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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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