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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. 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?
(a) Nuclear test site.
(b) Japanese-American internment camps.
(c) Army barracks.
(d) Factories.

2. Who helped Monty with rent money in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) His father.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) A kind stranger.
(d) His mother.

3. 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."

4. Monty discovered what element of communication between the wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) ESP.
(b) Body language.
(c) Vocalizations.
(d) Neighing.

5. What did the others who went to Nevada with Monty in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, want to do?
(a) Return to Salinas quickly.
(b) Stay in the wilderness indefinitely.
(c) Move on to Oregon.
(d) Stay in Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the audience yell when one of the horses was injured in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

2. How old was Monty when his father brutally beat a black man to death in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

3. In Chapter 3, East of Eden, Monty won races with his own horse and how many other horses that were highly trained?

4. Monty's wife was how many years behind him in school?

5. What sign of obedience did Monty observe when a colt was turned away in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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