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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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