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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) the auctioneer
B) Mr. B.
C) a neighbor
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) curious
B) careful
C) generous
D) nosy