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) Leah has to go to town on errands
C) Papa earns good money from selling corn
D) Leah keeps asking for one

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

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 sacks are a pretty color.
C) there is no place to buy cloth.
D) The material is soft.

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

A) all the farm animals get sick and die
B) the farmers can't afford to buy seed
C) the farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
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) once asked her if he could buy the pony
B) likes animals
C) tells her the pony is the finest in the county
D) has a lot of money

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

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) nosy
D) generous