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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. How many horses did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to buy for him initially?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. How old was Monty when World War II ended?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

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

4. Hastings Harcourt was the son of what publishing giant?
(a) Johnson, Stevens, and Smith.
(b) Harcourt Brace and World.
(c) Tate Publishing.
(d) Whitmore Publishing.

5. What was the name of the medium brown horse with a white dot between his eyes that Monty met in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Brownie.
(b) Eye patch.
(c) Dot.
(d) Bullseye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What horse did Monty Roberts claim was his all-time favorite in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

2. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?

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

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

5. What did Monty's father find Monty's compassionate methods of training horses to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 setting does Monty Roberts depict in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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

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

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

8. What opportunity did Harcourt offer Monty after he bought him horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

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

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