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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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