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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. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
2. What does Monty refer to as "the most wonderful and the most predictable creatures on earth"?
3. When did Monty realize was the best time for observing the wild horses' relaxed social interaction in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
4. How was one of the mustangs injured in the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
5. What kind of grades did Monty receive in school as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Monty Roberts develop his ideas about horses and horse-training? What are the basic tenets of his methodology?
2. What does Monty write about the abuse he suffered from his father in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses? When did the abuse end?
3. What did Monty discover about Harcourt in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome? Who informed him of the condition?
4. What did Monty discover on his first trip for wild horses in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
5. How did the move in 1942 affect Monty? Why?
6. What setting does Monty Roberts depict in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
7. How did Monty branch into other sports after achieving freedom from his father?
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. For whom did Monty perform as a stunt double when a child? Who arranged his contracts?
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
Discuss Monty's relationship with his father and the theme of abuse in the narrative. Until what age was Monty regularly abused?
Essay Topic 3
Describe different examples of foreshadowing in the narrative and the theme of entrepreneurship in Monty's life. What creative ways did Monty go about earning money as a child?
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