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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many horses did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to buy for him initially?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

4. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?
(a) Dog racing.
(b) Dog training.
(c) Snake charming.
(d) Bull-riding.

5. What job did Monty's father take to bring in extra money in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Garbage man.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monty's father never show him as a child?

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

3. What did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to personally do with his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

4. What were the horse competition areas of Salinas used for, causing Monty's family to have to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

5. What did Monty's father offer to rent to Monty in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization did Monty have about competing in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

2. Where was the majority of the wild horse population in Monty's childhood? When and why did he first visit there?

3. How does Monty describe meeting Brownie in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

4. For whom did Monty perform as a stunt double when a child? Who arranged his contracts?

5. How did Monty meet Patricia? What role has she played in his life?

6. Why did Monty's family move in 1942? What happened to their horses?

7. What awards does Monty describe having won in the beginning of Chapter 3, East of Eden?

8. What did the crowd yell when horses were injured at the rodeo in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? Why?

9. How did Monty branch into other sports after achieving freedom from his father?

10. How many wild horses did Monty return with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? What was his response to the rodeo show?

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