King of the
Wind
Chapter 23 "The Queen's Plate" & Chapter 24 "Father of the
Turf"
Chapter 23 "The Queen's Plate" & Chapter 24
"Father of the Turf"
1. The trip to Newmarket seemed ___________ to Agba.
a) long
b) short
2. Why did the Earl not want Sham to run the race?
a) He might hurt his scarred knees.
b) He was too valuable to Gog Magog's future as a father.
c) His sons would be disqualified from racing if Sham ran on the race track.
3. Which horse won the two-year-old race?
a) Sham
b) Cade
c) Regulus
4. Who was going to watch the big race?
a) Signor Achmet
b) the King and Queen
c) Benjamin Biggle
5. Which horse won the Newmarket race?
a) Cade
b) Sham
c) Lath
6. What answer did the Earl give when asked about the pedigree of Sham?
a) He is the Godolphin Arabian.
b) His pedigree is written in his sons.
c) He is King of the Wind.
7. How long did the Goldophin Arabian live?
a) 10 years
b) 15 years
c) 21 years
d) 29 years
8. Why would the Earl say that no marking was on the gravestone of Sham?
a) He had not had time to have the stone engraved.
b) He was tended by a mute boy; without words the boy made the mission of the
horse known.
c) Words could not express his feelings for the Godolphin Arabian.
9. What happened to Agba?
a) When Sham died he returned to Morocco.
b) He died the same day Sham did.
c) He took care of Sham's colts for as long as he lived.
----------Key----------
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (b)
7. (d)
8. (b)
9. (a)