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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) nosy
B) careful
C) generous
D) curious