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

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

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

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

A) picks apples for pies
B) makes crusts for the pies
C) can't find pans for Amanda
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) there were no pie pans and there was no oven
D) Amanda was poor at baking pies

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

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

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

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

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