Wild+Girl

Questions:

Q: Lidie left her home in Brazil to go live in New York, why did she leave Brazil, and who did she go to live with? A. Her brother and father sent for her. They had left Brazil years earlier after her mother had died, and finally found a job and a home where they could all live together.

Q. When Lidie arrived in her new home, her father and brother and painted her room, and got it all ready for her. Lidie did not like the way it looked, why? A. They had painted her room pink and put Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on the wall. Liddie was 12 years old, and thought it was too babyish.

Q. Lidie's father surprised her with an old mare named Love You so that she could learn to ride horses. Liddie was more interested in a young filly named Wild Girl. Why did she prefer Wild Girl? A. Lidie had learned to ride horses in Brazil and was very good at riding. Wild Girl was young a fast and would be a better match for her to ride than the old mare Love You. Her father and brother did not know that Liddie could ride at all, and thought she needed a gentle horse to learn on.

Q. Why did Lidie's brother Raphael wear pink silks when he was racing horses? A. Pink had been Lidie's favorite color when she was young and Raphael and her dad had left Brazil. Raphael remembered that Lidie loved pink, and still thought of her as the little girl they had left in Brazil.

Q. At the end of the story, Lidy's brother repaints her bedroom for her. What did he paint, and why? A. He painted the room a coral color with horses on the wall because he realized that she was no longer the little girl she had been. Her favorite color was coral, and she loved horses, and was a very gifted rider.

Q: What airport did Lidie go to? A: John F. Kennedy International airport

Q: Where was Lidie originally from? A: Jales, Brazil

Q: Why did Lidie's father buy Wild Girl? A: He made a connection to Lidie because Lidie is also wild.

Q: Why couldn't Liddie's brother become a professional jockey? A: He is too big and tall and doesn't have the build of a jockey.

Q: What fictional characters were on LIddie's rug in her new room? A: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.

Q: What candy did the horses like? A: Peppermint

Q: What was on Liddie's scarf? A: Bunnies