1. There are two types of dreamers in the novel. On the one hand, there are Texas's mother, grandmother, and sister who long for a comfortable life; and on the other hand there are Texas and her grandfather. How do their dreams differ? How do they go about fulfilling them? What does this reveal about their personalities?

2. Sandy is an important character in the novel. What type of person is she?

Is she a dreamer, too? What is her purpose in the story?

3. Characters are built up from incidents. Which incidents in this novel shed a light on Texas's character, and what do they reveal?

4. The colt Easter is important to Texas, yet he dies. And Sandy and Tommy leave at the end of the novel.

With all these things happening, how can the author talk about the "luck" of Texas...