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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) landed another job
B) traded his horse
C) struck gold
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) living apart from your family is too hard
D) only young miners strike it rich

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