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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 suddenly have a medical issue with in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

2. Who said "That was one of the most wonderful things I've ever seen in my life" in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

3. What did Monty call the young male deer he befriended in Chapter 6, Deer Friends?

4. Lomitas was the highest rated two-year-old horse in Germany in what year?

5. Where was Monty to spend an entire week in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What friend did Monty learn had become disabled in an accident in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

2. How did meeting the Queen validate Monty? How did this relate to his father?

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

4. How did Monty feel about his experience with Harcourt in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained? What was his next focus?

5. What was the Queen's reaction to Monty's work in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life?

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

7. What did Monty remark about fight-or-flight in deer? What did he name his first deer?

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

9. Describe Monty's invitation in Chapter 7, The Invitation That Changed My Life. Where was he to go?

10. What deer did Monty refer to as the sweetest? What did she teach him about deer?

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 horse Brownie and the lessons Monty learned from working with him. How was Brownie traumatized by Monty's father?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effect of Japanese-American internment camps in California and the impact of moving on Monty. Who amongst Monty's friends or acquaintances was imprisoned? Why?

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