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

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

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

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

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

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

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) The weather got very cold.
C) They crossed the mountaintops.
D) A hailstorm started.

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

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