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[ "Why is Si retirement so significant to the Space Exploration Team? ", "What makes Gubelin an outlier in the present day?", "What is the main reason that Gubelin is so resentful of Si’s decision?", "What is the main reason behind the Welfare State operating as it does?", "What happens to drafted workers?", ...
[ [ "There aren’t enough working people in the world. They won’t be able to find a replacement.", "As one of two remaining spacemen, it would likely mean the defunding and shut down of the Space Exploration Team.", "Training new spacemen is costly and time consuming. They won’t have anyone else ready afte...
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[ [ "Si was expansive. \"Why, sure. In the Space Department we don't have\n much time for formality. Everybody's just Si, and Doc, and Jim. Like\n that. But how come you cried?\"\nShe looked down into the drink the bartender had placed before her,\n as though avoiding his face. \"I ... I suppose it was that speec...
train
61405
[ "Where did Mia grow up?", "What is the Trial?", "What happened to Earth?", "What is the name of the first person to talk to Mia on Tintera?", "What is NOT a reason that Mia pulled out her pistol the first time?", "What did Mia have for siblings?", "Why did Mia begin to feel defeated and tired?", "What...
[ [ "Earth", "a space ship", "Tintera", "The Third Level" ], [ "your chance to find a suitable partner", "your first flight away from Earth", "proving your ability to survive on your own", "defending your right to have children" ], [ "People divided into small, vicious colo...
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[ [ "My name is Mia Havero. I'm fourteen, of course, or I wouldn't be\n telling this. I'm short, dark and scrawny, though I don't expect that\n scrawniness to last much longer. Mother is very good looking. In the\n meantime, I've got brains as a consolation.\n\n\n After we were all settled, George Fuhonin, the pi...
train
61097
[ "From the passage, what can be inferred about Retief's personality?", "What can be inferred from the passage about Jorgensen's Worlds?", "How do you think Retief felt during his time on the ship?", "What would have likely happened if Tony had attempted to apprehend and remove Retief himself?", "Why did the ...
[ [ "He's a \"hick\" as he is referred ", "He's careful with his decisions", "He's scared to push the buttons on the wrong person", "He's tough and determined " ], [ "It's difficult to locate and makes travel rather uncommon", "Tourists are no longer welcome and travel has been halted.", ...
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[ [ "Retief put his bag down. He turned at a sound behind him. A tall,\n florid man with an expensive coat belted over a massive paunch stood in\n the open door, looking at Retief. Retief looked back. The florid man\n clamped his jaws together, turned to speak over his shoulder.\n\n\n \"Somebody in the cabin. Get...
train
20012
[ "Who seems to be writing the most falsehoods?", "Do Cassidy and Arrow feel the same way about Krugman?", "Which writer seemed to like Krugman the most?", "Which would Fishman not use to describe Brian Arthur?", "What seems to be Krugman's biggest issue with Arthur?", "Which of the following most likely ha...
[ [ "M. Mitchell Waldrop", "John Cassidy", "Paul Krugman", "Kenneth J. Arrow" ], [ "No - Arrow finds him less offensive than Cassidy", "Yes - They both think he was misinformed", "No - Cassidy thinks he's a liar, but Arrow doesn't", "Yes - They both think he wrote inaccurate statem...
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[ [ "When Waldrop's book came out, I wrote him as politely as I could, asking exactly how he had managed to come up with his version of events. He did, to his credit, write back. He explained that while he had become aware of some other people working on increasing returns, trying to put them in would have pulled...
train
20014
[ "What best summarizes Fiss' main motive as discussed in the article?", "What would be Fiss' opinions on the current laws regarding self expression today?", "How would one describe Fiss' viewpoints.", "Would Fiss believe that free speech is really \"free?\"", "What is the overall mood portrayed by the articl...
[ [ "He wants to problematize the U.S. constitution and its values.", "He wants to build animosity against contemporary liberals.", "He wants to highlight problems with free speech.", "He wants to teach minority and underrepresented groups how to gain true free speech for themselves." ], [ "He...
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[ [ "Shut Up, He Explained \n\n Owen Fiss is a professor at the Yale Law School and a highly regarded scholar of constitutional law. The subject of this short book is the present direction of the law governing the freedom of speech. What Professor Fiss has to say about it is worth attending to not merely ...
train
51203
[ "What does the dead man represent for Ben?", "Why does Ben take offence to Cobb's comments about spacemen?", "Ben runs from the crime scene, but isn't remorseful for doing so. Why is that, even though he killed a man?", "What is the irony in Ben's contempt for a single action destroying \"a man's life and his...
[ [ "His conscious. He is manifesting as Ben's rage, and the anger that he felt during the incident. ", "The end of his freedom. He represents his new life as an outlaw. ", "His conscious. He is manifesting as Ben's unaddressed guilt, and what he can never run away from. ", "The end of his career. He ...
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[ [ "The dead man returned to him. Bloodied lips cursed at him. Glassy eyes\n accused him. Somewhere were two lost children crying in the night.\n\n\n And towering above him was a red-bearded man whose great hands reached\n down and beckoned to him. Ben crawled through the night on hands and\n knees, his legs num...
train
51310
[ "Why didn't Bradley mop up her cell?", "Why was Bradley in the Jug?", "Which of the following didn't O'Leary agree with?", "What seems to be a reason for many being sent to prison?", "What are the tangler fields?", "How did the Block O guards feel about their position?", "Why did Sauer and Flock yell so...
[ [ "she wanted Mathias to do it for her", "she wanted to start a riot", "she didn't deserve to be in the Jug", "she didn't understand the slang in the command" ], [ "she didn't understand the people she was supposed to be working with", "she wanted to be part of the Civil Service group in...
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[ [ "The girl lifted her head angrily and took a step forward. The block\n guard, Sodaro, growled warningly: \"Watch it, auntie!\"\n\n\n O'Leary shook his head. \"Let her talk, Sodaro.\" It said in the\nCivil\n Service Guide to Prison Administration\n: \"Detainees will be permitted\n to speak in their own behalf ...
train
51249
[ "Why did the story open the way it did?", "Who is most likely to end up going to Jupiter?", "Which word least describes Charlie?", "What isn't a reason for Ben to want to be a rocketman?", "What isn't a reason that Charlie came to visit?", "Which isn't true?", "Why didn't Laura say yes?", "What isn't ...
[ [ "to show how frustrated he was with space", "because his training was good and bad", "because that was how long he'd been away from Laura", "to describe how torn Ben was in his decisions" ], [ "Mickey", "Dean Dawson", "Ben", "Charlie" ], [ "proud", "sick", "expe...
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[ [ "I accepted that job teaching.\nAnd now, Laura, it's nearly midnight. You're in your room, sleeping,\n and the house is silent.\n\n\n It's hard to tell you, to make you understand, and that is why I am\n writing this.\n\n\n I looked through Charlie's box again, more carefully this time, reading\n the old lett...
train
51651
[ "What is the most dangerous aspect of the neutroids and other mutant animals?", "How are citizens organized into different classes in society?", "Which of the following is NOT true of Class C citizens?", "What act suggests that Terry empathizes with the owners of the neutroids he confiscates as part of his jo...
[ [ "Because they are grouped together in isolated areas, it is possible that they could use their adorable appearance and innocent demeanor to hide the fact that they are conspiring to overthrow the society.", "Because they only live up until a certain age, they often act with a level of invincibility that i...
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[ [ "\"Come on,\" he grunted. \"Let's unload some neutroids, before I forget\n all about work.\"\nThey went out to the kennels together. The cages were inside a\n sprawling concrete barn, which was divided into three large rooms—one\n for the fragile neuter humanoid creatures, and another for the lesser\n mutants...
train
27110
[ "Why does Loy Chuk want to bring the mummy back to life?", "How did Ned become a mummy?", "Why did Loy Chuk's people live underground?", "How does Loy Chuk communicate with Ned?", "How does Loy Chuk bring the mummy to life?", "Why can't Loy Chuk use time travel to send Ned back to Earth before his death?"...
[ [ "Loy Chuk wants to experiment on the man.", "Loy Chuk wants to study the man.", "Loy Chuk thinks, if he can find a female specimen, he can restart the human race.", "Loy Chuk just wants to prove it can be done." ], [ "Loy Chuk's workers wrapped Ned's body in strips of cloth to preserve it ...
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[ [ "What his probing gaze revealed\n to him, made his pleasure\n even greater than before. In\n twittering, chattering sounds, he\n communicated his further knowledge\n to his henchmen. Though\n devoid of moisture, the mummy\n was perfectly preserved, even to\n its brain cells! Medical and biological\n sciences ...
train
51597
[ "Which of these is the best description of the narrator? ", "Which of these is true about the importance of alge to the Martians?", "What is not true about the surgeon's job?", "What does the narrator seem to think makes a good cook on a spacer?", "Which is the best description of the relationship between t...
[ [ "A doctor who is also a food critic", "An angsty crew member who is always present in the mess hall", "A mutinous doctor who wants to run the ship himself", "A surgeon who happens to know some things about the history of food" ], [ "It is the only thing they can eat", "All of the space...
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[ [ "in space. My employment is more in the nature of TS-card-puncher\n extraordinary. My duties are to serve as wailing-wall, morale officer,\n guardian of the medicinal whiskey and frustrator of mutual murder.\n Generally the man aboard who'd serve as the most popular murder-victim\n is the Cook. This trip, the...
train
26843
[ "Why wasn't the narrator's compartment clean during blastoff?", "How does Pat feel about the narrator?", "How long was the author away from earth on this trip?", "What portion of the journey was spent in cryosleep?", "Why do Lloyd and Jones shoot at the narrator?", "How do the Martians reproduce?", "How...
[ [ "The crew ransacked the narrator's room. They were not happy to have a journalist forced upon them for this journey.", "The narrator forgot to secure his belongings when they boarded the ship. The gyroscopic spin knocked unsecured items all around the room.", "The force of the inertial gravities knock...
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[ [ "Kroger tells me that the pilot's\n name is Patrick Desmond, but that\n I can call him Pat when I get to\n know him better. So far, he's still\n Captain Desmond to me. I haven't\n the vaguest idea what he looks like.\n He was already on board when I\n got here, with my typewriter and\n ream of paper, so we di...
train
99901
[ "Which statement best describes the purpose of this text?", "Which term best describes the approach Cave supports with regard to AI development?", "According to Cave, what must happen before different disciplines converge to guide AI development?", "According to Cave, what issue does AI development share with...
