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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Monty's father find Monty's compassionate methods of training horses to be?
(a) Life-changing.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) An outrage.

2. Monty discovered what element of communication between the wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Neighing.
(b) ESP.
(c) Body language.
(d) Vocalizations.

3. How many children did Monty and his wife have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

4. When horses have their head high and forward ears, it shows they are interested in something where?
(a) Far away.
(b) Near.
(c) In the sky.
(d) On the ground.

5. What sign of obedience did Monty observe when a colt was turned away in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Pacing with head to the ground.
(b) Eye contact.
(c) Bowing down.
(d) Faint vocalizations.

6. What job did Monty's father get him in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Bull rider.
(b) Announcer.
(c) Rodeo Clown.
(d) Stunt Double.

7. What did Monty's father hit his horse with to "break it" in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Chains.
(b) Paper.
(c) A whip.
(d) Rope.

8. When Monty illustrated his method for a horse trainer he knew in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, the trainer said that it was a what?
(a) Abomination.
(b) Dream come true.
(c) Fluke.
(d) Miracle.

9. What did Hastings Harcourt do once he discovered Monty had not destroyed his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Drove off.
(b) Hired an assassin.
(c) Got his rifle.
(d) Had him arrested.

10. Monty's father beat him with what when he was a child?
(a) An extension cord.
(b) A closed fist.
(c) A chain.
(d) A switch.

11. Once Monty was free to some extent from his father's rule, he decided that instead of doing rodeos, he would join the wrestling and what team?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

12. What did Monty's parents claim had injured him when they put him in the hospital in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) The horses.
(b) The barn.
(c) An ox.
(d) A flock of sheep.

13. What did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to personally do with his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Breed them.
(b) Exercise them.
(c) Rce them.
(d) Shoot them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Monty's father take to bring in extra money in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

2. What had actually injured Monty to the point of being hospitalized when he was a child in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

3. How old was Monty Roberts when he won his first riding trophy?

4. What role did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to hold at the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

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