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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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