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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) places where gold was found
B) towns with few residents
C) large areas of land
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) They crossed the mountaintops.
B) The weather got very cold.
C) They came to the Columbia River.
D) A hailstorm started.

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

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

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