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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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