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

3. What name did Hastings Harcourt give to the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Flag is Up Farms.
(b) Rock Creek Horse Ranch.
(c) Sunset Stables.
(d) Greener Pastures.

4. How much did Monty's father ask for rent from Monty in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A small amount.
(c) A reasonable amount.
(d) A large amount.

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

6. How old was Monty Roberts when he won his first riding trophy?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eleven
(d) Six.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. What role did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to hold at the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Night Manager.
(b) Master Trainer.
(c) Managing Partner.
(d) CEO.

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

14. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) Dot.
(b) Blackie.
(c) Brownie.
(d) Snow White.

15. How many siblings does Monty Roberts have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was most of the wild horse population during Monty's childhood?

2. In what year was "East of Eden" shot in Salinas?

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

4. Monty's father beat him with what when he was a child?

5. When observing the horses in the wild at age fourteen, Monty saw how a colt who was behaving badly was isolated by what?

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