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

A) Leah has to go to town on errands
B) Papa needs a horse to round up the cattle
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) Papa is very sick
D) the nights are hot and dry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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