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What was the clergyman's role at the military academy?
How did the clergyman initially perceive young Scoresby's performance during the examination?
What did the clergyman do to help Scoresby pass the examination?
What was the result of the clergyman's efforts to help Scoresby?
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What was the clergyman's motivation for helping Scoresby?
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What does the clergyman mean when he says that Scoresby's success 'does not happen more than once in a hundred years'?
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What did the speaker do to help the student before the mathematics examination?
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How did the speaker feel about the student's success in winning first prize at the examination?
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What did the speaker expect would ruin the student after he finished school?
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Why did the speaker feel responsible to the country regarding the student's appointment as an officer?
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What was the outcome of the student's performance as an officer in the field?
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How did the speaker react to witnessing the student's mistakes in the field?
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What was the event described in the passage?
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How did the narrator feel about the celebrated military officer?
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What did the clergyman say about the military officer?
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How did the narrator react to the clergyman's statement?
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What did the narrator believe about the clergyman?
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What did the narrator want to do after hearing the clergyman's statement?
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