The Sport of Kings Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who gives Henry the idea that Allmon should work exclusively as the groom for Hellsmouth? (from "The Survival Machine" - "Interlude IV")

Ginnie Miller.

The Reverend.

Mack Snyder.

Henrietta.

2.

What happens to Hellsmouth in the 2006 Kentucky Derby? (from "Hellsmouth" and "Interlude V")

She does not finish, because her old leg injury flares up at the start of the race.

She finishes second.

She finishes first.

She finishes last.

3.

What meaningful subject do Henrietta and the veterinarian Lou talk about before Henrietta goes into labor? (from "The Survival Machine" - "Interlude IV")

Lou gives Henrietta confidence about her inter-racial relationship with Allmon, despite Henry's misgivings.

The evolutionary history of horses.

How the Ohio River used to be a meaningful landmark during slavery times.

That Hellsmouth is the best horse Lou has ever seen.

4.

Why is young Henry Forge whipped at the whipping post at the beginning of the novel? (from "The Strange Family of Things" - "Interlude I")

He told his father he wanted to turn the farm into a breeding ground for horses.

He was caught kissing his sister.

He told his father that he does not believe in racism.

He lit a firecracker under a neighbor's cattle.

5.

What is the name of the kind farmhand, who repeatedly acts as a sort of father figure to Henrietta? (from "The Spirit of Lesser Animals" - "Interlude II")

Lucas Snyder.

Mike Shaughnessy.

Jamie Barlow.

Filip Lavinia.

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