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

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

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

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

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

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

A) the farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
B) the farmers can't afford to buy seed
C) all the farm animals get sick and die
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) once asked her if he could buy the pony
B) likes animals
C) tells her the pony is the finest in the county
D) has a lot of money

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

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

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