Apples to Oregon - Comprehension test

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 had to get their fruit trees across the Platte river

• the family must get the fruits from Iowa to Oregon

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

• A hailstorm

• the weather got very cold.

• they crossed the mountaintops

• they came to Columbia river

Why did Daddy probably give the narrator a nickname that is also a type of apple?

• daddy loved growing apples

• the narrator loved to eat apples

• the narrator liked to pick apples the best

• when she was little, the anrrator only liked to eat apples.

What message does the author want to give the reader?

• Do what you love

• Pioneers paved the way.

• Honesty is the best policy.

• Anything can happen when people work together.

How were the family's fruits and soon- discovered gold alike?

• They were both valuable

• They were both in Oregon

• They were both in California

• They were worth the same amount of money