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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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