In the Beginning
Name one reason from 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
Thunder and Freedom.
Who are the twin horses Ebeneezer helped deliver?
Tall and thin, with leathery skin the color of coffee with no milk.
Who is Vern?
shinnied p. 52
What is slid down (like on a fire pole)?
Vern escaped from a plantation in this state.
What is Virginia?
Charlotte rode this to travel west to Sacramento.
What is a steamboat?
One of the real-life Charlotte's nicknames.
What is One-eyed Charley, Cockeyed Charley, or Six-horse Charley?
A large, toad-like person without a mothering bone in her body.
Who is Mrs. Boyle?
coax p. 57
What is convince?
Name the three reasons Charlotte left the orphanage.
What is she was banned from the stables; she was being forced to work in the kitchen; Hayward was adopted; Freedom died?
An unfortunate accident.
What is Charlotte was blinded after being kicked in the face by a horse?
Charlotte was the first woman to do this.
What is vote in a federal election in the United States?
The "first boy in years that got unadopted."
Who is William?
jostled p. 87
What is bumped and shoved within a crowd?
Find one sentence from page 56, 57 or 58 that makes you think Ebeneezer suspects Charlotte is a girl.
What is...page 56, 57, 58, 64?
Charlotte does this to compensate for her bad eye (p. 102)
Learned the sounds of the horses hooves; trusted her senses; memorized the route.
Ebeneezer arrived at Charlotte's ranch during this season.
What is Spring?
Ebeneezer's stable boys.
Who are James Birch and Frank Stevens?
flinched p. 95
What is draw back in pain or fear; wince?
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."
Who is his daughter? p. 84
Charlotte's revenge on Mr. Millshark.
What is a scary stagecoach ride, a mud bath, and stolen boots?
Charlotte was born in 1812 and died in 1879 so she was this age when she died.
What is 67-years old?
A person other than Hay and Vern who knows Charley is a woman.
Who is the doctor who took care of Charlotte's eye?
banter p. 127
What is light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured joking around.