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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 did Monty's father offer to rent to Monty in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

2. What did the audience yell when one of the horses was injured in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

3. What were the horse competition areas of Salinas used for, causing Monty's family to have to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

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

5. Monty's father seemed to care little whether his son was treated ethically where in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. 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?

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

5. What did Monty discover on his first trip for wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

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

7. What loss did Monty suffer in Chapter 3, East of Eden? How did his father assist him in digging a grave?

8. Where did Monty Roberts develop his ideas about horses and horse-training? What are the basic tenets of his methodology?

9. What did Monty discover about Harcourt in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome? Who informed him of the condition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hastings Harcourt and the empire he inherited. Where did Harcourt have property? How much did he spend on horses?

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

Discuss the Great Depression and the financial downfall which Monty's family faced. What protective laws or regulations ensured that child actors and stunt doubles were treated ethically at this time?

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