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

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

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

A) clouds cover the sky
B) it rains hard
C) dust fills 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) Leah's pony
B) seeds
C) a tractor
D) cattle

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

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

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

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

A) buy pennies for their coin collections
B) buy valuable things for small amounts of money
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