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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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