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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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) The San Diego Zoo.
(c) Ranches in Arizona.
(d) Ranches in Nevada.

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

4. Monty's father beat him on a weekly basis until he was how old?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the thoroughbred facility did Monty receive with the option of buying in more later in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

2. In what year did Monty turn fourteen?

3. "Sand-castle syndrome" indicates that someone gets joy in creating something then what?

4. How was one of the mustangs injured in the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many wild horses did Monty return with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? What was his response to the rodeo show?

2. What was Monty's father's reaction when Monty showed him his techniques on horses as a child?

3. Where did Monty Roberts develop his ideas about horses and horse-training? What are the basic tenets of his methodology?

4. What event led to the end of abuse suffered by Monty at the hands of his father in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

5. Why did Monty's family move in 1942? What happened to their horses?

6. What did Monty describe of his parents' financial situation growing up? What job did his father get for Monty?

7. What budget did the millionaire in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome give Monty to guy two horses? What did he buy?

8. How did Monty develop his techniques in his teens? What basic concepts were established?

9. What did the crowd yell when horses were injured at the rodeo in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? Why?

10. What position did Harcourt offer Monty at the facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome? How did it develop?

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