This story takes place in ______. (a) Texas (b) California (c) Florida (d) Oregon
(b) California
100
"Once in a while a crow flew by" shows how _____ life was. (a) funny (b) beautiful (c) happy (d) boring
(d) boring
100
egitr
tiger
100
a horsedrawn vehicle with four wheels and a covered top
stagecoach
200
small chunks
nuggets
200
Who is telling this story? (a) Betsy (b) Ma (c) Pa (d) Amanda
(d) Amanda
200
Pa came home with money on Saturday night because he had ______. (a) sold Amanda's pies (b) struck gold (c) landed another job (d) traded his horse
(a) sold Amanda's pies
200
acoen
ocean
200
srieatps
pastries
300
to make a home in a new place
settle
300
Amanda was _____ about baking pies. (a) persistent (b) angry (c) foolish (d) grateful
(a) persistent
300
Ma said it was unlikely that Amanda could make pie because ________. (a) Amanda was poor at baking pies (b) there were no pie pans and there was no oven (c) there wasn't enough flour for a pie crust (d) the boys would make fun of her
(b) there were no pie pans and there was no oven
300
hetol
hotel
300
a community that experiences sudden and rapid growth
boom town
400
people who work in a mine to extract minerals or ores from the earth
miners
400
Because Pa lives in the gold fields during the week, he _______. (a) can't find pans for Amanda (b) picks apples for Amanda (c) helps Amanda's pie business get started (d) makes crusts for the pies
(c) helps Amanda's pie business get started
400
Many of the miners decide that _______. (a) living apart from your family is too hard (b) only young miners strike it rich (c) mining for gold is an easy way to get rich (d) it is easier to get rich doing something else
(d) it is easier to get rich doing something else
400
emoecb
become
400
Pa has brought his family out west because he thinks he'll ________. (a) strike it rich (b) learn to read (c) work all day without pay (d) make his wife happy
(a) strike it rich
500
an object or feature that marks a boundary or identifies a place
landmark
500
The main purpose of this story is to show how a ________. (a) brother and sister can get along (b) family strikes it rich (c) town gets its start (d) little girl learns to bake
(c) town gets its start
500
Why would Amanda and other businesses need a bank in town?
They needed a safe place to keep their money.
500
ebkra
baker
500
What did Amanda do, other than bake pies, to turn the town into a boom town?
She encouraged newcomers to settle and open businesses.