"The Scorpio Races" by Maggie Stiefvater Quiz

Answer: Thisby

Thisby was a small island in the Atlantic, though it was not specified where. The nearest land was referred to as "the mainland". Skarmouth was the name of the town it was set in. Puck and Sean both loved Thisby and would never leave.

Answer: Dove

Dove was Puck's dun horse. She was often mistaken for a pony, but Puck was quick to correct anyone that said so. Dove and Puck were very close. Puffin was the name of the Connolly's cat.

Answer: Corr

The local name for water horses was "capaill uisce". They are horses that lived in the Scorpio Sea. They were carnivorous and very dangerous. During the late fall they came out of the water. Locals would then capture them and train them to race in the Scorpio Races, which took place on the first of November.

Although Benjamin Malvern, Sean's boss, technically owned Corr, he was basically Sean's. Corr was originally ridden by Sean's father, but when he died in the Scorpio Races, Sean began to ride him. They were both very close to each other.

Answer: Finn and Gabe

Gabe was her older brother and Finn was her younger one. Gabe worked at the local hotel. Puck's real name was Kate. The Connolly's parents both died about a year before the start of the book. They were killed by water horses.

Answer: She was the first girl.

Puck decided to enter the Scorpio Races after Gabe told her that he was leaving for the mainland. She thought that if she raced, he'd have to stay longer before leaving. Later, her motives changed when she found out that they might lose their house without the money she'd receive if she won the race.

Many people did not like that she was participating. She was also the first person to ride a normal horse instead of a water horse.

Answer: a horse buyer

George Holly was an American who owned a breeding farm in California. Throughout the book, he and Sean became friends. Holly gave Sean a lot of advice. He even offered him a job, which Sean refused. Holly began to date Dory Maud's sister, Annie.

Answer: Corr killed him.

David Prince was the head groom at the Malvern yard. After Sean quit working for Malvern, Mutt, Malvern's son, tried to ride Corr on the beach. David was holding him. At one point David let his guard down, and Corr tore his throat out. Puck was holding his hand when he died. Sean was able to calm Corr down afterward.

Answer: Tommy Falk

Tommy Falk was a close friend of Gabe's. They were both going to the mainland together after the races. He was also a friend of Puck's. She described him as pretty. On the last day of training on the beach, he died. The Connollys attended his funeral, which consisted of a pyre on the beach. Sean released his water horse back into the sea.

Answer: Yes

While Sean and Mutt fought on their water horses, Puck was about to pull ahead and win. After she crossed the finish line, she went back to find Sean. Corr had broken his leg in the fight, and Mutt was pulled out to sea by Skata. With the winning money, Puck was able to buy their house from Malvern. She used the money Finn had won from betting on her to buy Corr for Sean.

Answer: No

Because his leg was broken, Corr could never run again, so Sean decided to return him to the sea. However, when Sean walked away to let him go, Corr did not leave. Instead, he turned and walked back to Sean. This showed that Corr loved Sean even more than he loved the sea.