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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) large areas of land
B) towns with few residents
C) fields where crops are grown
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) They crossed the mountaintops.
B) The weather got very cold.
C) A hailstorm started.
D) They came to the Columbia River.

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

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