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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 never show him as a child?
(a) Horses.
(b) Danger.
(c) Affection.
(d) Cruelty.

2. What did Monty decide to secretly do with Hastings Harcourt's horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Breed them.
(c) Humiliate them.
(d) Eat them.

3. Monty's father seemed to care little whether his son was treated ethically where in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) On movie sets.
(b) At school.
(c) In restraurants.
(d) At church.

4. What was the second horse bought for Hastings Harcourt by Monty in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Bahroona.
(b) Belladonna.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Bernice.

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

6. 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) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Basketball.

7. What psychological disorder did Hastings Harcourt suffer from?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Depression.
(c) Bipolar Disorder.
(d) Borderline Personality Disorder.

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

9. How old was Monty when he married?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

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

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

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

13. How old was Hastings Harcourt when he met Monty?
(a) His eighties.
(b) His seventies.
(c) His fifties.
(d) His sixties.

14. What kind of grades did Monty receive in school as a child?
(a) D's and F's.
(b) B's and C's.
(c) C's and D's.
(d) All A's.

15. Where were the horses on Monty's family's farm sent when they had to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) The San Diego Zoo.
(b) Ranches in Arizona.
(c) To slaughter.
(d) Ranches in Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Hastings Harcourt was the son of what publishing giant?

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

4. What event was part of the Salinas Rodeo during Monty's childhood?

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

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