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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 second horse bought for Hastings Harcourt by Monty in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
2. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
3. What budget did Hastings Harcourt give Monty for buying him horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
4. How old was Monty when his father brutally beat a black man to death in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
5. Monty's father beat him with what when he was a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What loss did Monty suffer in Chapter 3, East of Eden? How did his father assist him in digging a grave?
3. How did Monty develop his techniques in his teens? What basic concepts were established?
4. Why did Monty's family move in 1942? What happened to their horses?
5. What did the crowd yell when horses were injured at the rodeo in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? Why?
6. What position did Harcourt offer Monty at the facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome? How did it develop?
7. 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?
8. What idea did Monty present to the rodeo owner when he was fourteen in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
9. How does Monty describe meeting Brownie in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
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 Monty's lower back problems and subsequent surgery. How likely was it for Monty to ride again? How successful was his surgery?
Essay Topic 2
Describe bipolar disorder and "sand-castle syndrome." Who informed Monty of Harcourt's disease? What was Monty's reaction?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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