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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Monty's father take to bring in extra money in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Garbage man.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Cook.

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

3. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) 4202 Moral Way.
(b) 347 Church Street.
(c) 664 Moses Boulevard.
(d) 1984 Mission Lane.

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

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

6. Monty Roberts was born in the middle of what American era?
(a) The Nicaraguan Crisis.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The Roaring Twenties.

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

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

9. In what year was "East of Eden" shot in Salinas?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1960.

10. How many mustangs did Monty return from Nevada with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) 750.
(b) 150.
(c) 38.
(d) 10.

11. Where did Monty go to look for wild horses at age fourteen?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Nevada.

12. 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?
(a) Bullseye.
(b) Eye patch.
(c) Dot.
(d) Brownie.

13. What is the name of Monty's wife?
(a) Pat Smith.
(b) Patricia Elder.
(c) Patty Willis.
(d) Patricia Burden.

14. 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) Medical attention.
(b) Food.
(c) Rest.
(d) Leather.

15. When did Monty realize was the best time for observing the wild horses' relaxed social interaction in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Around the equinox.
(b) March and April.
(c) Night.
(d) Mating season.

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse did Monty Roberts claim was his all-time favorite in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

2. Who informed Monty of Hasting Harcourt's "sand-castle syndrome"?

3. What name did Hastings Harcourt give to the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

4. How much did Monty's father ask for rent from Monty in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

5. What did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to personally do with his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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