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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. When observing the horses in the wild at age fourteen, Monty saw how a colt who was behaving badly was isolated by what?
(a) Another colt.
(b) A mare.
(c) A sire.
(d) A horse trainer.

2. Who, along with the director, asked Monty to watch the dailies and give his thoughts on "East of Eden"?
(a) Don Page.
(b) Burl Ives.
(c) Raymond Massey.
(d) James Dean.

3. What event was part of the Salinas Rodeo during Monty's childhood?
(a) The Hungry Hog Race.
(b) The Mayor's Chicken Catch.
(c) The Backward Mule Ride.
(d) The Wild Horse Race.

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

5. What did Hastings Harcourt do once he discovered Monty had not destroyed his horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Hired an assassin.
(b) Got his rifle.
(c) Drove off.
(d) Had him arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many mustangs did Monty return from Nevada with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

2. How old was Monty when he married?

3. How old was Hastings Harcourt when he met Monty?

4. What did the others who went to Nevada with Monty in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, want to do?

5. Hastings Harcourt was the son of what publishing giant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Monty do when he realized he wanted to hit his father in Chapter 3, East of Eden? What did his father offer him?

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

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

7. What awards does Monty describe having won in the beginning of Chapter 3, East of Eden?

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

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

10. 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?

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