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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) nosy
B) careful
C) generous
D) curious