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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) curious
C) generous
D) nosy