wished for Obama to fail?
5. Is he a liberal or a conservative?
6. What event was on Saturday?
7. Who spoke at it?
8. Did Obama chuckle?
9. When this was written, how long had Obama been president?
10. How many months have jobs grown?
11. Were there any breaks in those months?


Numbered answers:
1. "Hope and Change"
2. "Forward."
3. 80
4. Rush Limbaugh
5. conservative
6. White House Correspondents' Dinner
7. Jimmy Kimmel
8. yes
9. three
10. 25
11. no