The term "Great Plains", for the region west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the Rocky Mountains, was not generally used before the early 20th century. Nevin Fenneman's 1916 study, Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, brought the term Great Plains into more widespread usage. Before that the region was almost invariably called the High Plains, in contrast to the lower Prairie Plains of the Midwestern states. Today the term "High Plains" is used for a subregion of the Great Plains.

Much of the Great Plains became open range, or rangeland where cattle roamed free, hosting ranching operations where anyone was theoretically free to run cattle. In the spring and fall, ranchers held roundups where their cowboys branded new calves, treated animals and sorted the cattle for sale. Such ranching began in Texas and gradually moved northward. In 1866-95, cowboys herded 10 million cattle north to rail heads such as Dodge City, Kansas and Ogallala, Nebraska; from there, cattle were shipped eastward. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many cows were sent north?
2. When?
3. Who led them?
4. Where did they go?
5. In which cities?
6. Where did the trains take them?
7. Where were cows allowed to roam freely?
8. Who was allowed to have cows?
9. When did they round them up?
10. What happened to the baby cows?
11. Who did it?
12. Where did this type of ranching begin?
13. Did it move anywhere else?
Answer: 1. 10 million
2. 1866-95
3. cowboys
4. rail heads
5. Dodge City, Kansas and Ogallala, Nebraska
6. eastward
7. Much of the Great Plains
8. anyone, theoretically
9. In the spring and fall
10. branded
11. the cowboys
12. Texas
13. yes

Problem: CHAPTER IX.

The appearance of the Cadurcis family on the limited stage of her life, and the engrossing society of her companion, had entirely distracted the thoughts of Venetia from a subject to which in old days they were constantly recurring, and that was her father. By a process which had often perplexed her, and which she could never succeed in analysing, there had arisen in her mind, without any ostensible agency on the part of her mother which she could distinctly recall, a conviction that this was a topic on which she was never to speak. This idea had once haunted her, and she had seldom found herself alone without almost unconsciously musing over it. Notwithstanding the unvarying kindness of Lady Annabel, she exercised over her child a complete and unquestioned control. Venetia was brought up with strictness, which was only not felt to be severe, because the system was founded on the most entire affection, but, fervent as her love was for her mother, it was equalled by her profound respect, which every word and action of Lady Annabel tended to maintain.

In all the confidential effusions with Plantagenet, Venetia had never dwelt upon this mysterious subject; indeed, in these conversations, when they treated of their real and not ideal life, Venetia was a mere recipient: all that she could communicate, Plantagenet could observe; he it was who avenged himself at these moments for his habitual silence before third persons; it was to Venetia that he poured forth all his soul, and she was never weary of hearing his stories about Morpeth, and all his sorrows, disgusts, and afflictions. There was scarcely an individual in that little town with whom, from his lively narratives, she was not familiar; and it was to her sympathising heart that he confided all his future hopes and prospects, and confessed the strong pride he experienced in being a Cadurcis, which from all others was studiously concealed.
1. Who had come into someone's life?
2. Into whose life?
Answer: 1. the Cadurcis family
2. Venetia

question: I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice."Mom,come here!There's this lady here my size!" The mother rushed to her son;then she turned to me to say sorry to me. I smiled and told her,"It's OK."Then I talked to the boy,"Hi,I'm Dory Kramer. How are you?" He studied me from head to toe,and asked,"Are you a little mommy?" "Yes,I have a son," I answered. "Why are you so little?"he asked. "It's the way I was born," I said."Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger."After I answered his other questions,I shook the boy's hand and left. My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It takes only one glance( ) to see I'm different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(="1.14" metres).I was born adwarf.In spite of this,I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up. I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names .Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality.When people are rude,I remind myself,"Look what else I have-a great family,nice friends."
1. Is the author of this story a little person?
2. What's her name?
3. Who does she talk with in the story?
4. Does she enjoy talking with him?
5. How tall is she?
6. What is that in metres?
7. What's another term for someone like her?
8. When did she realize that she was short?
9. Where does her conversation with the little boy take place?
10. Does she have a child?
11. A son or a daughter?
12. What reason does she give the boy for why she is short?
13. When she was growing up did her shortness keep her from doing what the other kids did?
14. Did she used to hate the start of school?
15. What did she learn to do about it?
16. Anything else?
17. She made up for lack of height with what?
18. Are people sometimes rude?
19. What's one thing she has that she reminds herself about?
20. What else does she have?
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answer:
1. yes
2. Dory Kramer
3. a boy
4. yes
5. three feet nine inches
6. 1.14 metres
7. dwarf
8. when she started school
9. in the supermarket
10. yes
11. son
12. It's the way she was born
13. no
14. yes
15. smile
16. face facts
17. personality
18. yes
19. she has a great family
20. nice friends