[ [ "To propose potential pathways that AI could take to eliminate social and environmental problems in the near future", "To explain how industries are approaching collaboration and making decisions in AI with regard to social responses", "To demonstrate how humans are taking advantages of AI-related opp...
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[ [ "So I think there is anxiety in the tech industry that there could be a serious reaction against this technology at any point. And so my impression is that there is a feeling within these companies that these ethical and social implications need to be taken very seriously, now. And that a broad buy-in by soci...
valid
63041
[ "Which of the following is a false statement about the 98th corpse to be acquired by the ship?", "How long have the Venusians and Earth been in conflict?", "How did Burnett die?", "How many times did Burnett operate the claw in the passage?", "What likely happened to Rice in the end?", "What was Burnett’s...
[ [ "He travelled to Earth", "He turned on his superior", "He was a person of power in the opposition", "He was playing dead when found" ], [ "A decade", "Since Earthlings discovered interplanetary travel", "Since Venus was colonized", "A century" ], [ "Betrayal by Rice", ...
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[ [ "Burnett went up, quick. Almost as if he enjoyed doing Lethla a favor.\n Rice grumbled and cursed after him.\n\n\n On the way up, Burnett thought about it. About Lethla poised like\n a white feather at the top, holding death in his hand. You never\n knew whose body would come in through the star-port next. Nu...
valid
60412
[ "When did the earth earn its new title?", "What do the colors in the physicians' titles mean?", "How did the planet get the code to call for help?", "What kind of IV drip did the doctor give the patient?", "What did the doctor administer by feeding tube?", "Why did the Earth doctor use the mortar and pest...
[ [ "When humans from Earth started giving medical care wherever they traveled", "When Earth became known as unrivaled in its development of the biological sciences", "When humans from Earth became known as Galactic Pill Peddlers", "When the first contract was signed" ], [ "Stone focuses his p...
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[ [ "\"Not quite,\" said the Red Doctor. \"You're forgetting that I had\n one other prescription to use—the oldest, most trustworthy\n healer-of-all-ills known to medicine, just as potent now as it was a\n thousand years ago. Without it, Hospital Earth might just as well pack\n up her little black bag and go home...
valid
63855
[ "How many people are in charge of plotting navigational waypoints along the journey?", "About how big is the Cleopatra ship?", "What path did the ship Cleopatra take during the story?", "What are the Eridians?", "Why did the Eridians engage in war?", "How fast is second-order flight?", "How did Hendrick...
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[ [ "\"I am at that,\" mused Whitley with a foolish grin. \"And I'd better\n enjoy it. There'll be no Martinis on Tethys, that's for sure! This\n cruise is going to interfere with my research on ancient twentieth\n century potables...\"\n\n\n Strike heaved his lanky frame upright. \"Well, I suppose we'd better\n ...
valid
51461
[ "Why does the Earth have no moon?", "How many people are left alive on Earth?", "What are the layers of frozen material, from bottom to top?", "How does the family communicate when they go outside?", "Why did his father not want the boy to tell his mom if he saw more lights outside?", "How many planets we...
[ [ "The moon disintegrated in the battle between stars", "The moon was stolen by a dark star", "The moon stayed with the sun", "The moon was flung off into space on its own" ], [ "a number of people in various places", "Only the boy", "Only the boy, his family, and some people in New ...
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[ [ "Most of the other planets were on the other side of the Sun and didn't\n get involved. The Sun and the newcomer fought over the Earth for a\n little while—pulling it this way and that, like two dogs growling\n over a bone, Pa described it this time—and then the newcomer won and\n carried us off. The Sun got ...
valid
20031
[ "Why did the author say his father had left him a big estate?", "Why does the author feel like crying?", "Why does the author discuss his father's clothing and mementos?", "What best describes the author's father?", "How did the author's father feel about the USA?", "How did the author's father decide whe...
[ [ "Because he did leave a large amount before taxes", "Because his father lived frugally and saved a little", "Because he only has 1 sibling to share the inheritance", "Because of the intangible things his father left him" ], [ "He hasn't been frugal and needs the money", "The IRS taxes ...
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[ [ "My Father's Estate \n\n A letter from an ill-mannered former high-school classmate of long ago, one of several like it, which I pass on in paraphrase: \"I saw that your father had died,\" she wrote. \"He was always so clever about money. Did he leave you a big estate? Did he figure out a way around t...
valid
20041
[ "What is the author’s thesis?", "What is the fallacy that the author presents?", "What does the author think is not possible to ensure?", "What does the author argue is newly developing in relation to Keynesianism?", "What is the feedback that controls the interest rate set by the Federal reserve?", "What...
[ [ "That even Keynesian economists are misinterpreting some of the intentions of Keynes’ original theories", "There are so many unknowns in Keynes’ theories that it has come time to develop a new set of economic theories separate from his", "Keynesian economists are more united than divided", "It’s n...
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[ [ "and the widow's cruse are both major themes in William Greider's latest book, which I discussed last month. (Although it is doubtful whether Greider is aware of the source of his ideas--as Keynes wrote, \"Practical men, who believe themselves", "quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually t...
valid
20068
[ "Which of the following statements is the most true about how the author feels about dentistry?", "According to the article, why do most people value the dentist?", "Why are people less satisfied with their smile now than in previous generations?", "Which of the following is a real danger to one's health from...
[ [ "It is a waste of money", "Perfect smiles are important", "Insurance doesn't help enough with the costs", "It is valuable in the right context" ], [ "Cosmetic reasons", "Medical reasons", "Curing halitosis", "They don't" ], [ "People had nicer smiles in the past", "...
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[ [ "The most important discovery dentists made was the endless vanity of aging baby boomers. \"We are dealing now with the boomers who are the runners and the joggers and the dieters, and they are very concerned with how they look,\" says American Dental Association President Dr. Timothy Rose. Since going to the...
valid
22876
[ "What is Ravdin’s job?", "Which word does NOT describe Lord Nehmon’s leadership?", "What is the relationship between Ravdin and Dana?", "Why do they need to burn the city?", "Which word describes Frankle’s leadership?", "Predict: was Ravdin and Dana’s plan successful?", "What is “the link”?", "What is...
[ [ "He scouts space for the Hunters. ", "He is a warrior. ", "He is a spy. ", "He is a musician." ], [ "Passive", "Resilient", "Gentle", "Ineffective " ], [ "They are married.", "Dana is Ravdin’s supervisor. ", "They are brother and sister.", "They are both wat...
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[ [ "The station was completely empty as Ravdin walked down\n the ramp to the shuttles. At the desk he checked in with the\n shiny punch-card robot, and walked swiftly across the polished\n floor. The wall panels pulsed a somber blue-green,\n broken sharply by brilliant flashes and overtones of scarlet,\n reflect...
valid
99916
[ "What is the author's general attitude toward the democratic process?", "What does the author see as the most concerning political movement in the current era", "Why does the author believe that radical government movements are taking hold?", "What is meant by the term \"distributed consensus\"?", "What cla...
[ [ "They believe it does nothing", "They believe it could make both positive and negative impacts", "They believe it has the power to do great evil", "They believe it has the power to make positive change" ], [ "Networked platform democracy", "Distributed consensus ", "Authoritarian g...
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[ [ "They get a lot of things very right, after all – particularly their understanding that democracy is an ongoing process, and not something that happens in a voting booth on one day every four or five years. And by framing the practice of active citizenship as something appropriate to every scale of collective...
valid
99911
[ "What seems to be the draw to renting coworking space when you can simply work from home?", "Second Home ", "These new coworking spaces", "Those who typically rent these sorts of spaces", "By becoming part of these coworking spaces, ", "Many owners of coworking spaces", "Coworking spaces", "The member...
[ [ "It is a tax credit that people don't often realize.", "You can have interactions with like-minded individuals. It also is a good place to network.", "No one wants to sit at home all of the time.", "They often just like to show others they have the expendable income for such things." ], [ ...
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[ [ "The coworking space – even on a vast, industrial scale as at WeWork – is a club. And the whole point of clubs is that you want to belong to them. To someone raised in the era of the corporate office, used to the subversive feeling of being behind enemy lines, this may seem an odd way to think about the workp...
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61243
[ "How did Grunfeld measure the size of Uranus?", "Why did the crew of the Prospero change the colors representing the other four ships?", "Why was there only one ship from Earth navigating space during a period of the First Interstellar War?", "Why did the Space Force leave its initial orbit?", "How did Grun...
[ [ "He watched it block out stars and moons and used the surrounding light to estimate its depth.", "He took readings as the Prospero flew past the planet at a chilly distance.", "He analyzed the speed of the spinning of the equatorial bands.", "He used known diameters of other stars and moons to det...
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[ [ "Grunfeld chopped off that train of thought short. He was young and\n the First Interstellar War had snatched him up and now it was going\n to pitch him and twenty other Joes out of the System on a fast curve\n breaking around Uranus—and so what! He shivered to get a little heat\n and then applied himself to ...
test
50847
[ "What appears to be playing on the \"illuminated panel\" in front of Michael?", "Michael recognizes his impatience when he ", "What is the first \"faux pas\" Micahel makes on his journey?", "In this world, how have the leaders decided to keep the peace amongst all of the universe?", "What is the only univer...
[ [ "A broadcast declaring him a fugitive.", "An infomercial.", "Some international sport he is unfamiliar with.", "A welcome message from the town he is entering." ], [ "makes a rash decision concerning choosing a family to stay with, and that decision proves fatal. ", "is recognized as a...
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[ [ "A disembodied pair of hands administered a spoonful of Grugis juice to\n the woman, whereupon her hair turned bright yellow, makeup bloomed on\n her face, her clothes grew briefer, and she burst into a fast Callistan\n clog.\n\n\n \"I see from your hair that you have been a member of one of the\n Brotherhood...
test
51241
[ "What is the relationship between Molly and Roddie?", "How does the relationship between Ida and Roddie change over the course of the passage?", "Of the following traits, which best describe Roddie?", "What was Ida's primary goal going into the passage?", "What was Roddie's primary goal going into the passa...
