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

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

A) apples
B) land
C) water
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) territories
D) withered

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

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 must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
C) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.
D) The family is moving to a new place.

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

A) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
B) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
C) Daddy loved growing apples.
D) The narrator loved 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 valuable.
B) They were both in Oregon.
C) They were both in California.
D) They were worth the same amount of money.