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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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