Apples to Oregon

Which word means almost the SAME as scoffed?

• mocked

• laughed

• mimicked

• warned

Which word means the OPPOSITE of withered?

• strengthened

• wasted

• hatched

• watered

Which of the following items would a prospector search for?

• apples

• gold

• land

• water

Which word means almost the SAME as plunging?

• breaking

• falling

• mixing

• picking

What does the word topple mean?

• line up

• close in

• tip over

• stack up

• prospector

• settlement

• territories

• withered

What does the word shrivel mean?

• to expand and get bigger

• to lose seeds and fruit

• to shrink and dry up

• to grow and change

What does the word territories mean?

• fields where crops are grown

• places where gold was found

• towns with few residents

• large areas of land

What is the MAIN problem in the story?

• The family is moving to a new place.

• The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.

• The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.

• The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.

What happened AFTER the family crossed Platte River but BEFORE they came to a sandy desert?

• A hailstorm started.

• The weather got very cold.

• They crossed the mountaintops.

• They came to the Columbia River.