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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Anything can happen when people work together.
B) Pioneers paved the way.
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.