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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. When observing the horses in the wild at age fourteen, Monty saw how a colt who was behaving badly was isolated by what?
(a) A mare.
(b) A sire.
(c) A horse trainer.
(d) Another colt.

2. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) Snow White.
(b) Brownie.
(c) Blackie.
(d) Dot.

3. Monty's father seemed to care little whether his son was treated ethically where in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) At school.
(b) In restraurants.
(c) On movie sets.
(d) At church.

4. What did Monty's father rent to help dig a grave in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) A dumptruck.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A tractor.
(d) An air chisel.

5. What star of "East of Eden" did Monty befriend and show around the horses?
(a) Jo Van Fleet.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Richard Davalos.
(d) Raymond Massey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monty's father hit his horse with to "break it" in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

2. How old was Monty when World War II ended?

3. What did Monty feel once in Nevada in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

4. Who planned to buy a ranch in Salinas just before his untimely death in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

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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