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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) towns with few residents
B) places where gold was found
C) large areas of land
D) fields where crops are grown

A) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
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 is moving to a new place.

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

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

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

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