In the Beginning
This item was given to baby Charlotte the day her parents died.
A piece of leather horse rein
Charlotte was popular with her stage coach passengers for these reasons.
She had never overturned a coach, she was considerate and handsome, she had a good reputation, and she knew how to baby difficult passengers.
These two horses are born at the end of the novel.
Vern's Thunder and Freedom
Tall and thin, with leathery skin the color of coffee with no milk describes which character?
Vern
furrows p. 36
A line or a wrinkle on a person's face?
Vern was enslaved in this state.
Virginia
Charlotte rode this to travel west to Sacramento.
A steamboat
In real-life, Charlotte was known by these nicknames.
One-eyed Charley, Cockeyed Charley, or Six-horse Charley
A large toad-like person without a mothering bone in her body is which character in the book?
Mrs. Boyle
muddled p. 62
To bring into disorder; mix up
Name one of the reasons Charlotte left the orphanage.
She was banned from the stables; she was being forced to work in the kitchen; Hayward was adopted; Freedom died
An unfortunate accident lead to Charlotte becoming disabled. What was she?
blind in one eye
Charlotte was the first woman to do this.
Vote in a federal election in the United States
Charlotte voted for one of these candidates in the presidential election.
Ulysses S. Grant or Horatio Seymour
jittery p. 72
Nervous; anxious; unable to relax?
Ebeneezer suspects Charlotte is a girl for these reasons.
Charlotte is scrawny and he heard about a missing girl from a nearby orphanage
The doctor said, "You're not the first woman pretending to be a man". Who was the doctor talking about?
The woman whose husband went to the gold mines for two years and another whose husband was killed by bandits
Ebeneezer arrived at Charlotte's ranch during this season.
Spring
Who were Ebeneezer's stable boys?
James Birch and Frank Stevens
handbill p. 87
A flyer, notice, or advertisement distributed by hand?
Who was Ebeneezer talking about when he said, "In all my days, I only seen one other person could work with the horses like you."
His daughter p. 84
Charlotte gets her revenge on Millshark in this way.
A scary stagecoach ride, a mud bath, and stolen boots
Charlotte was this age when she died.
67-years old
Who were Charlotte's plump companions on the trip to Worcester, Massachusetts.
Mrs. Mapes and Mrs. Earhart
portly p. 105
Having a large body?