[ [ "They're lovers wanting to get married when things calm down", "They're partners in work and life", "They're like siblings to each other, Roddie's almost Molly's older brother", "Molly is Roddie's caretaker" ], [ "They start out as lovers and end as rivals", "They start out as stranger...
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[ [ "Soon there would be nothing left of the\nPrivate Property Keep Out\nthat, according to Molly's bedtime story, the Owners had entrusted to\n them when driven away by radioactivity. Soon the soldiers themselves\n would be gone. None would remain to guard the city but a few strayed\n servants like Molly, and an...
test
20052
[ "What is a potential moral to this passage?", "What is the overall structure of the passage?", "Which of the following is not a pickup strategy discussed in this article?", "Did any of the partners of these men forgive them for their infidelity?", "Does the article reflect positively about any of the mens' ...
[ [ "Cheating and womanizing can be overcome when you mature as a person", "Cheating as a famous person will likely secure the attention of the tabloids for an extended period", "Usually for infidelity stories one tabloid will always (usually successfully) try to take point on the story", "Tabloids on...
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[ [ "On another occasion, Zercher says, she pushed open an unlocked lavatory door to find Clinton standing there, unzipped. She says he said to her, \"Well, why don't you come in and shut the door?\" Then there was the time he saw the flight attendants reading Gennifer Flowers' interview in Penthouse . Zercher sa...
test
20045
[ "What is \"spillover\" as it relates to free-speech law?", "Why does the author believe the CDA will ultimately be struck down by the Supreme Court?", "What was the result of Sable and the Denver Consortium?", "Why is it difficult to shield children from sexually explicit materials without simultaneously deny...
[ [ "There are psychological and philosophical repercussions for participating in free speech that is harmful to the character of another individual or entity.", "Some speech is very harmful to others and therefore can be restricted.", "There is no right to broadcast falsehoods because such lies may cause...
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[ [ "Speech and Spillover \n\n The Supreme Court probably will overturn the notorious Communications Decency Act. But the issues are not as cut-and-dried as some might suggest. \n\n By Eugene Volokh \n\n (1,777 words...
test
50571
[ "How did Green become a slave?", "Which of Amra's six children had been fathered by Alan?", "Other than the mere fact of being a slave, what did Alan hate about living on this planet?", "How does the duchess' reaction to news of the captured \"demons\" differ from that of the men around her?", "Identify two...
[ [ "He was made a slave because he was tall, blonde and could not speak the local tongue, and it was determined that if he wasn't a slave, he should be.", "On this planet, people who could not pay their debts were routinely enslaved, and this was his unfortunate circumstance.", "He was blending in with l...
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[ [ "a reward. Taken to the capital city of Quotz, Green had almost been\n freed because there was no record of his being anybody's property. But\n his tallness, blondness and inability to speak the local language had\n convinced his captors that he must have wandered down from some far\n northern country. Theref...
test
50827
[ "What clue does Steffens pick up on that initially leads him to believe that no humans inhabit the planet they land on?", "Why does Bal speculate that it has probably taken over 10,000 years to cause the marks they find on the rocks?", "What frightens Steffens and Ball in regards to the structures that they dis...
[ [ "He notices that the air is hard to breathe, but there are no airlocks on any of the buildings, making it impossible for anyone to live there.", "He was warned of a plague that broke out there some time ago that killed all of civilization.", "He knew that the planet had been bombed, and all of the peo...
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[ [ "When the ship had gone very low, looking for a landing site, Steffens\n was still by the screen. It was Steffens, then, who saw the thing move.\n\n\n Down far below, it had been a still black shadow, and then it moved.\n Steffens froze. And he knew, even at that distance, that it was a robot.\nTiny and black...
test
51194
[ "Society's attitude towards women seems to be", "What is Joe's motivation for opting to enter a relationship with his new wife?", "Joe builds Alice to ensure", "What seems to be everyone's opposition to Joe's creation?", "Joe designs Alice to be unable to smile. Why is this an issue?", "After Alice becom...
[ [ "if they speak out against their husbands, they should be detained and reprogramed for their insurance.", "if a man is unhappy with a woman, if he has allowed for enough time, he should have the ability to \"trade her in.\"", "that they should be revered.", "every man deserves the perfect woman, ...
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[ [ "Then, at mention of someone or other, Mrs. Harvey said tolerantly,\n \"Well, none of us are perfect, I guess.\"\n\n\n Alice smiled and answered, \"Some of us are satisfied with mediocrities\n in marriage.\"\n\n\n Mrs. Harvey frowned doubtfully. \"I don't quite understand, dear. In\n any marriage, there has t...
test
29170
[ "How has time in space affected Hogey physically?", "What does Hogey mean when he says “I’m a tumbler”?", "Which is the best real-life analogy to Hogey’s situation?", "Who is Marie?", "What happened to the money Hogey earned in space?", "Why is Hogey embarrassed to go home?", "What is the significance o...
[ [ "He is blind and his skin is allergic to the sun. ", "He can’t walk with gravity and he sleeps standing up. ", "He aged faster in space; he has the body of an old man. ", "He has trouble walking with gravity, and his eyes and skin have been scorched by the sun. " ], [ "He’s an alcoholic; h...
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[ [ "Hogey tried to turn around to\n look at it, but he forgot to shift his\n footing. He staggered and went\n down on the pavement. The car's\n tires screeched on the hot asphalt.\n Hogey lay there for a moment,\n groaning. That one had hurt his\n hip. A car door slammed and a big\n man with a florid face got ou...
train
63477
[ "What caused the error in O'Rielly's controls? ", "O'Rielly starts to talk about \"venus dames\" unprompted and acting strangely. Why?", "Why have Venus men struggled to keep their women interested in them?", "What can be said about Grandmamma Berta, Trillium, and the Madame President of Earth?" ]
[ [ "A control malfunctioned and reset itself.", "He missed something when they were preparing. ", "The controls weren't locked before take-off. ", "The Venus woman tampered with it. " ], [ "He's out of sorts from working on the controls. The heat got to him. ", "He's had an experience wit...
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[ [ "\"If every control hadn't been locked in correct setting,\" O'Rielly\n answered from his own angry bewilderment, \"the error would have\n registered before blast-off—wouldn't it, sir?\"\n\n\n \"So a control reset itself in flight, hey?\"\n\n\n \"I don't know yet, sir.\"\n\n\n \"Well, Mr. O'Rielly, you better...
train
63640
[ "What wouldn't Casey say to describe himself?", "Why didn't Casey want to take the deal?", "What was the stoolie's job?", "What hadn't been smuggled out of Mars?", "What convinced Casey to go to Jupiter?", "What didn't surprise Casey about Jupiter?", "Which true statement may have changed Casey's mind i...
[ [ "He'd never give up a client", "He's a master smuggler", "He's traveled all over the solar system", "He'd do anything for money" ], [ "He'd never make a deal with the S.S.C.", "He wanted to retire from smuggling", "He didn't think he'd live through it.", "They didn't offer him ...
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[ [ "I tried to back off from him a bit, but the ship stopped me. \"I'm Casey\n Ritter. What's your label, chum?\"\n\n\n \"Attaboy,\" he ticked coyly.\n\n\n \"Attaboy?\" Things blurred around me. It couldn't be. It was just plain\n nuts. Then I got a glimmer through my paralyzed gray matter. \"Who named\n you tha...
train
63442
[ "What can be inferred about the personality of Grannie Annie from the passage?", "Why was Baker hesitant to send his employees on an enforced vacation?", "What was the point in Grannie Annie and Billy-boy venturing into the desert?", "Although Billy-boy questioned his decision of letting Grannie Annie leave w...
[ [ "She's fearless and quick-witted", "She's fearful and hard to work with", "She lacks the experience that she claims she has for her novels", "She lacks the knowledge that is needed for her novels" ], [ "He feared they would have too much difficulty getting the employees back to work.", ...
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[ [ "Grannie Annie told her story during the long ride back to Shaft Four.\n We drove slowly, keeping the line of marching Larynx miners always\n ahead of us.\n\n\n Jimmy Baker had struck a new big lode of Acoustix, a lode which if\n worked successfully would see\nLarynx Incorporated\nbecome a far more\n powerful...
train
20010
[ "Which is the least likely reason for not circulating The Bell Curve in galleys?", "What was the basic purpose of The Bell Curve?", "Which wouldn't the author use to describe Herrnstein and Murray?", "What is the problem with using IQ to predict economic success?", "What do Herrnstein and Murray want you to...
[ [ "by the time people could intelligently criticize it, it was nearly too late", "it made people more excited to read it when it did come out", "it gave little time for people to check the facts", "there wasn't enough time between the galley publication and the official publication" ], [ "to...
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[ [ "The Bell Curve was not circulated in galleys before publication. The effect was, first, to increase the allure of the book (There must be something really hot in there!), and second, to ensure that no one inclined to be skeptical would be able to weigh in at the moment of publication. The people who had gall...
train
20011
[ "How would one best describe the lifestyle discussed in the article?", "What is exclusively unique about working for a person like Si?", "What is the significance of including all the costs and price tags in the article?", "What is a main message conveyed in the article?", "What general structure does the a...
[ [ "Excessive", "Confidential", "Exhausting", "Competitive" ], [ "Your pay would be much higher than at a similar job with a different employer.", "You would have more communication with your employer.", "You would experience luxurious employee benefits.", "You would work signific...
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[ [ "Si's favorite courtiers lead lives of jaw-dropping privilege. When she was editor of British Vogue , Wintour commuted between London and New York--on the Concorde. Another Si confidant decided his office didn't feel right, so he hired one of the grandmasters of feng shui to rearrange it. Some editors prepare...
train
42111
[ "Had the truck driver driving along Route 202 not noticed the change in road ahead while traveling, what would have likely happened?", "What had given it away to Don that the attractive redhead he saw on the train was not actually a natural redhead?", "Why did Miss Jervis think that Don worked for the governmen...
[ [ "He would have driven down into the pit where Superior was formerly located. ", "He would have passed right over the town and missed it totally. ", "He would have spilled his coffee while trying to make the sudden stop. ", "He would have floated above the ground and continued driving into the town...
