Question:
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Lemuel Gulliver enjoyed travelling. He was a ship's doctor. On May 4, 1699, they were going to the Far East in the ship called the Antelope. One night, his ship crashed against the rocks, Gulliver was washed to the land. He found himself a prisoner of tiny people. They were less than 6 inches tall and lived in the island country of Lilliput. After he promised to behave well, they set him free and he could visit the city. The people of Blefuscu wanted to attack Lilliput. The king of Lilliput turned to Gulliver. He stopped Blefuscu attacking Lilliput by pulling its ships to Lilliput. The king was happy. _ wanted to make the people of Blefuscu his slaves , so he asked Gulliver to bring some more ships. Gulliver did not like this plan. The king got angry. Some bad men in Lilliput wanted to kill Gulliver. Gulliver had to run away from Lilliput to Blefuscu. He was welcomed by the king of Blefuscu. They soon became good friends. Three days after that , he asked king to send him twenty of his largest ships and two thousand men to pull the boat to the shore. In this boat, he set sail for England. On the third day he saw a big ship to the southeast. He called out to the ship. The ship was moving very slowly. They raised a flag .His heart was full of happiness when he saw the English flag .
1. What was Lemuel Gulliver's profession?
2. What did he like doing?
3. What happened to his ship one evening?
4. Was he able to reach land?
5. What did the persons of Blefuscu want to attack?
6. Were the people from there small?
7. What was their height?
8. What did the leader of that country want to make the people of Blefusco?
9. Was the king ever mad at Gulliver?
10. Where did Gulliver escape to when he left Lilliput?
11. How many men did he request to aid in pushing the boat to land?
12. How many ships were requested?
13. Were they small ships?
14. What kind of flag was on the ship he encountered?

Numbered answers:
1. He's a doctor
2. He enjoyed travelling
3. his ship crashed against the rocks
4. Yes
5. Lilliput
6. yes
7. 6 inches tall
8. his slaves
9. Yes
10. to Blefuscu
11. two thousand
12. twenty
13. No
14. the English flag


Question:
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(CNN) -- When Hugh Jackman first called his director for "The Wolverine," James Mangold told him that he had had an inspiration after reading the script. Mangold wanted to make the set-in-Japan film similar to "The Outlaw Josey Wales" by making the mutant a Josey Wales with healing powers. Jackman hadn't seen the classic Clint Eastwood film, so Mangold sent him a copy. 

"I felt like tonally, it would give him a clue of what I was talking about," the director said. 

The director started thinking about the deep affinity between gun-slinging Westerns and swordfighting samurai films. Mangold thought that drawing upon both of them would help "The Wolverine" stand apart from the rest of the X-Men series. 

This installment takes place after "X-Men: The Last Stand," as Wolverine retreats from killing the love of his life, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix, and heads to Japan. It is based on the comic by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, and Mangold thought of it as Hugh Jackman in a Western in Japan, without the horse. To make sense of this movie mashup, the director tweeted images from the top ten inspirations for "The Wolverine," daring fans to identify them. 

Astute fans of Mangold's body of work (which includes "Cop Land," "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma") might have spotted the 1959 Yasujiro Ozu film "Floating Weeds," since the director has cited it as one of the best films of all time as well as a major influence on his first film, "Heavy." 

"Ozu is the most underappreciated Japanese director, in my mind," Mangold said. "For me, the whole trip that Logan takes south to the Nagasaki area, it's almost the reverse train trip that the older couple take in 'Tokyo Story.' " 
1. When does the installment take place?
2. What movie had Jackman not seen?
3. Where is Wolverine headed in the film?
4. Who is the director?
5. Where was the film set?
6. What is the Wolverine based on?
7. Who is the comic by?
8. Who tweeted images?
9. Who is Yasujiro Ozu?
10. Did Mangold send Jackman a copy of a film?
11. What film?

Numbered answers:
1. after "X-Men: The Last Stand,"
2. The Outlaw Josey Wales
3. Japan
4. James Mangold
5. Japan
6. a comic
7. Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
8. the director
9. a Japanese director
10. yes
11. The Outlaw Josey Wales


Question:
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I have a good memory of my grandfather,Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room. 

I sat next to him. We were reading aloud,our heads bent over the page in front of us,a finger marking the words;separated by seven decades,brought together by words. It's a common scene in British families;however,in our case,the usual order of things is reversed .Granddad had been blind since I was tiny,so I was reading to him.When reading aloud,people usually read something that's of interest to the listener. So I didn't read children's books;I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad's reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words,I'd spell them out. 

Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news;but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn't really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together. 

My grandfather wasn't always blind. He had been a good carpenter .The first Christmas of my parents' marriage,he built my mother a bookcase,which now belongs to my son Jonah,providing a link between four generations. 

I was a fortunate child;I spent a lot of time with my grandfather,and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays,I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange,but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad. 

A decade later,I found a position in a nursing home,which reminded me of my early experiences;reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation,reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional effect on elderly people.
1. Could the author's grandfather see?
2. Had he always been blind?
3. What was his previous profession?
4. What is his name?
5. Where does the author work later in life?
6. Can reading to senior citizens have a positive effect?
7. What piece of furniture has been passed down for generations in the author's family?
8. How many generations?
9. Who owns it now?
10. Where did the author and Jack sometimes go on trips?
11. What group accompanied them?
12. Is reading together common in British households?
13. Did the author and Jack read kids books together?
14. Did his grandfather get annoyed with him?
15. What reminds the author of his Granddad?


Numbered answers:
1. no
2. no
3. carpenter
4. Jack
5. nursing home
6. yes
7. a bookcase
8. four
9. Jonah
10. seaside
11. the local association for the blind
12. yes
13. no
14. no
15. reading to senior citizens