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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. Monty's method of training horses was largely based on cultivating what with the animal?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Trust.
(c) Fear.
(d) Resentment.

2. 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?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

3. What did Monty watch the mustangs do when entering the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Buck wildly.
(b) Run backwards.
(c) Lie down.
(d) Stop to graze.

4. When did Monty realize was the best time for observing the wild horses' relaxed social interaction in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Around the equinox.
(b) Night.
(c) Mating season.
(d) March and April.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had actually injured Monty to the point of being hospitalized when he was a child in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

2. When a horse was injured in the race, people wanted it to be shipped off for what purpose in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

3. Monty's father beat him on a weekly basis until he was how old?

4. What was one use for horses during World War II?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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