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

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

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

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

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

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) the grasshoppers and the lack of rain have ruined their crops
D) all the farm animals get sick and die

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

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

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

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