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

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

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

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

5. What were the horse competition areas of Salinas used for, causing Monty's family to have to move in Chapter 2, Growing Up with Horses?
(a) Japanese-American internment camps.
(b) Factories.
(c) Army barracks.
(d) Nuclear test site.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What star of "East of Eden" did Monty befriend and show around the horses?

4. Hastings Harcourt was the son of what publishing giant?

5. How many mustangs did Monty return from Nevada with in Chapter 1, The Call of the Wild Horses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Monty Roberts develop his ideas about horses and horse-training? What are the basic tenets of his methodology?

3. What opportunity did Harcourt offer Monty after he bought him horses in Chapter 4, The Sand-Castle Syndrome?

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

7. Where was the majority of the wild horse population in Monty's childhood? When and why did he first visit there?

8. How did Monty develop his techniques in his teens? What basic concepts were established?

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

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

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