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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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