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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) likes animals
B) has a lot of money
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) Mr. B.
D) a neighbor

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) careful
B) generous
C) nosy
D) curious