Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XX 

THE BULLY LEAVES PUTNAM HALL 

"So you wish to see me, Rover? Very well, come right in and sit down," said Captain Putnam, who sat in front of his desk, making up some of his accounts for the month just past. 

Tom came in and sat down. It must be confessed he was a trifle nervous, but this soon wore away. 

"I came to tell you something and to ask your advice," he began. "You remember what happened to me when I ran away into the woods just after arriving at the Hall?" 

"Very well, Thomas," and the captain smiled. 

"Well, when Sam and I went to Cedarville to buy our skates we saw Dan Baxter in the tavern there, in company with the man with a scar on his chin. This man gave Baxter some bank bills." 

"What! At the tavern?" 

"Yes, Sir." 

"Please tell your story in detail, Rover," and now Captain Putnam swung around so that he might get a full view of his pupil's face. 

And Tom told his story from beginning to end just as I have set it down in the foregoing pages. 

"I am certain this man is some relative of Baxter," he concluded. "And I am equally certain he is not an honest fellow." 

"Humph!" Captain Putnam arose and began to pace the heavily carpeted floor. "Rover, this is a serious charge." 

"I understand that, Sir. But you can't blame us boys for trying to get back Dick's watch and trying to--to--" 
1. What was Captain Putnam doing when he saw Rover?
2. did he speak with him?
3. How did Rover feel about speaking with him?
4. What did he want to ask?
5. Who is Tom?
6. Is Tom and Rover the same person?
7. where did Tom and Sam go?
8. for what?
9. Was the Captain interested in the story?
10. Who did the boys see in Cederville?
11. anyone else?
12. does belkieve he is a good man?
13. where did they see the men?
14. what did he see?
15. Was this serious?
16. What were the boys trying to get back?
17. Did he feel he was to blame?
18. Where was the captain when Tom first arrived in his office?
19. did he tell the whole story?
20. who was a relative of Baxter?

Numbered answers:
1. making up some of his accounts for the month just past.
2. yes
3. he was a trifle nervous
4. his advice
5. his pupil
6. yes
7. Cedarville
8. to buy skates
9. yes
10. Dan Baxter
11. the man with a scar on his chin.
12. no
13. the tavern
14. This man gave Baxter some bank bills
15. yes
16. Dick's watch
17. no
18. in front of his desk
19. yes
20. the man with a scar on his chin


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
(CNN) -- As World Cup openers go, this was about as bad as it gets for Portugal. 

Thumped 4-0 by Germany, one key defender sent off, another possibly out of the tournament with injury and its World Player of the Year looking decidedly unfit. 

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't lacking in effort but was as powerless as those around him to prevent Portugal being steamrollered by Der Mannschaft in Salvador. 

It started badly for Paulo Bento's men and got steadily worse as Germany maintained its record of scoring at least four goals in every opening World Cup match since 2002. 

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They were 1-0 down after 10 minutes when Joao Pereira was adjudged to have hauled down Mario Gotze. Fellow Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller confidently slotted home the penalty. 

It was 2-0 when Mats Hummels thumped a header into the net from Toni Kroos' corner. 

Just five minutes later, Real Madrid defender Pepe tangled with Muller, who sank theatrically to the turf claiming a hand to the face. 

Pepe then stood over his opponent and pushed his head towards Muller's, the referee producing a straight red card. 

Muller then struck just before the interval to put the game well beyond Portugal, pouncing on a loose ball inside the area to fire past Rui Patricio. 

Portugal made a change at the break, as Ricardo Costa replaced Miguel Veloso, but it made little difference as Germany continued to press home their advantage. 

Mesut Ozil, who plays for Arsenal, should have found the net when played through on goal but he hit his shot straight at Patricio. 
1. Was the record broken?
2. Who lost the world cup?
3. to whom?
4. Was someone replaced?
5. What color card was produced?
6. What caused it?
7. Did the change out prove effective?

Numbered answers:
1. unknown
2. Portugal.
3. Germany
4. unknown
5. red card.
6. Pepe then stood over his opponent and pushed his head towards Muller's
7. unknown


Question:
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First recognized in 1900 by Max Planck, it was originally the proportionality constant between the minimal increment of energy, E, of a hypothetical electrically charged oscillator in a cavity that contained black body radiation, and the frequency, f, of its associated electromagnetic wave. In 1905 the value E, the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator, was theoretically associated by Einstein with a "quantum" or minimal element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave itself. The light quantum behaved in some respects as an electrically neutral particle, as opposed to an electromagnetic wave. It was eventually called the photon. 

Classical statistical mechanics requires the existence of h (but does not define its value). Eventually, following upon Planck's discovery, it was recognized that physical action cannot take on an arbitrary value. Instead, it must be some multiple of a very small quantity, the "quantum of action", now called the Planck constant. Classical physics cannot explain this fact. In many cases, such as for monochromatic light or for atoms, this quantum of action also implies that only certain energy levels are allowed, and values in between are forbidden.
1. Who originally associated the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator with a "quantum" or minimal element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave itself?
2. When did he do this?
3. What letter is the value called?
4. How did the light value behave?
5. As opposed to what?
6. What was it later called?
7. Who was energy E originally recognized by?
8. What type of action can't take an arbitrary value?
9. What must it be instead?
10. What is that also known as?
11. Is there another name for it?
12. What is it?
13. Is this fact widely understood in physics?
14. What does this imply about energy levels?
15. What about values in between?


Numbered answers:
1. Einstein
2. In 1905
3. E
4. as an electrically neutral particle
5. an electromagnetic wave
6. the photon
7. Max Planck
8. a physical one
9. some multiple of a very small quantity
10. the "quantum of action"
11. yes
12. the Planck constant
13. no
14. only certain ones are allowed
15. they're forbidden