A) mocked
B) laughed
C) warned
D) mimicked

A) hatched
B) watered
C) wasted
D) strengthened

A) land
B) apples
C) gold
D) water

A) falling
B) breaking
C) mixing
D) picking

A) stack up
B) line up
C) tip over
D) close in

A) prospector
B) settlement
C) territories
D) withered

A) to expand and get bigger
B) to lose seeds and fruit
C) to grow and change
D) to shrink and dry up

A) places where gold was found
B) large areas of land
C) towns with few residents
D) fields where crops are grown

A) The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.
B) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
C) The family is moving to a new place.
D) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.

A) The weather got very cold.
B) A hailstorm started.
C) They crossed the mountaintops.
D) They came to the Columbia River.

A) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
B) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
C) Daddy loved growing apples.
D) The narrator loved to eat apples.

A) Honestly is the best policy.
B) Pioneers paved the way.
C) Anything can happen when people work together.
D) Do what you love.

A) They were both valuable.
B) They were both in Oregon.
C) They were both in California.
D) They were worth the same amount of money.