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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) curious
B) careful
C) generous
D) nosy