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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 name did Hastings Harcourt give to the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Sunset Stables.
(b) Greener Pastures.
(c) Flag is Up Farms.
(d) Rock Creek Horse Ranch.

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

3. What were the horse competition areas of Salinas used for, causing Monty's family to have to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Factories.
(b) Japanese-American internment camps.
(c) Nuclear test site.
(d) Army barracks.

4. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) 4202 Moral Way.
(b) 1984 Mission Lane.
(c) 347 Church Street.
(d) 664 Moses Boulevard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Monty's family's friend had what position on the set of "East of Eden"?

2. In what year did Monty get married?

3. In what year in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses did Monty's family have to leave their home?

4. What did Hastings Harcourt do once he discovered Monty had not destroyed his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

5. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

(see the answer key)

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