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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Honestly is the best policy.
D) Do what you love.

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