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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When a Racehorse's Worst Memory is a Starting Gate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Monty begin calling his method of horse training while in his teens?
(a) "Whispering horses."
(b) "Listening to horses."
(c) "Breaking horses."
(d) "Starting horses."

2. Who helped Monty with rent money in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) A kind stranger.
(d) His girlfriend.

3. Hastings Harcourt was the son of what publishing giant?
(a) Harcourt Brace and World.
(b) Johnson, Stevens, and Smith.
(c) Tate Publishing.
(d) Whitmore Publishing.

4. What did Monty suddenly have a medical issue with in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?
(a) His left leg.
(b) His neck.
(c) His right arm.
(d) His lower back.

5. In what had Johnny Trivio been undefeated?
(a) The Kentucky Derby.
(b) Jumping competitions.
(c) The Triple Crown.
(d) The stallion sweepstakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monty's father never show him as a child?

2. What was one use for horses during World War II?

3. In Chapter 8, When a Racehorse's Worst Memory is a Starting Gate, Monty discusses how man's history of violence towards horses has resulted in the loss of what?

4. Where did Monty move with his family in Chapter 5, Flag is Up Farms Regained?

5. Where did Hastings Harcourt tell Monty he had property and wanted to open a full-scale thoroughbred facility?

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