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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Monty's father never show him as a child?
(a) Danger.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Affection.

3. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?
(a) Snake charming.
(b) Dog training.
(c) Dog racing.
(d) Bull-riding.

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

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

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

7. What did Monty watch the mustangs do when entering the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Lie down.
(b) Buck wildly.
(c) Run backwards.
(d) Stop to graze.

8. What did the audience yell when one of the horses was injured in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Jumpin' catfish.
(b) Holy makerel.
(c) Hog Jowels.
(d) Crow's bait.

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

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

11. When a horse was injured in the race, people wanted it to be shipped off for what purpose in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Rest.
(b) Medical attention.
(c) Food.
(d) Leather.

12. How was one of the mustangs injured in the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Trampled to death.
(b) Broken neck.
(c) Broken leg.
(d) Broken jaw.

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

14. How old was Monty when World War II ended?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

15. At what age did Monty first volunteer to gather wild mustangs for the Salinas Rodeo?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Monty's father beat him on a weekly basis until he was how old?

3. Monty's wife was how many years behind him in school?

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

5. Monty's father seemed to care little whether his son was treated ethically where in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

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