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[ [ "A truck driver named Pierce Knaubloch was the first to report it. He had\n been highballing west along Route 202, making up for the time he'd spent\n over a second cup of coffee in a diner, when he screeched to a stop. If\n he'd gone another twenty-five feet he'd have gone into the pit where\n Superior had b...
train
51286
[ "Why wasn't Matilda married?", "How did Matilda's mother feel about Matilda?", "What about Haron didn't excite Matilda?", "What didn't surprise Matilda about Haron's house?", "Why did Mr. Gorka let these women stay in his house?", "How didn't Matilda feel when Haron was talking?", "What is not a reason ...
[ [ "she hadn't met a man that wanted to marry her", "she wasn't interested in dating people", "she found flaws in every man she dated", "she only liked to write to men, not meet them" ], [ "she wanted Matilda to get married and finally move out", "she loves her daughter but wishes she'd s...
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[ [ "The fact that in all probability such a man did not exist disturbed\n Matilda not in the least. She had been known to say that there are over\n a billion men in the world, a goodly percentage of whom are eligible\n bachelors, and that the right one would come along simply because she\n had been waiting for h...
train
20032
[ "What do critiques 2 and 5 have in common?", "What theme would critiques 6 and 7 agree with?", "What would likely happen if Harris begins legally selling women's eggs?", "What isn't something Harris claims he'll do?", "What wouldn't 10 and 11 critics agree on?", "What would 12 and 13 critics agree on?", ...
[ [ "they both believe that the models won't be truthful", "they both believe that egg auctions will create beautiful babies", "they both believe that people will get their hopes too high", "they both believe that bad genes could come through" ], [ "beauty isn't everything", "people will d...
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[ [ "This critique challenges two precepts of Harris' worldview. First, while pretending to accept human nature as a given, he violates it by peddling strangers' eggs and encouraging the production of children who will probably never know their mothers. Family association, loyalty, and love are among the best par...
train
51407
[ "The first paragraph in the passage foreshadows which theme of \"Sea Legs\"? ", "What is the purpose of paraoxynebutal?", "Which activity is part of the psychometric evaluation?", "What happened to Morgan Brockman by the end of the passage?", "Why is it important to watch the ones who don't become physicall...
[ [ "Society tends to neglect those who have served", "If you don't like it, you can always leave", "The grass is always greener on the other side", "People shouldn't count on places to stay the same" ], [ "It relaxes the sympathetic nervous system", "It puts a human to sleep for up to 12 ...
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[ [ "SEA LEGS\nBy FRANK QUATTROCCHI\n\n\n Illustrated by EMSH\n\n\n [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from\n\n Galaxy Science Fiction November 1951.\n\n Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that\n\n the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]\nRootless and footloose, a man in space ...
train
27588
[ "What is Trella's relationship to Dom Blessing?", "What is Dom Blessings's relationship to Dr. Mansard?", "Why doesn't Trella tell Quest about her mission? ", "How does Jakdane feel about Trella?", "Why couldn't Dr. Mansard and his wife leave Jupiter?", "What is the Jupiter weapon?", "Why does Quest say...
[ [ "Trella is Dom Blessing's employer.", "Trella is Dom Blessing's sister.", "Trella is Dom Blessing's employee.", "Trella is Dom Blessing's mistress." ], [ "Dom Blessing was Dr. Mansard's assistant.", "Dom Blessing was Dr. Mansard's business partner.", "Dom Blessing was Dr. Mansard's...
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[ [ "The car whipped into the\n street, careened, and rolled over\n and over, bringing up against a\n tree on the other side in a twisted\n tangle of wreckage.\n\n\n With a horrified gasp, Trella\n ran down the driveway toward\n the smoking heap of metal.\n Quest was already beside it,\n probing it. As she reache...
train
60995
[ "What is the significance of the story's title?", "Which is the best description of the relationship between Linton and Howell?", "What is the significance of Rogers Snead?", "What likely happens to Linton at the end of the story?", "Which is the best description of Linton?", "Which of these best describe...
[ [ "It hints at the extra costs for less natural things", "It marks the setting for the story", "It hints at Linton's constant desire for sweet things", "It shows Linton's goal for the story" ], [ "They are business partners trying to find a way to bring back someone they knew", "Howell i...
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[ [ "\"I've killed my wife!\" Linton called, rising from his knees, stretching\n his hands out to something.\n\n\n The pain stung him to sleep—a pain in his neck like a needle that left\n a hole big enough for a camel to pass through and big enough for him to\n follow the camel in his turn.\nHe opened his eyes to...
train
26569
[ "How many comanalysis sessions can someone undergo in one day?", "How does Bergstrom feel about Zarwell?", "How does the comanalysis process work?", "How does Zarwell feel about Bergstrom?", "Why doesn't Bergstrom alert the authorities that he has a wanted criminal, drugged and unconscious in his office?", ...
[ [ "Four", "Two", "One", "Three" ], [ "Bergstrom thinks Zarwell is a dangerous man. He is thinking about turning Zarwell over to the authorities.", "Bergstrom thinks Zarwell is a very sick and confused individual. He is going to have Zarwell committed.", "Bergstrom hates Zarwell. He i...
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[ [ "“Haphazard? That’s true. The\n recall episodes are always purely\n random, with no chronological sequence.\n Our problem will be to reassemble\n them in proper order\n later. Or some particular scene may\n trigger a complete memory return.\n\n\n “It is my considered opinion,”\n Bergstrom went on, “that your ...
train
99902
[ "Which term best describes Sara's relationship with her parents?", "Why have Sara and her father not spoken in over a year?", "At what point did Sara's relationship with her father sharply transition?", "Describe Sara's attitude toward Fox:", "What is ironic about Sara's father's justification for the ads o...
[ [ "inflammatory", "tenuous", "strained", "obligatory" ], [ "Sara attended college in New York and stayed there after graduating.", "They have intense disagreements on most political issues.", "Sara and her father voted for different presidential candidates.", "Sara's father was a...
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[ [ "Mom sighs, shoulders falling, looks at Sara directly. \"I'm sorry honey.\" She looks old, Sara thinks, watching a resigned tiredness flicker across her face in a way she'd not noticed before. Like she's exhausted by conflict, surrendered to it. \"Now, don't I get a hug?\" \n\n Sara smiles. They hold each oth...
valid
30035
[ "What did the author intend the lesson of the passage to be?", "What happened to Dameri while he was in custody of the government?", "What was Dameri’s purpose in landing on earth?", "What did the people of Earth generally believe Dameri Tass would do on their planet?", "How did Dameri Tass communicate in E...
[ [ "We should be trying to form a planetary government to become a civilized planet", "It is not possible for the planet to unite under a common cause", "We need not speak the same language to understand each other", "Solutions for human kind aren’t going to suddenly appear from outer space" ], [...
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[ [ "He hustled from the rostrum and\n made his way, still surrounded by\n guards, to the door by which he had\n entered. The dog and the cat trotted\n after, undismayed by the furor\n about them.\n\n\n They arrived about four hours\n later at the field on which he'd\n landed, and the alien from space\n hurried t...
valid
63855
[ "Who is called an aphrodisiac?", "What is the main reason the Cleopatra was chosen to report to Tethys?", "Why did the workers weld appendages to the Cleopatra?", "How did Gorman feel about Strike?", "How long did it take the Cleopatra to travel from Tethys to Eridanus?", "What best describes the battle?"...
[ [ "Celia Graham", "the Cleopatra", "Commander Strike", "Ivy Hendricks" ], [ "The Eridans launched a major invasion", "She is led by Commander Strike", "She was close by", "She has enough power to complete the mission" ], [ "To prepare for battle against the Eridans", ...
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[ [ "Old Aphrodisiac readied herself for war.\nLike a maddened bull terrier, the old monitor charged at the Eridan\n horde. Within the black hulls strange, tentacled creatures watched\n her in scanners that were activated by infrared light. The chlorine\n atmosphere grew tense as the Tellurian warship drove full ...
valid
62382
[ "What is not clearly an element of injustice in this story?", "Why might one not want to live in the universe in which this story takes place?", "Why is Kirk's friend considered dangerous to the community?", "Is Kirk's friend actually dangerous to the community?", "Is Kirk a model citizen?", "What happene...
[ [ "Heat stones were unfairly distributed", "There was classism", "Kirk's father was harmed", "There was rampant sexism" ], [ "Kids at Kirk's age are routinely hazed and attacked", "Mothers have to support the family through drastic measures", "Survival itself is difficult", "The ...
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[ [ "Looking up, calling to the men they knew, asking for help and getting a\n spear through the heart.\n\n\n After that, even the wind was gone, and the darkness had turned red.\nThere was a voice, a long way off. It said, \"God, he's strong!\" Over\n and over. It got louder. There were weights on his arms and l...
valid
50818
[ "What is NOT one of the reasons Manet wanted to be alone?", "What did Manet do at his job?", "What did Manet find in the desert?", "What did Manet ask for from the trader?", "Why does the trader not get any requests for returns?", "How did Manet feel about his last creation?", "Who did Manet like the be...
[ [ "To be able to practice poor hygiene", "To see how long it would take to go mad", "To compare peace and war", "To feel bored" ], [ "Take measurements of the stars, moons, and Earth", "Control the atmosphere seeder station", "Control the gimcrack", "Nothing" ], [ "Nothin...
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[ [ "HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS\nBy JIM HARMON\n\n\n Illustrated by WEST\n\n\n [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from\n\n Galaxy Magazine October 1962.\n\n Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that\n\n the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]\nEvery lonely man tries to make friends.\n\n...
valid
20029
[ "Where did Edward grow up?", "Why did Edward decide to tell the truth about his childhood?", "What is true about Edward's writings?", "How does Edward feel about the Arab-Israeli conflict?", "What is a role that Edward does not play?", "What is a theme of Edward's best-known book?", "What is a criticism...
[ [ "First Jerusalem, then Lebanon, then Cairo", "First Jerusalem, then Cairo, then the US", "First Cairo, then the US", "First Jerusalem, then the US" ], [ "To create the impression he was Palestinian", "To gain sympathy for living in exile", "To get it out there in his own words befo...
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[ [ "A similar account of Edward Said's youth can be found in a new book called Out of Place , the author of which is Edward Said. The book, Said's 17 th , is a wrenching, intimate account of growing up in Cairo's wealthy Levantine expatriate community, of summering in the dreary Lebanese resort town of Dhour el ...
valid
20048
[ "Are there clear solutions for the problems that the author discusses?", "What does the author think about the system of government in Belgium?", "What time period is this article likely written in based on its content?", "What is the significance of architecture to the arguments?", "What are some of the po...
