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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, East of Eden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, along with the director, asked Monty to watch the dailies and give his thoughts on "East of Eden"?
(a) Raymond Massey.
(b) Burl Ives.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Don Page.

2. What event was part of the Salinas Rodeo during Monty's childhood?
(a) The Mayor's Chicken Catch.
(b) The Backward Mule Ride.
(c) The Hungry Hog Race.
(d) The Wild Horse Race.

3. What did Monty recoil from when watching the Wild Mustang Race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) The police.
(b) The cruelty.
(c) The money.
(d) The speed.

4. What did Monty begin calling his method of horse training while in his teens?
(a) "Whispering horses."
(b) "Starting horses."
(c) "Listening to horses."
(d) "Breaking horses."

5. How old was Monty Roberts when he won his first riding trophy?
(a) Nine.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Eleven

Short Answer Questions

1. Monty discovered what element of communication between the wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

2. What did Monty never see any of from his film work?

3. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?

4. Once Monty was free to some extent from his father's rule, he decided that instead of doing rodeos, he would join the wrestling and what team?

5. When observing the horses in the wild at age fourteen, Monty saw how a colt who was behaving badly was isolated by what?

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