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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Monty won various competitions in Chapter 3, East of Eden, including what?
(a) Bull-riding.
(b) Snake charming.
(c) Dog training.
(d) Dog racing.

2. When horses have their head high and forward ears, it shows they are interested in something where?
(a) Far away.
(b) Near.
(c) In the sky.
(d) On the ground.

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

4. Where was the house in the middle of Salinas that Monty and his family moved to in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) 664 Moses Boulevard.
(b) 347 Church Street.
(c) 1984 Mission Lane.
(d) 4202 Moral Way.

5. What is the name of Monty's wife?
(a) Patricia Elder.
(b) Pat Smith.
(c) Patricia Burden.
(d) Patty Willis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Monty's father take to bring in extra money in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

2. Who directed the film "East of Eden"?

3. What event was part of the Salinas Rodeo during Monty's childhood?

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

5. Monty's method of training horses was largely based on cultivating what with the animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setting does Monty Roberts depict in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

2. For whom did Monty perform as a stunt double when a child? Who arranged his contracts?

3. What loss did Monty suffer in Chapter 3, East of Eden? How did his father assist him in digging a grave?

4. What did Monty do when he realized he wanted to hit his father in Chapter 3, East of Eden? What did his father offer him?

5. What event led to the end of abuse suffered by Monty at the hands of his father in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

6. What does Monty write about the abuse he suffered from his father in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses? When did the abuse end?

7. What movie star did Monty meet on the set of "East of Eden"? What was this experience like?

8. What did Monty's father want for him as a child? When did Monty begin riding horses?

9. What was Monty's reaction when Harcourt pulled out of the operation in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

10. Who did Monty meet at age 31 in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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