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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, East of Eden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Monty's father get him in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Announcer.
(b) Rodeo Clown.
(c) Bull rider.
(d) Stunt Double.

2. What did Monty watch the mustangs do when entering the race in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Buck wildly.
(b) Stop to graze.
(c) Lie down.
(d) Run backwards.

3. What did Monty's father hit his horse with to "break it" in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Chains.
(b) Rope.
(c) A whip.
(d) Paper.

4. What star of "East of Eden" did Monty befriend and show around the horses?
(a) Richard Davalos.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Jo Van Fleet.
(d) Raymond Massey.

5. Where was most of the wild horse population during Monty's childhood?
(a) Montana.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Nevada.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Monty turn fourteen?

2. What did Monty's parents claim had injured him when they put him in the hospital in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

3. Who died in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

4. Monty's father beat him with what when he was a child?

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

(see the answer key)

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