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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 name refers to a male deer?

2. What was left dead of feeling for Monty in the end of Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

3. What color was Johnny Trivio?

4. What did Monty discover he could have with a deer in Chapter 6, Deer Friends?

5. How much did Johnny Trivio weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Monty often wonder about deer in the beginning of Chapter 6, Deer Friends?

2. How did Monty feel about having performed for and been approved by the Queen?

3. What experience did Monty have with the horse Prince of Darkness?

4. What did Monty's work with deer show in terms of his abilities with animals?

5. How did Monty feel performing before the Queen in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

6. What awards did Lomitas go on to earn after working with Monty?

7. What did Crawford Hall write in the text about his experience working at Flag is Up Farms?

8. What did Monty write of achieving the Queen's approval in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

9. What horse passed away in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained? How does Monty describe him?

10. What did Monty suggest his disabled friend could use in order to return to work for him in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Monty's relationship with his father and the theme of abuse in the narrative. Until what age was Monty regularly abused?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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