question: CHAPTER XXV 

A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE 

Ada Waltham did all she could to make herself agreeable to Sam and the others, but the youngest Rover was in no mood for raillery, and on the way back to Larkinburg had but little to say. 

Chester Waltham had lost no time in assisting Grace into his runabout and in getting his car out of the congestion in the parking space. Then he put on speed, and soon the pair were whirled away out of the sight of the others. 

"It's a dandy night for a ride," was Tom's remark. There was some moonshine, and the stars glittered clear in the heavens overhead. 

"That is true, Tom," answered his wife, "but don't you think we had better get back to the hotel and go to bed? I heard Dick say something about a long day of it to-morrow." 

"Oh, yes, Nellie, we'll get back. It wouldn't be fair to go off and leave mother and Mrs. Stanhope alone." 

When they reached the hotel at Larkinburg the Rovers expected to find the Waltham runabout in the garage, and they were consequently somewhat surprised when they saw no sign of the machine. 

"We certainly couldn't have passed them on the road," observed Dick. He turned to his youngest brother. "You didn't see them, did you?" 

"No. They went on ahead," answered Sam, shortly; and his manner of speech showed that he was thoroughly out of sorts. 

Having placed the touring cars in the care of the garage keeper, the Rovers joined the others on the piazza of the hotel. Then Dora slipped upstairs to see if her mother and Mrs. Laning were all right. She found both of them sleeping soundly, and did not disturb them. 
1. Who did Waltham help?
2. Did Tom say it was a bad night for a drive?
3. What did he say?
4. Did Tom have a family?
5. Who?
6. Who tried to be agreeable to others?
7. Did Dick say he had a short day the next day?
8. What did he say?
9. What did they find at the hotel?
10. What did Sam say?
11. Who was asleep deeply?
12. Did they get woken up?
13. Who checked on them?
14. Who was entrusted with the cars?
15. What kind of mood was Sam in?
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answer: 1. Grace
2. No
3. It was dandy
4. Yes
5. A wife and children
6. Ada
7. No
8. Would be a long day
9. Nothing
10. "They went ahead"
11. Dora's mother and Mrs. Laning
12. No
13. Dora
14. The garage keeper
15. Out of sorts

(CNN) -- When Amanda Berry screamed Monday evening for help through a crack in the front door of the house where she was being held, she set in motion an end to roughly a decade of captivity for herself and two other women. 

Berry's case had been publicized through the years, and when Georgina DeJesus was reported missing, her case, too, became known to the public. Little has been reported about the case of Michelle Knight. 

According to Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center, all three women were seen in the hospital's emergency room Monday night and had been released as of Tuesday morning. 

What had happened to them -- physically, emotionally, mentally -- in the years before, though, largely remains a mystery. 

Here's more information about Berry, DeJesus and Knight and their disappearances: 

Amanda Berry 

Age: 16 when she was reported missing; now, 27. 

Missing since: April 21, 2003 

Last seen: walking home from a job at Burger King a few blocks from her home about 7:40 p.m., according to the FBI. It was the eve of her 17th birthday. 

Clues: She called her sister to tell her she was getting a ride home, CNN affiliate WJW reported. 

Appearance: The FBI missing person poster described her as 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 105 pounds. 

Law enforcement action: The FBI had 10 postings on its website about her disappearance and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information about her whereabouts. 

Family reaction: It was a call she'd been waiting a decade for.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How old is Amanda Berry?
2. How old was she in 2003?
3. When was her birthday?
4. How old would she be?
5. Did she have a job?
6. What was her last day of work?
7. Where was she going the last time she was spotted?
8. From where?
9. How far did she need to travel?
10. Did she get a ride?
11. Who did she tell?
12. Was there a reward?
13. for what
14. How much was it?
15. How many posts were on the FBI website about her?
16. How tall was she?
17. How heavy?
18. Was she found?
19. Who was she with?
20. How long was she gone?
Answer: 1. 27
2. 16
3. April 22
4. 17
5. yes
6. April 21, 2003
7. home
8. Burger King
9. a few blocks
10. yes
11. her sister
12. yes
13. information about her whereabouts
14. up to $25,000
15. 10
16. 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 3 inches
17. 105 pounds
18. yes
19. Georgina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.
20. roughly a decade

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- It's a number that even astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is having a hard time wrapping his brilliant mind around. 

His Christmas Day tweet commemorating the birthday of Isaac Newton was retweeted more than 69,000 times as of this writing, making it the most popular of his Twitter career so far -- and, arguably, his most controversial. 

"On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642," the StarTalk host tweeted. 

He followed it up with a nod to the commercialization of Christmas: "Merry Christmas to all. A Pagan holiday (BC) becomes a Religious holiday (AD). Which then becomes a Shopping holiday (USA)." By then, he was on a roll. Earlier in the day, he tweeted, "QUESTION: This year, what do all the world's Muslims and Jews call December 25th? ANSWER: Thursday." 

His comments drew criticism and name-calling from various corners of the internet. "Overly reductive, deliberately cynical and unnecessarily provocative," one person said on Twitter. 

Another accused him of "trolling Christmas today to show you how smart he is." 

Tyson's response to the controversy? "Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them." 

Later Friday, Tyson pondered "My Most Retweeted Tweet" in a Facebook post. He did not defend or disavow his comments. Instead, in true scientific form, he attempted to quantify their popularity compared to previous tweets. 

"My sense in this case is that the high rate of re-tweeting, is not to share my enthusiasm of this fact, but is driven by accusations that the tweet is somehow anti-Christian," he wrote. "If a person actually wanted to express anti-Christian sentiment, my guess is that alerting people of Isaac Newton's birthday would appear nowhere on the list."  1. Who tweeted on Christmas day?
2. How many people retweeted it?
3. What did the tweet say?
4. What did he follow it up with?
5. What did it say?
6. Was he on a roll?
7. Did he tweet earlier that day?
8. What?
9. Where all his comments favorable?
10. What did one person say?
11. What did someone else say?
12. What was his reply to that?
13. What did he think about in a Facebook post?
14. When?
15. Did he defend what he said?
16. What did he do instead?
17. What did he say?
18. What was it driven by?
19. What followed that?
20. What is he known as?
numbered_answers:
1. Neil deGrasse Tyson
2. 69,000 times
3. On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642,"
4. a nod to the commercialization of Christmas
5. "Merry Christmas to all. A Pagan holiday (BC) becomes a Religious holiday (AD). Which then becomes a Shopping holiday (USA).
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. "QUESTION: This year, what do all the world's Muslims and Jews call December 25th? ANSWER: Thursday."
9. No
10. Overly reductive, deliberately cynical and unnecessarily provocative,"
11. trolling Christmas today to show you how smart he is."
12. "Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them."
13. My Most Retweeted Tweet
14. Later Friday
15. No
16. attempted to quantify their popularity compared to previous tweets.
17. "My sense in this case is that the high rate of re-tweeting, is not to share my enthusiasm of this fact
18. by accusations that the tweet is somehow anti-Christian,
19. "If a person actually wanted to express anti-Christian sentiment, my guess is that alerting people of Isaac Newton's birthday would appear nowhere on the list."
20. an astrophysicist