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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 the audience yell when one of the horses was injured in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Hog Jowels.
(b) Crow's bait.
(c) Holy makerel.
(d) Jumpin' catfish.

2. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?
(a) Miss Marguerite Parsons.
(b) Mrs. Gertrude Warner.
(c) Judge Myron Weatherby.
(d) Mr. George Stevens.

3. What did Monty's father find Monty's compassionate methods of training horses to be?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) An outrage.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Life-changing.

4. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?
(a) Dog training.
(b) Snake charming.
(c) Dog racing.
(d) Bull-riding.

5. What did Monty recoil from when watching the Wild Mustang Race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) The police.
(b) The money.
(c) The cruelty.
(d) The speed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who informed Monty of Hasting Harcourt's "sand-castle syndrome"?

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

4. How many horses did Hastings Harcourt ask Monty to buy for him initially?

5. What horse which Monty bought for Hastings Harcourt ended up being ranked the best 3 year old in California?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What idea did Monty present to the rodeo owner when he was fourteen in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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

9. 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?

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

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