In the Beginning
This item was given to baby Charlotte the day her parents died.
A piece of leather horse rein
Name one reason that Charlotte was popular with her stage coach passengers.
Knew how to coddle a coach around any turn; baby the most difficult passengers; considerate; handsome; respectful; skilled at driving
What were the names of the twin horses that were delievered?
Vern's Thunder and Freedom
The main character of our story. What was her name when she was pretending to be a boy?
Charlotte; Charlie
What word means having wrinkles or lines, usually on the forehead when someone is thinking, worried, or confused: shinned, stern, furrow
Furrow
Why did Mrs. Boyle want to make sure Charlotte did not get adopted?
She would lose her helper in the kitchen
Where did Charlotte move to and encourage Ebeneezer to also move to?
California
A property; land
A large, toad-like person without a mothering bone in her body.
Mrs. Boyle
What word means to press your lips together: purse, coax, clench
Why did Charlotte leave the orphanage?
She wanted a better life
How did Charlotte lose her vision in one eye?
She was kicked by a horse
Charlotte was the first woman to do this
Vote
The "first boy in years that got unadopted."
William
What word means being pushed or bumped by someone or something: retched, jostled, rustic
Jostled
How did Charlotte escape from the orphanage?
She made herself look like a boy, snuck out overnight, left her dress at a stream
How did Charlotte still drive horses with one eye?
Learned the sounds of the horses hooves; trusted her senses; memorized the route
Who visited Charlotte's new property in California?
Hayward
Charlotte's friend from the orphanage who she stayed in touch with long after they left the orphanage
Hayward
What word means something that is strange, unusual, or different from what is normal: peculiar, precarious, persuade
Where did Charlotte end up staying after she escaped from the orphanage?
A stable (Ebeneezer's stable/barn)
A scary stagecoach ride, a mud bath, and stolen boots
Who finally came to California and helped deliver the baby horses?
Ebeneezer
This quiet man tended the stables at the orphanage and knew about Charlotte's plan to escape
Vern
What words means will move suddenly: lanky, banter, lurched
Lurched