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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) the auctioneer
B) a neighbor
C) Papa
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) nosy
B) generous
C) careful
D) curious