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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 sign of obedience did Monty observe when a colt was turned away in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Faint vocalizations.
(b) Pacing with head to the ground.
(c) Bowing down.
(d) Eye contact.

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

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

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

5. How old was Monty when he met Hastings Harcourt?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Monty spend alone with the wild horses when he was fourteen?

2. How many children did Monty and his wife have?

3. Monty's father seemed to care little whether his son was treated ethically where in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

4. Where did Monty Roberts grow up?

5. How many siblings does Monty Roberts have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What movie star did Monty meet on the set of "East of Eden"? What was this experience like?

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

4. Where was the majority of the wild horse population in Monty's childhood? When and why did he first visit there?

5. What did Monty's father want for him as a child? When did Monty begin riding horses?

6. 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?

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

8. What was Monty's reaction when Harcourt pulled out of the operation in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

9. For whom did Monty perform as a stunt double when a child? Who arranged his contracts?

10. What realization did Monty have about competing in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

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