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

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) Leah can't keep the pony's coat shining
D) the nights are hot and dry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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