[ [ "There is a clear solution for the management of waste that was proposed", "There could be free solutions to most of the problems", "They are very multi-faceted problems that couldn’t easily be solved", "The author writes about several types of solution to each criticism they raise" ], [ "...
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[ [ "Fortunately, Berlaymont isn't in my neighborhood, but a patisserie is. Bakeries are easier to find than gas stations in Brussels, and the neon bakery sign I can see from my office window often calls out to me the way signs for cocktail lounges once called out to earlier generations of writers. Think I'll ans...
valid
51256
[ "Why did Pashkov sell small arms to the Cubans?", "What best describes the relationship between Pashkov and Colonel James?", "Why is Zubov a comedic and ironic character for this story?", "What is a rest cure?", "Which of the following best describes the relationship between Pashkov and Nadezhda Brunhildova...
[ [ "It was actually Colonel James who sold small arms to the Cubans", "He wanted to use them as a scapegoat for his own plans", "He wanted to help another Communist country", "He wanted the Cubans to cause trouble for the Americans" ], [ "They are enemies", "They have no relationship", ...
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[ [ "\"No gun-play, caballeros,\" Pashkov went on in Spanish. \"We are in the\n Salvation Army charity house, not in a two-peso thriller. Besides, I\n deliver before I ask payment.\"\n\n\n \"Deliver what, senor?\"\n\n\n \"We favor any disturbance close to the United States. May I sit down?\"\n\n\n Between two bed...
valid
22073
[ "Is the main character good at his job?", "Why are the beacons important?", "Why were the buttons in the temple so polished?", "Which of the following words best describes the main character's personality?", "Why didn't the main character use his gun to fix the problem with the locals?", "Why did the main...
[ [ "Yes, he will break any rule to fulfill his duties.", "No, he wants to quit.", "No, he spends too much time drinking and messing around.", "Yes, he is both creative and professional." ], [ "Ships travel through beacons in hyperspace.", "Beacons are religious focal points for natives.",...
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[ [ "He leaned back, wiped his hands on his handkerchief and gave me Lecture\n Forty-four on Company Duty and My Troubles.\n\n\n “This department is officially called Maintenance and Repair, when\n it really should be called trouble-shooting. Hyperspace beacons are made\n to last forever—or damn close to it. When...
valid
99915
[ "Why was Rai collecting data on the forests in Kumaon?", "What were the forests of Kumaon used for traditionally?", "What are the forests of Kumaon being used for more in modern day?", "Why is studying forests and important aspect of understanding climate change?", "Why did Rai decide to start working in fo...
[ [ "To do research for a sporting goods company looking to build a factory there", "To determine the level of carbon sequestration happening there", "The collect census data on the number of people who live in the forest", "To do research for the government on the amount of cattle in the forest" ],...
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[ [ "Rai started working on the project in March 2014. He grew up in Delhi and was something of a tech prodigy. But as his career was advancing at the kind of rate that would leave most people sick with jealousy, he also felt something akin to the call of the wild. More intellectually curious than professionally ...
valid
99914
[ "A terrorist attack", "Because the world relies so heavily on the internet,", "The author of this piece", "The author is afraid", "What is ironic about the internet?", "One way the internet is damaging society is", "According to the author, who should govern the internet?" ]
[ [ "will one day wipe the internet out.", "will cause the world to have a different view of what goes on on the internet.", "is the only thing more frightening than what takes place online daily.", "will not be as detrimental as a well-placed attack on the internet." ], [ "our economy suffers...
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[ [ "Last October, unknown hackers used an array of badly secured 'internet of things' (IoT) devices to bring down most of the internet on the east coast of America in one of the largest DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks to date. While depriving Americans of Amazon and Facebook for several hours was su...
test
32667
[ "Around what year does the story take place?", "Why might Stanley's four-piece combo go to Neptune?", "Why did the reporter leave the bar swiftly after talking to John?", "Why did Jimmie want John to stay with the band so badly?", "What was John's profession?", "How does John return to his previous dimens...
[ [ "2021", "2070", "1990", "2040" ], [ "The uranium pits there make a good home for five years.", "It's where musicians past their prime go.", "It is home to Lunar City.", "Fat Boy suggested it." ], [ "He had enough information for his story.", "John had told him about...
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[ [ "Then it happened.\nFrom the entrance of\nThe\n Space Room\ncame a thumping\n and a grating and a banging. Suddenly,\n sweeping across the dance\n floor like a cold wind, was a bass\n fiddle, an enormous black monstrosity,\n a refugee from a pawnbroker's\n attic. It was queerly shaped. It was\n too tall, too ...
test
62212
[ "What is Rat's main reason for wanting to pilot the ship back to Earth?", "What are the two main reasons for the crew to return to Earth?", "Who talks Rat into defying Roberts' orders?", "In order to prevent as many medical issues as possible from occurring away from Earth, potential crew members must", "Ju...
[ [ "He is in love with Judith and needs to ensure her safe return to Earth.", "He feels a need to help those less fortunate than himself.", "He does not want Roberts to lose his job.", "He wants to escape his prison." ], [ "Two sick people require medical attention, and they want to get them ...
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[ [ "Unheeding, Rat swung his eyes around in the gloom and discovered the\n woman, a nurse in uniform. He blinked at her and she returned the look,\n wavering. She bit her lip and determination flowed back. She met the\n stare of his boring, off-colored eyes. Rat grinned suddenly. Nurse Gray\n almost smiled back,...
test
51122
[ "What were Eric's primary motivations at the beginning of the passage?", "What traits best describe Thomas the Trap-Smasher?", "What is the relationship between Thomas the Trap-Smasher and Eric the Only?", "Who do you think would most enjoy reading this story?", "Which of the following best summarizes the s...
[ [ "Succeed at the ritual and find a mate", "Succeed at the ritual and change his name from \"Eric the Only\" to something else", "Find a mate and become the chief", "Become the General and explore beyond his home" ], [ "Scared and swift", "Bold but inconspicuous", "Calm and pleasant"...
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[ [ "\"Eric, Eric, forget about it, boy. He was all of those things and more.\n Your father was famous. Eric the Storeroom-Stormer, we called him,\n Eric the Laugher at Locks, Eric the Roistering Robber of all Mankind.\n He taught me everything I know. But he only married once. And if any\n other woman ever playe...
test
20058
[ "What is the purpose of this article?", "How would you best describe Scottie Pippen's gameplay, based on the article alone?", "How would you best describe Michael Jordan's gameplay, based on the article alone?", "What were two reasons that this night of the game was particularly interesting?", "If Michael J...
[ [ "To describe Scottie Pippen's great gameplay during one game.", "To describe Scottie Pippen's great gameplay during three games.", "To describe Michael Jordan's great gameplay during two games.", "To describe Michael Jordan's great gameplay during one game." ], [ "Mostly he's playing a men...
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[ [ "Seconds after tipoff, Jordan launched a turnaround jumper, his new signature shot, hitting nothing but net. That proved to be the anomaly for the next three quarters of the game. Jordan missed a shot, and then he missed four more shots, and he threw the ball out of bounds, and he got slapped with two fouls, ...
test
20047
[ "Why does the author agree with the New York Senator's position?", "Why doesn't the author believe giving teenagers contraceptives would incentivize irresponsible sexual activity?", "How do some critics compare the Norplant option suggested by the Inquirer to China?", "Why did some readers accuse the Inquirer...
[ [ "He believes there is no hope for people who are born into the cycle of poverty and are unemployable for various reasons.", "He believes jobs programs will not be well-financed, and this will dissuade people from having children because they will not want to work.", "He doesn't think that many women w...
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[ [ "An uproar followed. The editorial writers--who had insensitively suggested a desire to reduce births of poor black babies in particular--were savaged by many Inquirer staffers and others as racist advocates of eugenics, even of \"genocide.\" They also caught it from some abortion-rights zealots, who are susp...
test
50774
[ "Why are the people in the opening scene hunting and shooting animals?", "What is one of the problems of space travel that colonists are very careful about these days?", "How does the humanoid that the hunting party encounters surprise them?", "The ship's crew is worried that Pat may carry unfamiliar diseases...
[ [ "They are shooting specimens for the sake of scientific discovery, to classify their taxonomy and study them.", "The food stores on their space ship are critically low, and they must have food to have hope of surviving long enough to start a colony here.", "Terrans have hundreds of years of tradition ...
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[ [ "A faint crackle of static in their earphones indicated that a gun had\n been fired.\n\n\n \"Got anything?\" asked June Walton. The helmet intercom carried her\n voice to the ears of the others without breaking the stillness of the\n forest.\n\n\n \"Took a shot at something,\" explained George Barton's cheerf...
test
51167
[ "Why is Ann initially disappointed with Jeff?", "How does Snader explain the interworkings of time travel?", "In their initial conversation, what does Snader say that startles Jeff?", "How does Snader convince Jeff to agree to go with him back in time?", "Once in the room where the time travel is to begin, ...
[ [ "He does not want to talk to Snader, but she is interested in what he has to say.", "He is overmedicating.", "He refuses to take his medication.", "He lost his lease and job." ], [ "He says that it's like walking through an invisible wall. ", "He says that it is not for him to explain...
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[ [ "The man behind the desk asked questions which seemed stupid to Jeff and\n got answers which probably seemed stupid to him.\n\n\n The reporters quizzed Jeff gleefully. \"Come out, what are you\n advertising?\" they kept asking. \"Who got you up to this?\"\n\n\n The police puzzled over his driver's license and...
test
20036
[ "The tone of this piece suggests the writer feels", "The writer seems to feel that Africana", "The writer feels Gates is THE pioneer of works on black America", "Regarding the amount of time it took to compile this work, the writer of this piece", "By discussing the works of Du Bois in the introduction", ...
[ [ "Africana is a work that is to be studied and revered by not just the black community but the world at large.", "Africana is an invaluable study of black culture and history.", "Africana was written to placate the black community and others seeking knowledge of black history, but it does not offer an ...
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[ [ "that this book was published as an act of philanthropy, as something that ought to be done. (It is so tiresome as a black person to be the recipient of charity all the time, to be the object of the moral", "(politically incorrectly such as the present author or very much politically correctly like a good...
test
32890
[ "Why did the people suddenly desert their homes?", "What resource are the humans and Kumajis fighting over?", "What was Tobias’ intention for going to the Kumajis’ encampment?", "Why does Steve lie about Tobias’ intentions?", "What is the setting?", "How is Steve different from the other characters?", "...
