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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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