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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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