A) California
B) gold fields
C) St. Joe
D) Oregon

A) learn to read
B) strike it rich
C) work all day without pay
D) make his wife happy

A) Ma
B) Pa
C) Baby Betsy
D) Amanda

A) happy
B) beautiful
C) boring
D) funny

A) makes crusts for the pies
B) helps Amanda's pie business get started
C) picks apples for pies
D) can't find pans for Amanda

A) there wasn't enough flour for a pie crust
B) the boys would make fun of her
C) Amanda was poor at baking pies
D) there were no pie pans and there was no oven

A) grateful
B) persistent
C) foolish
D) angry

A) her brothers finally decided to help
B) she learned to solver her problem a different way
C) Pa came home to encourage her
D) Ma ended up making it for her

A) sold Amanda's pie
B) traded his horse
C) landed another job
D) struck gold

A) it is easier to get rich doing something else
B) living apart from your family is too hard
C) only young miners strike it rich
D) mining for gold is an easy way to get rich

A) family strikes it rich
B) little girl learns to bake
C) town gets its start
D) brother and sister can get along