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

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

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

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

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

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) persistent
B) foolish
C) grateful
D) angry

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

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

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

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