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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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