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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
B) Daddy loved growing 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 valuable.
B) They were worth the same amount of money.
C) They were both in California.
D) They were both in Oregon.