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

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

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

A) happy
B) funny
C) boring
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) Amanda was poor at baking pies
C) the boys would make fun of her
D) there wasn't enough flour for a pie crust

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

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

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

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

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