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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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