A) a biography
B) a historical fiction
C) personal narrative
D) an informational story

A) Papa needs a horse to round up the cattle
B) Leah has to go to town on errands
C) Papa earns good money from selling corn
D) Leah keeps asking for one

A) Leah can't keep the pony's coat shining
B) the family had no money
C) the nights are hot and dry
D) Papa is very sick

A) clouds cover the sky
B) flocks of birds fly over
C) dust fills the sky
D) it rains hard

A) The material is soft.
B) Mama has no money to buy cloth.
C) The sacks are a pretty color.
D) there is no place to buy cloth.

A) Leah's pony
B) a tractor
C) seeds
D) cattle

A) the grasshoppers and the lack of rain have ruined their crops
B) the farmers can't afford to buy seed
C) the farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
D) all the farm animals get sick and die

A) Leah's favorite calf
B) his pickup truck
C) Mama's rooster
D) the tractor

A) likes animals
B) once asked her if he could buy the pony
C) has a lot of money
D) tells her the pony is the finest in the county

A) Papa
B) Mr. B.
C) the auctioneer
D) a neighbor

A) pay a penny to watch the auction
B) buy pennies for their coin collections
C) pay only a penny for each thing they buy
D) buy valuable things for small amounts of money

A) curious
B) nosy
C) careful
D) generous