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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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