Which of the following best describes a problem plains farmers faced because of the climate? a. summer flooding often destroyed crops. b. harsh cold winters made living in the region difficult before building materials improved. c. farmers had to break up tough sod using hand tools. d. farmers rarely produced adequate harvests because of the short growing season.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Mayan people were known for participating in which of the following activities? road construction stargazing storytelling quipu weaving

What did nativists think about chinatowns in the late 1800s?