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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Monty's father beat him on a weekly basis until he was how old?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

2. What does Monty refer to as "the most wonderful and the most predictable creatures on earth"?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Horses.
(d) Deer.

3. In what year did Monty turn fourteen?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1949.

4. How much did Monty's father ask for rent from Monty in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) A large amount.
(b) A small amount.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A reasonable amount.

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

6. Where were the horses on Monty's family's farm sent when they had to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Ranches in Arizona.
(b) The San Diego Zoo.
(c) Ranches in Nevada.
(d) To slaughter.

7. Monty's mother was the oldest of how many children?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

8. Monty Roberts was born in the middle of what American era?
(a) The Roaring Twenties.
(b) The Nicaraguan Crisis.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Great Depression.

9. How old was Hastings Harcourt when he met Monty?
(a) His sixties.
(b) His seventies.
(c) His fifties.
(d) His eighties.

10. What did the others who went to Nevada with Monty in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, want to do?
(a) Stay in the wilderness indefinitely.
(b) Return to Salinas quickly.
(c) Move on to Oregon.
(d) Stay in Nevada.

11. Who planned to buy a ranch in Salinas just before his untimely death in Chapter 3, East of Eden?
(a) Don Page.
(b) Burl Ives.
(c) Raymond Massey.
(d) James Dean.

12. Monty Roberts began riding horses professionally from what age?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Three or four.
(c) Four or five.
(d) Eight or nine.

13. When a horse was injured in the race, people wanted it to be shipped off for what purpose in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?
(a) Medical attention.
(b) Rest.
(c) Leather.
(d) Food.

14. What horse which Monty bought for Hastings Harcourt ended up being ranked the best 3 year old in California?
(a) Sharivari.
(b) Shanti.
(c) Smitty.
(d) Samson.

15. What name did Hastings Harcourt give to the thoroughbred facility in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Greener Pastures.
(b) Flag is Up Farms.
(c) Sunset Stables.
(d) Rock Creek Horse Ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Monty first volunteer to gather wild mustangs for the Salinas Rodeo?

2. How long did Monty spend alone with the wild horses when he was fourteen?

3. What job did Monty's father get him in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

4. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

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

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