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

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

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

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

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

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

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) towns with few residents
C) fields where crops are grown
D) places where gold was found

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

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

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

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