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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
B) The narrator loved to eat apples.
C) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
D) Daddy loved growing 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 worth the same amount of money.
B) They were both in Oregon.
C) They were both valuable.
D) They were both in California.