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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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