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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Monty when he married?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

2. Monty's mother was the oldest of how many children?
(a) Nine.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

3. 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 sire.
(b) Another colt.
(c) A mare.
(d) A horse trainer.

4. What does Monty refer to as "the most wonderful and the most predictable creatures on earth"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Deer.

5. In what year was "East of Eden" shot in Salinas?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monty's father find Monty's compassionate methods of training horses to be?

2. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?

3. What kind of grades did Monty receive in school as a child?

4. How many horses did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to buy for him initially?

5. Who helped Monty with rent money in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

(see the answer key)

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