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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 did Monty begin calling his method of horse training while in his teens?
(a) "Starting horses."
(b) "Breaking horses."
(c) "Listening to horses."
(d) "Whispering horses."

2. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) 1984 Mission Lane.
(b) 347 Church Street.
(c) 4202 Moral Way.
(d) 664 Moses Boulevard.

3. Monty's mother was the oldest of how many children?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Monty turn fourteen?

3. What is the name of Monty's wife?

4. Who, along with the director, asked Monty to watch the dailies and give his thoughts on "East of Eden"?

5. What did Monty never see any of from his film work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Monty branch into other sports after achieving freedom from his father?

2. How did Monty meet Patricia? What role has she played in his life?

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

4. What does Monty write about the abuse he suffered from his father in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses? When did the abuse end?

5. How does Monty describe meeting Brownie in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

6. Who did Monty meet at age 31 in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

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

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

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

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