Question: CHAPTER XXIII 

AN EVENING AT APPLEYARD 

Rankine had got a few days' leave and was spending it at Appleyard. He sat beside Elsie in a corner of the billiard-room, where the party had gathered after dinner. He had arrived during the afternoon, and Andrew was not altogether pleased to see him, although he liked the man. Elsie had suggested that Dick should invite him, and had added that he might as well come when Madge Whitney was there. Since Elsie had not seen Rankine until he arrived, Andrew wondered what she meant; but he admitted that she generally had a reason for what she did. 

Nobody had been playing billiards or wanted to begin. Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse were knitting and the others were talking quietly, while they waited for the evening newspaper. 

Presently Staffer made a remark about the Navy, and Madge Whitney looked at Rankine with a smile. 

"Don't you feel that you must answer that?" 

"I don't know that I can," Rankine answered good-naturedly. "To some extent, Mr. Staffer's right. The Navy certainly occupies the background of the stage, just now." 

"It strikes me as being out of sight altogether," Staffer said. 

"Well, perhaps that's its proper place. But I expect it will emerge from obscurity when it's wanted." 

"We must hope so," Staffer returned. "No doubt, your commanders are waiting for the right moment to make a dramatic entry on the scene; but one imagines that ambitious young officers must find being kept in the background rather galling."  1. What is the chapter number?
2. What is the name of the chapter?
3. Who was sitting next to Elsie?
4. How was he able to be at the Appleyard?
5. Where was he sitting with her?
6. When did they go there?
7. Who was not happy with his arrival?
8. Who suggested he should be invited?
9. Who should be present when he came?
10. Who was to invite him?
11. What common thing were Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse doing?
12. What were the others doing?
13. And what were Elsie and Mrs. Woodhouse doing?
14. Who broke the silence?
15. Who made a comment about the military? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. CHAPTER XXIII
2. AN EVENING AT APPLEYAR
3. Rankine
4. He had arrived during the afternoon
5. corner of the billiard-room
6. during the afternoon
7. Andrew
8. Elsie
9. unknown
10. Dick
11. playing billiards
12. talking quietly
13. knitting
14. unknown
15. Staffer


Question: Joey got a German Shepherd for his birthday present. He had never had any pets before, but was always excited to see the other dogs and cats in his neighborhood. Since his birthday was in June, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his new puppy, which he named Max. Max and Joey would often run through fields in a game of chase. They also liked to go through the small forest behind the house, making a game of hide and seek. They never went near the lake because Joey was afraid of water. One day, Max hid a little too well and Joey couldn't find him. Joey spent the afternoon looking for his German Shepherd where they often played, like the field and forest. Joey was a shy boy who often read by himself, and Max was his best friend. After dinner, he went to look for Max one last time before he had to take a bath and go to bed. He heard some barking on the next street, so he ran to see if it was his puppy. Sure enough, he saw Max playing with a poodle. The dogs were having so much fun. Joey brought Max home, happy that he had his puppy back. Max seemed to be happy to have his human by his side as well as a new doggy friend. All summer long, Joey took Max to the poodle's house so they could play without having to worry about losing his present. 1. Who is the human character?
2. When is his birthday?
3. What did he get for that?
4. What age?
5. How many games did they play?
6. Where didn't they play?
7. Where did Joey look for Max?
8. Who was Max with when he was found?
9. Did Max play with the poodle again?
10. Was Max happy? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Joey
2. June
3. German Shepherd
4. puppy
5. hide and seek
6. outside
7. the field and forest
8. a poodle
9. All summer long,
10. seemed to be happy


Question: Hubert Joseph Schlafly was an electrical engineer who helped change the way actors, politicians and other people speak on television. In 1950, he and two other men developed the teleprompter. One co-worker, Fred Barton, was an actor. He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them. The other co-worker was Irving Kahn. He worked as vice-president of radio and television at 20thCentury Fox. 

The first teleprompter involved a person who held a long piece of paper printed with big letters. As the actor read the lines, another person would move the paper ahead on the device . The teleprompter was first used on a television program called "The First Hundred Years." Later versions used television screens to show the words that were to be read. 

Hub Schlafly and his co-workers believed that many companies would want to buy the teleprompter. So, they left their jobs and created the TelePrompTer Corporation to sell their invention. 

In 1952, former President Herbert Hoover became the first politician to use a teleprompter. The former president was speaking at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, USA. For a brief time, he stopped reading and began to talk about a subject not written in his speech. When Hoover wanted to continue the speech, the words on the teleprompter were not moving. He then said the machine should be restarted and viewers became aware of the new invention. Many reporters wrote about that incident, creating a new level of publicity for the teleprompter. 

Soon more and more politicians started to use it to face the television camera while reading prepared statements, instead of looking down at their notes. Then the device was used for almost all live television broadcasts. 1. What did Joseph Schlafly help to create?
2. Did he do it alone?
3. How many others were there?
4. Who were they?
5. What was Fred's job?
6. What about Irving's?
7. Did they all quite their jobs?
8. why?
9. did they have a company?
10. What was it?
11. When did they create the teleprompter?
12. Who was the person in politics to use it?
13. When?
14. Where was he?
15. At what gathering?
16. Did he give away that he was using it?
17. How?
18. Did this serve as advertising for it?
19. Why did he need it?
20. What was the first show to use it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. the teleprompter
2. no
3. two
4. Fred Barton and Irving Kahn
5. he was an actor
6. Vice President at 20th Century Fox
7. yes
8. to sell their invention
9. yes
10. the TelePrompTer Corporation
11. In 1950
12. Herbert Hoover
13. 1952
14. in Chicago
15. the Republican National Convention
16. yes
17. he said it should be restarted
18. yes
19. to continue his speech
20. the First Hundred Years