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

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

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

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

A) all the farm animals get sick and die
B) the farmers can't afford to buy seed
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) his pickup truck
C) Leah's favorite calf
D) the tractor

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

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

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

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