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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) fields where crops are grown
B) towns with few residents
C) large areas of land
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) They came to the Columbia River.
B) A hailstorm started.
C) The weather got very cold.
D) They crossed the mountaintops.

A) Daddy loved growing apples.
B) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
C) The narrator loved to eat apples.
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) Do what you love.
D) Pioneers paved the way.

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