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

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

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

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

A) Mama has no money to buy cloth.
B) The sacks are a pretty color.
C) The material is soft.
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 farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
C) the grasshoppers and the lack of rain have ruined their crops
D) all the farm animals get sick and die

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

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

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

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

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