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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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