31.   Diver asked with a chuckle.

32.   Dreier asked with a laugh.

33.   Eddie asks with genuine interest.

34.   Epps asked with a sly smile.

35.   Evert asked with arched eyebrows.

36.   Gen. Colin Powell asked with some irritation in a private conversation at his office last week.

37.   Gere asks with a smile.

38.   Giuliani asked with a hoarse voice.

39.   Good questions, asked with agony and concision.

40.   Goodstein asked with incredulity when reached Tuesday at his Manhattan office.