A) kept something away
B) formed small waves
C) tore into pieces
D) told what happened

A) thoughts
B) damages
C) doubts
D) shortages

A) living
B) lucky
C) last
D) loud

A) nourished
B) accomplished
C) thrived
D) flowered

A) tending to break easily
B) having little spark
C) showing good taste
D) being comfortable

A) handled clumsily
B) made a deep sound
C) reduced to tiny bits
D) moved back

A) plants resembling a tree
B) developments in a city
C) people who are closely related
D) organisms and their environment

A) an eventful day
B) an unenvenness existing between two things
C) a general idea
D) a reproduction of the form of a person

A) Buffalo changed the prairie.
B) Loss of buffalo killed the prairie
C) There were 75 million buffalo in North America.
D) The buffalo provided the Indians with all their needs.

A) the sharp hooves of the buffalo helped rainwater reach the soil, but the flat hooves of the cattle packed the earth.
B) the cattle never ate too much grass, but the buffalo did.
C) the buffalo helped the prairie survive, but the cattle did not.
D) the buffalo were helpful in keeping the grasses healthy, but the cattle were not.

A) buffalo grass grew back
B) plants with fragile roots grew back
C) plants with tough roots grew back
D) nothing grew back

A) President Theodore Roosevelt
B) W.T. Hornaday
C) General George A. Custer
D) Sioux Chief Sitting Bull

A) It is important to protect both the buffalo and the native grasses.
B) All farmers use contour plowing.
C) The buffalo population will never be in trouble again.
D) Cattle are important to the farming industry.