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

2. Who, along with the director, asked Monty to watch the dailies and give his thoughts on "East of Eden"?
(a) Raymond Massey.
(b) Don Page.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Burl Ives.

3. What event was part of the Salinas Rodeo during Monty's childhood?
(a) The Backward Mule Ride.
(b) The Wild Horse Race.
(c) The Hungry Hog Race.
(d) The Mayor's Chicken Catch.

4. How many mustangs did Monty return from Nevada with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) 38.
(b) 750.
(c) 150.
(d) 10.

5. What budget did Hastings Harcourt give Monty for buying him horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $35,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $20,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the thoroughbred facility did Monty receive with the option of buying in more later in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

3. When observing the horses in the wild at age fourteen, Monty saw how a colt who was behaving badly was isolated by what?

4. How old was Monty when he met Hastings Harcourt?

5. What horse which Monty bought for Hastings Harcourt ended up being ranked the best 3 year old in California?

(see the answer key)

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