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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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