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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The family is moving to a new place.
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 must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.

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

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

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

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