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 family had no money
C) the nights are hot and dry
D) Leah can't keep the pony's coat shining

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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