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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many horses did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to buy for him initially?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

5. 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) Miracle.
(b) Fluke.
(c) Abomination.
(d) Dream come true.

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

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

8. Who directed the film "East of Eden"?
(a) John Huston.
(b) Alfred Hitchcock.
(c) Elia Kazan.
(d) Ingmar Bergman.

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

10. What was one use for horses during World War II?
(a) Pulling cars from ditches.
(b) Bomb carriers.
(c) Horse meat.
(d) As cattle guards.

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

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

13. One day when Monty's father hit him in Chapter 3, East of Eden, Monty did what?
(a) Backed him against a wall.
(b) Punched him in the face.
(c) Grabbed him by the hair.
(d) Choked him.

14. Who helped Monty with rent money in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) A kind stranger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Monty's mother was the oldest of how many children?

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

3. What did Monty begin calling his method of horse training while in his teens?

4. When horses have their head high and forward ears, it shows they are interested in something where?

5. What did Monty's parents claim had injured him when they put him in the hospital in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

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