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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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