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

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

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

A) dust fills the sky
B) flocks of birds fly over
C) clouds cover the sky
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) cattle
B) Leah's pony
C) a tractor
D) seeds

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

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

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

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

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

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