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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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