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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When horses have their head high and forward ears, it shows they are interested in something where?
(a) Near.
(b) On the ground.
(c) In the sky.
(d) Far away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who informed Monty of Hasting Harcourt's "sand-castle syndrome"?
(a) Harcourt's psychiatrist.
(b) Harcourt's friend.
(c) Harcourt's boss.
(d) Harcourt's wife.

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

10. Monty realized in Chapter 3, East of Eden that most of his competitors had nowhere near as much what as he did?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Experience.
(c) Skill.
(d) Courage.

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

12. How long did Monty spend alone with the wild horses when he was fourteen?
(a) A few days.
(b) Two years.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A year.

13. What had actually injured Monty to the point of being hospitalized when he was a child in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) A car.
(b) Horses.
(c) A train.
(d) His father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?

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

4. In what year in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses did Monty's family have to leave their home?

5. What did Monty feel once in Nevada in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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