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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When a Racehorse's Worst Memory is a Starting Gate.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Monty worried about before performing for the royal family in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?
(a) Failing.
(b) The lighting.
(c) His voice.
(d) His wardrobe.

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

4. How long did Monty spend in a rack in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 7 days.

5. What did Monty discover was even more sensitive in deer than in horses in Chapter 6, Deer Friends?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Sight.
(d) Flight mechanism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Monty Roberts began riding horses professionally from what age?

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

3. What was left dead of feeling for Monty in the end of Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

4. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. Where was Monty invited to meet the Queen of England in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

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