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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 kind of grades did Monty receive in school as a child?

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

3. What name did Hastings Harcourt give to the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

4. Monty discovered what element of communication between the wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

5. What does Monty refer to as "the most wonderful and the most predictable creatures on earth"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What budget did the millionaire in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome give Monty to guy two horses? What did he buy?

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

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

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

7. What movie star did Monty meet on the set of "East of Eden"? What was this experience like?

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

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

10. What position did Harcourt offer Monty at the facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome? How did it develop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the narrative of Salinas, California in the 1930s and 40s. What caused the decline in the wild horse population? What global events took place at this time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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