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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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