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

2. In what year was "East of Eden" shot in Salinas?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1960.

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

4. Who informed Monty of Hasting Harcourt's "sand-castle syndrome"?
(a) Harcourt's boss.
(b) Harcourt's friend.
(c) Harcourt's psychiatrist.
(d) Harcourt's wife.

5. What did Monty decide to secretly do with Hastings Harcourt's horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?
(a) Breed them.
(b) Humiliate them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Eat them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the others who went to Nevada with Monty in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, want to do?

2. What kind tutor with a 1940s hairstyle was Monty's babysitter and also his teacher?

3. When Monty illustrated his method for a horse trainer he knew in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses, the trainer said that it was a what?

4. What psychological disorder did Hastings Harcourt suffer from?

5. What percent of the thoroughbred facility did Monty receive with the option of buying in more later in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Monty branch into other sports after achieving freedom from his father?

3. How many wild horses did Monty return with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? What was his response to the rodeo show?

4. What did Monty describe of his parents' financial situation growing up? What job did his father get for Monty?

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

6. How does Monty describe meeting Brownie in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?

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

8. What realization did Monty have about competing in Chapter 3, East of Eden?

9. What did the crowd yell when horses were injured at the rodeo in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses? Why?

10. What was Monty's father's reaction when Monty showed him his techniques on horses as a child?

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