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

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

3. Where was most of the wild horse population during Monty's childhood?
(a) California.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Montana.

4. Who informed Monty of Hasting Harcourt's "sand-castle syndrome"?
(a) Harcourt's boss.
(b) Harcourt's wife.
(c) Harcourt's psychiatrist.
(d) Harcourt's friend.

5. What did Monty begin calling his method of horse training while in his teens?
(a) "Breaking horses."
(b) "Whispering horses."
(c) "Listening to horses."
(d) "Starting horses."

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Monty first volunteer to gather wild mustangs for the Salinas Rodeo?

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

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

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

5. What was the name of the medium brown horse with a white dot between his eyes that Monty met in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

(see the answer key)

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