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

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

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

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

A) makes crusts for the pies
B) can't find pans for Amanda
C) helps Amanda's pie business get started
D) picks apples for pies

A) there wasn't enough flour for a pie crust
B) Amanda was poor at baking pies
C) there were no pie pans and there was no oven
D) the boys would make fun of her

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

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

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

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

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