[ [ "The well dried out. ", "They finished building a spacecraft big enough for everyone to leave. ", "The Kumajis invaded the town. ", "The water in the well was poisoned. " ], [ "Water", "Clean air ", "Food", "Space travel technology" ], [ "He wanted to tell the Kumajis t...
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[ [ "The caravan had been making no more than ten or fifteen miles a day.\n Their water supply was almost gone but on the fourth day they hoped to\n reach an oasis in the desert. Two of the older folks had died of\n fatigue. A third was critically ill and there was little that could be\n done for him. The food su...
train
61007
[ "Why does Eppel indicate an orange light when scanning the planet?", "Why does the crew later refer to Ha-Adamah as Adam? ", "Why does Adam refuse to play checkers? ", "How does the \"Old Serpent\" know that the crew is returning with settlers?", "What ultimately makes the priest disbelieve what they've see...
[ [ "It wants the crew to make their own judgement, because it doesn't know what to make of it.", "It senses Ha-Adamah's perception. ", "It senses the \"Old Serpent's\" perception. ", "It senses that an omnipotent being. " ], [ "He responds to Adam, and they decide it's his true name", "Ha...
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[ [ "Finally it signaled the result, the most exasperating result it ever\n produces: the single orange light. It was the equivalent of the shrug\n of the shoulders in a man. They called it the \"You tell\nme\nlight.\"\n\n\n So among the intelligences there was at least one that might be\n extraordinary, though p...
train
61139
[ "How does Retief feel about his current job?", "How does Miss Meuhl feel about her job?", "Why did Retief want to talk to the drunk?", "What was on exhibit in the Groacian parade?", "Why did the Groacians hide the ship?", "Why was Retief still upset after seeing the ship?", "What was Retief's ultimate m...
[ [ "Unnecessarily busy and frustrated", "Happy with most, but annoyed with Miss Meuhl", "Stressed about the workload", "Confused about his duties with the position" ], [ "She enjoys training Retief to the new culture.", "She wishes to be back on her home planet. ", "She enjoys doing h...
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[ [ "\"Never mind the excuses,\" Retief said. \"Just tell him I won't be\n there.\" He stood up.\n\n\n \"Are you leaving the office?\" Miss Meuhl adjusted her glasses. \"I have\n some important letters here for your signature.\"\n\n\n \"I don't recall dictating any letters today, Miss Meuhl,\" Retief said,\n pull...
train
50893
[ "Why was the population of the states along the three Faults so low around the late '40s?", "What could be indicated by the mention in the passage of some newspapers leaving out the question mark regarding \"Only Active Volcano in U.S.?", "Why was the idea of Joseph Schwartzberg regarding the explanation for Ki...
[ [ "Flooding from the three Faults was dangerous ", "Sheep farmers were losing ground", "The land was very dry", "It was too difficult to travel the area during that time" ], [ "The newspapers were aiming for dramatic effect by proclaiming it was indeed active", "The newspapers misprinted...
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[ [ "It was still a matter of academic interest when in the late '40s\n geologists speculated on the relationship between the Kiowa Fault and\n the Conchas Fault farther south, in New Mexico, and which followed the\n Pecos as far south as Texas.\n\n\n Nor was there much in the papers a few years later when it was...
train
53016
[ "Who is Beula and what is her connection to the narrator?", "In what room does Captain Hannah barricade himself? ", "What central difference between the planets Gloryanna and Mypore is most important to the story? Why is this significant to Hannah and the narrator?", "What kind of literary device is being use...
[ [ "Beula is the narrator’s pet elephant. Her baby belongs to Captain Hannah, linking the two men even though they don’t like each other. \n\n", "Beula is Captain Hannah’s pet elephant. The narrator sold her Captain Hannah years ago, leading to a business relationship between the two men. \n\n", "Beula i...
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[ [ "\"A\nDelta\nClass freighter can carry almost anything,\" he said at last,\n in a travesty of his usual forceful voice. \"But some things it should\n never try.\"\nHe lapsed back into silence after this uncharacteristic admission. I\n almost felt sorry for him, but just then Beulah came racking across\n the f...
train
51310
[ "What is true about the world these characters live in?", "What was Bradley imprisoned for?", "What seems to be the core idea behind the specialist segregation? ", "What seems to be O'Leary's internal dilemma as the story progresses?", "What might the story be trying to point out?", "Why is O'Leary and th...
[ [ "They all live under the impression they can only perform one job for their whole life. ", "People are segregated by career, and it's incredibly difficult for them to meet other groups and switch jobs. ", "People are segregated by career, and not allowed to mingle with other groups or switch jobs. ", ...
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[ [ "\"The whole bloody thing's going to blow up!\" a helicopter bombardier\n yelled bitterly to his pilot, above the flutter and roar of the\n whirling blades. \"Look at the mobs in Greaserville! The first breakout\n from the Jug's going to start a fight like you never saw and we'll be\n right in the middle of i...
train
51092
[ "What is the significance of the title of the story to the context?", "Based on the context of the story, on which day was the package received to the home?", "Who was Sally in relation to Milly in the story?", "Had the portrait of H. H. Hartshorne not been knocked off the wall, what would have likely happene...
[ [ "It’s a reference to the dangers contained within the package. ", "It’s a reference to the delay of the package being received. ", "It’s a reference for the postman to know the package wasn’t broken in shipment ", "It’s a reference to there being a baby toy rattle inside the box. " ], [ "M...
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[ [ "The whole family decided that bed might be a good idea, soon after\n dinner. When the lights went out, the house seemed to be nearly normal.\n Les put on a pair of gloves and threw a pillowcase over the eyeball.\n Bob rigged up trestles to warn visitors from the front porch. Ann\n put small wads of cotton in...
train
50103
[ "Why did Amanda know Giles so well?", "Why had Harry left Earth?", "How did Giles feel about family in the beginning?", "How is Earth perceived in this story?", "Why couldn't they find a volunteer to man the big ship?", "How does rejuvenation work?", "After seeing Dr. Cobb, what isn't something Giles th...
[ [ "she had worked with him for over 100 years", "they had dated once", "she paid attention to what he liked and didn't like", "it was her job to do so" ], [ "to get married and start a family", "the law stated that he must leave due to overpopulation", "he had committed a crime that ...
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[ [ "been precious once. He unexpectedly\n recalled his own grandfather\n holding him on an old\n knee and slipping him candy\n that was forbidden. The years\n seemed precious to the old man\n then.\nAmanda’s voice came abruptly\n over the intercom. “Jordan wants\n to talk to you,” she said, and the\n irritation ...
train
20038
[ "Who is writing this?", "What is Jodie Allen most likely to say about Donald Trump?", "Who does Chatterbox likely agree the most with?", "What isn't something mentioned in multiple events?", "What isn't a place that the information came from?", "Which word best describes the writers of 2, 7, and 17?" ]
[ [ "Chatterbox", "a variety of people", "Dan Crist", "Chatterbox's readers" ], [ "I'd vote for him for president", "Donald should be proud of himself", "Donald deserves his negative rating", "the people's dislike for Donald was exaggerated" ], [ "Dan Crist", "Felicia",...
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[ [ "By now, it should be clear that Chatterbox isn't much good at year-in-review journalism. Fortunately, Chatterbox's readers are very good at it. He will now turn this survey over to them. \n\n ( Disclaimer: Although Chatterbox previously stated that he wouldn't include opinions he disagreed with, that...
train
43046
[ "What crime did Moran commit?", "Which of the follow characteristics does NOT give Moran the impression that the planet that the Nadine is approaching may be habitable?", "Which term best describes the ease of space travel within the context of the passage?", "Why is the crew of the Nadine not more upset that...
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[ [ "She hadn't said anything about being sorry that he had to be marooned.\n Maybe she was, but rebels learn to be practical or they don't live long.\n Moran wondered, momentarily, what sort of world they came from and why\n they had revolted, and what sort of set-back to the revolt had sent the\n five off in wh...
train
27665
[ "What is the Commission?", "Why are the children of Ridgeville so smart?", "How do the children feel about Mr. Henderson?", "How is Hilary's product going to kill the razor industry?", "Why does the group want to buy a hydraulic press?", "Why did Hilary pour detergent into the fountain?", "Why will the ...
[ [ "The Commission is a group of elected officials that run the town of Ridgeville.", "The Commission is a metallurgy company and the main employer in Ridgeville. ", "The Commission is a chemical company and the main employer in Ridgeville.", "The Commission is a laboratory and the main employer in R...
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[ [ "I should explain, perhaps, that I\n teach a course in general science in\n our Ridgeville Junior High School,\n and another in general physics in the\n Senior High School. It's a privilege\n which I'm sure many educators must\n envy, teaching in Ridgeville, for our\n new school is a fine one, and our\n acade...
train
25627
[ "Why did Val and Ron really decide to go to Mars?", "How did Ledman get to Mars?", "Which of these do Ron and Ledman have in common?", "What would have happened if Ledman had stayed on Earth?", "What likely happens to Ledman after the story ends?", "What likely happens to Val and Ron after the story ends?...
[ [ "They were curious and wanted to help their planet", "They did not want to spend anymore time on earth", "They wanted a more creative way to make money", "Out of obligation to find a job to sustain themselves" ], [ "He saved his money to send himself", "He joined the Corps just as Val ...
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[ [ "I looked down at Valerie's\n sleeping form, and thought of\n our warm, comfortable little\n home on Earth. It wasn't\n much, but people in love don't\n need very fancy surroundings.\n\n\n I watched her, sleeping\n peacefully, a wayward lock of\n her soft blonde hair trailing\n down over one eyebrow, and\n it...
train
99917
[ "What was the Hanseatic League?", "When did the Hanseatic League begin?", "What is a modern city that is large enough to be a city-state?", "What is a potential risk of cities seceding from their nation-states?", "Why was the Hanseatic League not always accepted by locals?", "What did the Hanseatic League...
[ [ "A loose federation of coastal cities that worked together to promote trade.", "A casual federation of cities that worked together to promote trade.", "A league of cities by the sea that agreed to come to each other's aid with armed forces when necessary.", "A leauge of merchants that worked toget...
