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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What did Monty watch the mustangs do when entering the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
3. What job did Monty's father get him in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
4. How old was Monty when World War II ended?
5. One day when Monty's father hit him in Chapter 3, East of Eden, Monty did what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was the majority of the wild horse population in Monty's childhood? When and why did he first visit there?
2. 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?
3. For whom did Monty perform as a stunt double when a child? Who arranged his contracts?
4. What movie star did Monty meet on the set of "East of Eden"? What was this experience like?
5. How did Monty develop his techniques in his teens? What basic concepts were established?
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 discover on his first trip for wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
8. What did the crowd yell when horses were injured at the rodeo in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? Why?
9. What awards does Monty describe having won in the beginning of Chapter 3, East of Eden?
10. How did Monty meet Patricia? What role has she played in his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What accusations were made in the book Horse Whispers & Lies? Who wrote this book? Do you agree with Monty or his relatives regarding his father's abuse? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the horse Brownie and the lessons Monty learned from working with him. How was Brownie traumatized by Monty's father?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Wild Horse Races and the Salinas Rodeo. Do Wild Horse Races still take place today? Why or why not?
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