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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 Roberts was born in the middle of what American era?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The Nicaraguan Crisis.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Roaring Twenties.

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

3. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?
(a) Mrs. Gertrude Warner.
(b) Judge Myron Weatherby.
(c) Mr. George Stevens.
(d) Miss Marguerite Parsons.

4. One day when Monty's father hit him in Chapter 3, East of Eden, Monty did what?
(a) Punched him in the face.
(b) Backed him against a wall.
(c) Grabbed him by the hair.
(d) Choked him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monty's father rent to help dig a grave in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

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

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

4. Monty's method of training horses was largely based on cultivating what with the animal?

5. How was one of the mustangs injured in the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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