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Apples to Oregon
Contributed by: Bangert
  • 1. Which word means almost the SAME as scoffed?
A) warned
B) mocked
C) mimicked
D) laughed
  • 2. Which word means the OPPOSITE of withered?
A) wasted
B) hatched
C) watered
D) strengthened
  • 3. Which of the following items would a prospector search for?
A) apples
B) water
C) gold
D) land
  • 4. Which word means almost the SAME as plunging?
A) mixing
B) breaking
C) picking
D) falling
  • 5. What does the word topple mean?
A) close in
B) stack up
C) tip over
D) line up
  • 6. Read the dictionary entry below.

    Noun: An agreement about action about to be taken.
    Noun: A place where people start living in a new place.

    Which of the following words is defined above?
A) withered
B) territories
C) settlement
D) prospector
  • 7. What does the word shrivel mean?
A) to shrink and dry up
B) to grow and change
C) to lose seeds and fruit
D) to expand and get bigger
  • 8. What does the word territories mean?
A) large areas of land
B) fields where crops are grown
C) places where gold was found
D) towns with few residents
  • 9. What is the MAIN problem in the story?
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 is moving to a new place.
D) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
  • 10. What happened AFTER the family crossed Platte River but BEFORE they came to a sandy desert?
A) The weather got very cold.
B) A hailstorm started.
C) They came to the Columbia River.
D) They crossed the mountaintops.
  • 11. Why did Daddy probably give the narrator a nickname that is also a type of apple?
A) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
B) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
C) Daddy loved growing apples.
D) The narrator loved to eat apples.
  • 12. What message does the author want to give the reader?
A) Pioneers paved the way.
B) Honestly is the best policy.
C) Anything can happen when people work together.
D) Do what you love.
  • 13. How were the family's fruits and soon-discovered gold ALIKE?
A) They were worth the same amount of money.
B) They were both in California.
C) They were both in Oregon.
D) They were both valuable.
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