A) St. Joe
B) gold fields
C) Oregon
D) California

A) make his wife happy
B) learn to read
C) work all day without pay
D) strike it rich

A) Amanda
B) Baby Betsy
C) Ma
D) Pa

A) funny
B) boring
C) beautiful
D) happy

A) can't find pans for Amanda
B) helps Amanda's pie business get started
C) makes crusts for the pies
D) picks apples for pies

A) the boys would make fun of her
B) there wasn't enough flour for a pie crust
C) Amanda was poor at baking pies
D) there were no pie pans and there was no oven

A) persistent
B) foolish
C) angry
D) grateful

A) Ma ended up making it for her
B) Pa came home to encourage her
C) her brothers finally decided to help
D) she learned to solver her problem a different way

A) struck gold
B) traded his horse
C) landed another job
D) sold Amanda's pie

A) mining for gold is an easy way to get rich
B) it is easier to get rich doing something else
C) only young miners strike it rich
D) living apart from your family is too hard

A) family strikes it rich
B) little girl learns to bake
C) town gets its start
D) brother and sister can get along