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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) towns with few residents
B) large areas of land
C) places where gold was found
D) fields where crops are grown

A) The family is moving to a new place.
B) The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.
C) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.
D) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.

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

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

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

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