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[ [ "The cities involved in the Hanseatic League are found along the Baltic and North Sea coasts, and slightly inland too. The League stretched from Novgorod in the east – in what is now Russia – to London in the west. Tallinn, Riga, Gdańsk, Visby, Berlin, Cologne, Antwerp, Stockholm, Bergen, Kiel, Rostock, Dinan...
train
31357
[ "Why did Nancy allow the man claiming to be her brother to take her child?", "Why are Arvid 6 and Tendal 13 attempting to steal Reggie?", "Why didn't the man posing as Dr. Tompkins die?", "Who murdered Nancy and Reggie?", "Why did the driver who killed Nancy and Reggie Laughton pretend to be drunk?", "Whe...
[ [ "She believes that she can trust her brother with Reggie.", "She knows that Reggie is actually Kanad, and feels no attachment toward him.", "She is hypnotized by Arvid 6, who is posing as her nonexistent brother.", "She is being bribed by Tendal 13 and Arvid 6 to give Reggie away." ], [ "K...
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[ [ "When she looked up again she noticed a man walking by—except he\n turned up the walk and crossed the lawn to her.\n\n\n He was a little taller than her husband, had piercing blue eyes and a\n rather amused set to his lips.\n\n\n \"Hello, Nancy,\" he said.\n\n\n \"Hello, Joe,\" she answered. It was her brothe...
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61285
[ "What is the nature of the relationship between Georges and Retief?", "What is true of the relationship between the Boyars and the Aga Kagan?", "What is the closest estimate to how long have the Boyar been on Flamme?", "What is the highest authority the reader learns of any woman holding on Flamme?", "What ...
[ [ "Old friends from their time in the Corps", "Argumentative diplomatic colleagues", "Amicable bridge between Boyar and Corps", "Brotherly from their Boyar childhood together" ], [ "They have been at war for thousands of years", "They are newly engaged in violent conflict", "They are...
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[ [ "A hundred yards away, a trio of brown-cloaked horsemen topped a rise,\n paused dramatically against the cloudless pale sky, then galloped\n down the slope toward the car, rifles bobbing at their backs, cloaks\n billowing out behind. Side by side they rode, through the brown-golden\n grain, cutting three narr...
valid
63633
[ "Who is the murderer for which Bo listens for footsteps?", "Why was the murderer trying to kill Bo?", "How was Bo unusual compared to his colleagues?", "What is Achilles?", "What was the dog?", "Why did Johnny like the Last Chance?", "Why did Johnny say Dr. McKittrick wasn't sociable?", "Why did Bo no...
[ [ "Johnny Malone", "A Venusian", "An unknown person", "A crewmember from Fireball" ], [ "We never find out", "He was a rival of the Sirius Transportation Company", "He was in love with Valeria ", "To get revenge for Johnny's death" ], [ "He was fastidious", "He was a ...
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[ [ "Bo didn't care the first day. He had taken Johnny out to Helmet Hill\n and laid him in the barren ground to wait, unchanging now, till\n Judgement Day. He felt empty then, drained of grief and hope alike,\n his main thought a dull dread of having to tell Johnny's father when\n he reached Luna. He was too slo...
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63862
[ "Of the following options, which best describes Evelyn Kane?", "Does the story have a good ending?", "Which of the following best describes the tone of the story?", "Of the following situations, what was the toughest for Evelyn to handle?", "Why was it so difficult for Evelyn to kill the prisoner?", "Do y...
[ [ "competent and brave", "generous and funny", "selfless and pretty", "careful and considerate" ], [ "Unclear, the story ends as Evelyn enters a dangerous situation", "Yes, Evelyn successfully infiltrates the enemy's ranks", "Unclear, Evelyn will likely succeed but the ending fails t...
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[ [ "Evelyn Kane felt a horrid chill creeping over her. The man's hair was\n white, now, and his proud face lined with deep furrows, but there could\n be no mistake. It was Gordon, Lord Kane.\n\n\n Her father.\n\n\n The sweat continued to grow on her forehead, and she felt for a moment\n that she needed only to w...
valid
51687
[ "Why did his girlfriend put such an emphasis on promptness?", "What did he want to ask his girlfriend?", "About how long did it take the elevator to travel one floor?", "Why didn't he just take the express elevator when the local did not arrive?", "Why didn't he take the stairs immediately when the elevator...
[ [ "She thought being late was rude", "She was a perfectionist", "She was conditioned by her work", "She was a controlling person" ], [ "To marry him forever", "If she loved him as much as he loved her", "To live with him forever", "To live with him for awhile" ], [ "half ...
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[ [ "Don't get me wrong. I don't mean that Linda's a perfectionist or a\n harridan or anything like that. Far from it. But she does have a\n fixation on that one subject of punctuality. The result of her job,\n of course. She was an ore-sled dispatcher. Ore-sleds, being robots,\n were invariably punctual. If an o...
valid
20027
[ "What type of joke does the author make about his coworkers?", "Why did the author want the tasters to taste lagers?", "How did the author classify the beers?", "What did not happen during the experiment?", "How did the tasters feel during the experiment", "What is true about the results?", "How did the...
[ [ "A joke about writing skills", "A joke about gender stereotypes", "A joke about laziness", "A joke about alcoholics" ], [ "They all sneer at lagers", "It is the most common beer in the US", "It is his favorite beer", "It would be new to most of them" ], [ "He used price...
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[ [ "time limit for the tasting, apart from the two-hour limit in which we had reserved the conference room. One experimenter (the boss of most of the others there) rushed through his rankings in 10 minutes and gave the lowest overall scores.", "3 Experimental procedure: Each taster sat down b...
valid
20020
[ "What is the message of the piece?", "What is Gingrich’s role in the piece?", "What was the important thing for Linda to do?", "Who are the parties in the story that think it’s time to move Monica to another office?", "What is the musical’s relationship like between Monica and Linda?", "What are some of t...
[ [ "Although wrongdoings happened, the public seemed to think what they had was better than making a change", "There is no place for personal affairs in the political space and they will not distract congress", "Politicians who have affairs will not be found out", "A president can be removed from off...
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[ [ "\"The People Have Spoken\" (dramatic, stirring) \n\n STARR: The election was held and the people have spoken, \n\n I can't believe what they had to say. \n\n I had Clinton boxed into a corner \n\n Looks like he's going to get away. \n\n I spent four yea...
valid
50826
[ "Which of the following is not a difference between Martians and Earthpeople?", "Why does the woman in the shack treat the protagonist poorly?", "Why does the boy likely carry a net?", "Which of the following is most true about Harry Smythe?", "Where is the gold in Mars?", "How does the protagonist feel a...
[ [ "Martians don't care about dishonesty", "Martians have different ears", "Martians have tribal ceremonies", "Martians can't carry a tune" ], [ "She does not trust him", "He is threatening her", "She thinks he killed her husband", "He is racist against Martians" ], [ "To ...
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[ [ "It was a startling thought, for there just aren't any such mixed\n marriages. Or at least I had thought there weren't. Physically,\n spiritually, mentally, or by any other standard you can think of,\n compared to a human male the Martian isn't anything you'd want around\n the house.\n\n\n I finally said: \"S...
valid
22102
[ "What is the age difference between Kimball and his oldest sister?", "What is Kimball's home planet?", "Why did Kimball's marriage end?", "What is wrong with Kimball?", "Did Kimball's sisters like him?", "What did Kimball like to do when he was a boy?", "What does young Kimball use as a weapon?", "Is ...
[ [ "9 years", "15 years", "17 years", "8 years" ], [ "Unknown", "Venus", "Mars", "Earth" ], [ "We never learn why it ended.", "He was a career officer.", "She ended it because she felt he wasn't committed.", "He left his wife because he was bored." ], [ ...
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[ [ "They topped the last hillock and dropped down into the lighted bowl of\n the launching site. The rocket towered, winged and monstrously checkered\n in white and orange, against the first flickerings of the false dawn.\nKimmy saw the girls before they saw him. In their new, low waisted\n middies and skirts, t...
valid
99919
[ "What does the author see as the turning point for the modern reason-based political climate?", "What was the Women's Equality party conference focused on?", "What does the author argue as a possible solution for the lack of emotion in politics?", "Why does the author think that the Trump and Brexit campaigns...
[ [ "Donald Trump being elected", "The Enlightenment", "World War II", "The Age of Anger" ], [ "Enacting new equality based political policies and practices", "Networking for women who were interested in entering politics", "Voting on the Brexit referendum", "Protesting the electio...
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[ [ "The prevailing political mood of the moment is anxiety. \"To live a modern life anywhere in the world today,\" Mark Lilla wrote recently in the New York Times, \"subject to perpetual social and technological transformation, is to experience the psychological equivalent of permanent revolution. Anxiety in the...
test
63860
[ "What does the phrase, \"Here she comes,\" refer to?", "Has Shano always lived on Mercury?", "What two details provided early in the story tell us who sabotaged the Stardust?", "How, specifically, did the enemy fleet find the Stardust?", "Shano's cough turns out to be the symptom of an advantage in the figh...
[ [ "The female mayor of Q City was arriving for a planned meeting.", "The incoming spaceship Stardust.", "The cook, who was running late.", "Shano's wife, who was joining him in line." ], [ "No, he worked in many places in the solar system.", "Yes, he worked in the spaceport on Mercury un...
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[ [ "\"Surprised to learn of a passenger aboard,\" the captain said, glancing\n briefly sideways. \"You're entitled to know of the danger ahead.\" He\n flicked a final stud, spoke to the pilot and at last turned a serious,\n squared face to Shano. \"Old man,\" he said. \"There's a Uranian fleet out\n there. We do...
test
32744
[ "Why did Michael feel dejected upon first returning to Earth?", "What was the function of the golden lockets around Michael's and Mary's necks?", "What was the movie the council watched upon Michael and Mary's return?", "Why did Mary allow herself to become pregnant?", "Why did the council choose to alter t...
[ [ "He understood that humans would only destroy the planets they had found.", "He was devastated to see the Earth's state of decay.", "He realized Mary wanted to stay on Earth.", "Their mission to discover other inhabitable planets had failed." ], [ "It reminded them of their love for one an...
