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

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

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) it rains hard
C) flocks of birds fly over
D) clouds cover the sky

A) there is no place to buy cloth.
B) The material is soft.
C) The sacks are a pretty color.
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 farmers can't afford to buy seed
C) the farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
D) the grasshoppers and the lack of rain have ruined their crops

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

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

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

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) curious
B) careful
C) nosy
D) generous