Wild Girl Flashcards
Before leaving Brazil, what was one thing that Lidie needed to do?
Lidie took one last ride on her horse, Cavalo.
What was Lidie’s family situation? What happened to her mother? Where were her father and brother?
Her mother had died. Her father and brother went to America to earn money raising and training horses.
The book is telling the story of two characters. Who is the second character besides Lidie?
The second character is a filly named Wild Girl.
How do Lidie’s father and brother treat her when she comes to live with them? Why was she upset?
They remember her as the little girl she was when they left, but she wants to be known as a capable older girl.
It is so difficult to go to a new school, even when you speak English. What terrible thing happened to Lidie because she didn’t know the English words?
She wets her pants.
What is Lidie’s secret related to horses?
Lidie has known how to ride well, but her father and brother don’t know that.
What happened to Rafael and Pai’s horse, Storm Cloud?
He fell in the race but was unhurt.
What did the teacher do at the race track?
Her teacher encouraged Lidie to come back to school and tell about the horse accident. She made it sound like math was hard and that was why she ran away so Lidie wouldn’t be embarrassed.
What was the coincidence in the filly having the name, Wild Girl?
When Lidie was little her mother affectionately called her Wild Girl.
What does Lidie do to make Wild Girl happy?
She brings her a cat, but it frightens her. Later she moved an older horse to a stall across from Wild Girl’s and they comforted each other.
What is Rafael’s problem?
He is getting too big to be a jockey.
How did Horseman (Pai), Rafael, and Lidie begin to solve their problems?
They began to talk rather than assume what each other was thinking.
