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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Monty Roberts grow up?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Las Vegas, Nevada.
(d) Salinas, California.

2. How old was Monty when he married?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Eighteen.

3. How long did Monty spend alone with the wild horses when he was fourteen?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few days.
(c) Two years.
(d) A year.

4. What kind of grades did Monty receive in school as a child?
(a) All A's.
(b) B's and C's.
(c) D's and F's.
(d) C's and D's.

5. Where were the horses on Monty's family's farm sent when they had to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Ranches in Arizona.
(b) To slaughter.
(c) Ranches in Nevada.
(d) The San Diego Zoo.

6. What did Monty's father hit his horse with to "break it" in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Paper.
(b) A whip.
(c) Chains.
(d) Rope.

7. What horse which Monty bought for Hastings Harcourt ended up being ranked the best 3 year old in California?
(a) Smitty.
(b) Shanti.
(c) Sharivari.
(d) Samson.

8. When Monty illustrated his method for a horse trainer he knew in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, the trainer said that it was a what?
(a) Fluke.
(b) Abomination.
(c) Dream come true.
(d) Miracle.

9. What is the name of Monty's wife?
(a) Patricia Burden.
(b) Patty Willis.
(c) Patricia Elder.
(d) Pat Smith.

10. How old was Monty when his father brutally beat a black man to death in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Six.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

11. What job did Monty's father get him in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Stunt Double.
(b) Announcer.
(c) Bull rider.
(d) Rodeo Clown.

12. Monty's mother was the oldest of how many children?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Four.

13. What did Hastings Harcourt do once he discovered Monty had not destroyed his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Had him arrested.
(b) Hired an assassin.
(c) Got his rifle.
(d) Drove off.

14. Monty's father beat him on a weekly basis until he was how old?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

15. What does Monty refer to as "the most wonderful and the most predictable creatures on earth"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the thoroughbred facility did Monty receive with the option of buying in more later in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

3. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?

4. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

5. At what age did Monty first volunteer to gather wild mustangs for the Salinas Rodeo?

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