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[ [ "\"There will be no escort,\" said the President firmly. \"No one has been\n allowed to go out upon the Earth or to fly above it for many hundreds\n of years. We know it's there. That's enough. We couldn't bear the\n sight of it.\" He took a step back. \"And we can't bear the sight of you\n any longer. Go now...
test
40954
[ "According to the narrator, traveling is", "Why does the Lieutenant not believe that Gray has seen a ship?", "Why does the Captian ultimately not destroy the other ship?", "SupSaceCom Michell's attitude towards the alien ship is ", "When the aliens are seen again several years later, they warn the people of...
[ [ "stimulating.", "educational.", "a way to broaden horizons.", "essentially boring." ], [ "The Lieutenant did not see it; therefore, it was not a possibility.", "Alarms would have sounded alerting them of another ship's presence.", "Markham Gray was known for \"crying wolf\" to keep...
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[ [ "him and he had to return to Babylon. He died there while making plans to\n attack Arabia, Carthage, Rome. You see, given the military outlook, he\n could not afford powerful neighbors on his borders; they might become\n enemies some day.\nAlexander had not been the first to be faced with this problem, nor wa...
test
51449
[ "What was Beliakoff and Kelly’s initial goal, going into the passage?", "What was Beliakoff and Kelly’s goal by the end of the passage?", "What do we know about the individuals on Mala from what we see of their life on Mala?", "From the average person’s perspective, how good is the explanation for why the pla...
[ [ "They were trying to communicate back with their supervisor.", "They were trying to enter the Slot.", "They were trying to communicate with individuals on Mala.", "They were trying to escape from the Slot." ], [ "To return to Mala.", "To finally enter the Slot.", "To escape from Ma...
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[ [ "Beliakoff cracked his bony knuckles nervously. \"Now, Johnny,\" he said,\n \"easy this time.\nReal\neasy. Gentle her into it. She's not a new ship.\n She resents being slammed into the Slot.\"\n\n\n \"She'll take it,\" Kelly said, with a boyish grin of almost suicidal\n abandon.\n\n\n \"Maybe she will, but h...
test
51380
[ "To what does \"uninj\" refer?", "Why was The Butcher initially prevented from entering the Time Theater?", "Why can't people from the Dawn Era exit the Time Bubble supposedly?", "Why was Butch allowed to stay in the Time Theater after all?", "What is the main reason the warriors were able to exit the Time ...
[ [ "The species of dog bred for the new civilization.", "The inability of robotic dogs to rationalize and remember.", "The hyperplastic compound embedded in the bodies of dogs.", "The robotic canines' inability to be physically harmed. " ], [ "He was too young to be allowed on the premises.",...
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[ [ "The battling uninjes careened into them. Brute had Darter by the ear\n and was whirling him around hilariously.\n\n\n \"Aw,\nquit\nit, Brute,\" the Butcher said in annoyance.\n\n\n Brute obediently loosed his hold and returned to his master, paying no\n attention to his adversary's efforts to renew the fight...
test
20039
[ "What does Larry contend was the reason the labor movement began?", "What is the \"two cultures\" problem?", "Why does the author invoke the \"harm principle\"?", "Why does the author believe Larry is wrong about his warnings that Internet commerce may threaten liberty?", "Why does the author appreciate Lar...
[ [ "It began as a response to the market's structure, which limits freedom and sometimes encourages low pay.", "It began as a movement hoping to replace the free market system. ", "It started intending to compete with the market system as a social organization.", "It started as a means of draining th...
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[ [ "Larry then goes astray in my view when he writes, \"Threats to liberty change. ... The labor movement was founded on the idea that the market is sometimes a threat to liberty--not just because of low wages but also because the market form of organization itself disables a certain form of freedom. In other so...
test
50566
[ "What is the relationship between Mike Kenscott and Adric?", "Why did the eagle break off from the engagement with Mike?", "Why is Andy so angry about the incident with the eagle?", "What does Mike do to convince Andy that he is not a mental case?", "What can Mike do that other people cannot do?", "How di...
[ [ "Adric is Mike's half-brother who lives far up in the Sierra Madre mountains. Mike doesn't seem him very often.", "Adric lives in the future. Mike is Adric's ancestor, back in the genealogical mists of time.", "This tale has two separate substories, and the Mike and Adric characters are each the main ...
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[ [ "The words were meaningless. I stared, trapped. I clung to hold on to\n identity. \"Adric—\" I said, bewildered. That was my name. Was it?\n Wasn't it? No. I was Mike Kenscott. Hang on to that. Two and two are\n four. The circumference equals the radius squared times pi. Four rulls\n is the chemming of twilp—...
test
51184
[ "What type of medical procedure does the narrator have in order to make his skin look more like the Earthlings?", "What is the first clue the narrator gives that his planet runs on a much bigger scale than Earth? ", "What is the narrator's purpose on Earth?", "What is so strange about the approach he is order...
[ [ "He is given an injection that basically injects him with a permanent dye to make his skin change color.", "He is given an injection that basically gives him a disease to make his skin change color.", "He is given an injection that basically gives him hormones that will make his skin change color.", ...
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[ [ "The biotechnicians had been very thorough. I was already a little\n undersized, which meant that my height and build were suitable—I\n could pass for a big Earthling. And of course my face and hands and so\n on were all right, the Earthlings being a remarkably humanoid race.\n But the technicians had had to ...
test
60624
[ "Why was Mr. Devoe fascinated by the Captain?", "Bertha and the narrator are…", "Which word best describes Mr. and Mrs. Devoe’s demeanor when they first arrived at Morton’s Misery Farm?", "What was Mr. Devoe’s “moment”?", "Why would someone choose to go “on vacation” to Morton’s Misery Farm?", "Which of t...
[ [ "His precise, sharp voice did not match his gaunt appearance.", "He was amazingly plump in such a harsh environment.", "He was particularly cruel.", "His inhuman drawl was hard to understand." ], [ "Brother and sister of the Devoe family", "Poor prisoners", "A well-to-do married co...
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[ [ "\"You and Mrs. Devoe may leave tonight or in the morning, just as you\n prefer,\" said the Captain.\nBertha and I have had little to say to one another as we wait in\n the office for the car that will take us to the heliport. For the\n moment—this moment—it suffices that we stand here in our own clothes,\n t...
test
25644
[ "What does Clayton dislike the most about Mars?", "How does Clayton get on the spaceship back to Earth?", "What is the relationship between Clayton and Parks?", "Who is Parks?", "What is likely to happen to Clayton?", "What likely happened to Parks?", "Why is Clayton on Mars?", "How does Clayton expla...
[ [ "The food", "The beer", "The lack of oxygen", "The cold" ], [ "He pretends to be Parks by wearing his uniform and taking his identification. ", "He persuades Lieutenant Harris to let him go back to Earth.", "He is allowed to go back to Earth after finishing his 15 year sentence on ...
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[ [ "“Mankind is inherently an\n adaptable animal. If we are to\n colonize the planets of the\n Solar System, we must meet\n the conditions on those planets\n as best we can.\n\n\n “Financially, it is impracticable\n to change an entire\n planet from its original condition\n to one which will support\n human life...
train
62349
[ "Why does Shannon reach for his gun when Beamish introduces himself?", "Why is it so important for Jig and Shannon to find Gertrude a mate?", "Who does Jig suspect wants them dead, and let loose the vapor snakes?", "What is Ahra referring to when she says \"something has been taken?\"", "How does Shannon fe...
[ [ "The sound of the chair being pulled back sets him on high alert. \n", "He sees that Beamish has something in his hands. \n", "Shannon is prone to suspicion after being hunted down by people they owe money to, and thinks Beamish is one of them. ", "Beamish tells them he's there to collect money fr...
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[ [ "I reached across Bucky suddenly and jerked the curtain back. Beamish\n was standing there. Beamish, bent over, with his ear cocked. Kapper\n made a harsh strangling noise and fell across the table.\n\n\n Beamish never changed expression. He didn't move while Bucky felt\n Kapper's pulse. Bucky didn't need to ...
train
63631
[ "Why was Charles in the actress's apartment?", "What did Charles decide to do when he realized he was alone?", "Why did Charles think he was the last person alive?", "What was the only thing that mattered to Charles near the end?", "What did Charles probably realize at the end?", "Why did the beings come ...
[ [ "She wanted to be with someone one last time.", "They were working on curing the plague.", "He thought he could find answers there.", "They had been living together." ], [ "Live his best life as long as possible", "Give up and wait for death", "Create a shrine to mark the end of hu...
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[ [ "A thought teased at him. Charles looked at the woman again and decided\n that she still looked beautiful in spite of the harshness of the\n room's lighting. He touched buttons by the edge of the bed and the\n illumination quieted to a soft glow, wrapping her in a radiant halo.\n Charles smiled wanly and got ...
train
61090
[ "What would have likely happened if the bank robbers' car tires had not melted?", "What can we infer from the passage that caused Mr. Higgins to go crazy?", "Why did the tear gas that the police were using on Mr. Higgins not work to run him out of the house?", "What caused Judy's yelling to be ignored by the ...
[ [ "The car would have wrecked regardless and the robbers would have been caught. ", "The police would have stopped them in a chase. ", "The robbers would have gotten away from the scene. ", "The robbers would have later returned to rob the bank again and get caught. " ], [ "He was no longer ...
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[ [ "\"What I can't figure out,\" said Stevenson, \"is exactly what made those\n tires do that. I mean, it was a hot day and all, but it wasn't\nthat\nhot. And they weren't going that fast. I don't think you could go fast\n enough to melt your tires down.\"\n\n\n Pauling shrugged again. \"We got them. That's the ...
train
61204
[ "Why doesn’t Wayne like his parents? \n", "Which category and description best describes the type of story “The Recruit” is using as its base? \n", "What idea is introduced during the armory scene that becomes a motif throughout the rest of the story? \n", "What is the purpose of “the break out” instituted by...
[ [ "His parents broke out when they were much younger than the age he is now, and he is embarrassed by this. \n", "His parents want to keep him from breaking out, knowing that the horrors Wayne will face are too much for him. \n", "No reason. Wayne is a bad egg and enjoys tormenting them. \n", "He fe...
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[ [ "Wayne watched the ritual, grinning. He listened to their purposeless\n noises, their blabbing and yakking as if they had something to say.\n Blab-blab about the same old bones, and end up chewing them in the\n same old ways. Then they begin all over again. A freak sideshow all the\n way to nowhere. Squarehea...