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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.
B) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.
C) The family is moving to a new place.
D) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.

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

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

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

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