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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?
(a) He fends for himself eating grass.
(b) The farmer feeds him.
(c) He nurses off random unsuspecting ewes.
(d) An old ewe lets him nurse with her babies.

2. What do Helen and Herriot need that he is designated to pick up at house sales?
(a) Decor for the walls.
(b) Basics for the house like chairs and rugs.
(c) Antiques to give as gifts.
(d) Linens.

3. Why are Herriot and Tristan reluctant to fully diagnose Clancy?
(a) Because he is very smelly.
(b) Because they are afraid of what they will find.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Because he is mean and extremely large.

4. What was the challenge measuring ponies at the Darrowby show?
(a) The ponies wouldn't stand still to be measured.
(b) Owners tried to convince Herriot the ponies were a different size.
(c) Herriot had to catch each pony to measure it.
(d) The ground was too uneven to measure well.

5. How does Siegfried treat Mrs. Dalby when she comes to Skeldale house?
(a) Coldly.
(b) With great empathy for the family's hardship.
(c) With fondness and jocularity.
(d) Like royalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Herriot discomfort during chapter one?

2. What is wrong with the cow that Herriot and Helen's father go to treat?

3. What animal does Herriot place first in the Family Pets competition?

4. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?

5. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?

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