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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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