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

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

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

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

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) seeds
C) Leah's pony
D) a tractor

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

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

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

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

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

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