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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Zoe, Granville's wife?
(a) A bitter and sarcastic older woman.
(b) A warm and welcoming home matron.
(c) A quiet and subdued domestic wife.
(d) A radiant and independent beauty.

2. Who or what does Herriot end up prescribing a solution for that also cures the mastitis of Mr. Pickersgill's cow?
(a) Olive.
(b) The odor in the barn.
(c) Mr. Pickersgill's back.
(d) The cow's dull coat.

3. What does Mr. Pickersgill call mastitis?
(a) Hot udder.
(b) Them masticks.
(c) Bagtitis.
(d) Felon.

4. What was especially difficult about Herriot's purchase at the auction house?
(a) Transporting it to his car.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Explaining to Helen what he had purchased.
(d) Figuring out how to set it up.

5. Who goes with Herriot to the Darrowby show?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Tristan.
(c) Helen.
(d) A veterinary student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does Mrs. Crump have to Mr. Crump offering Herriot some of his wine?

2. Who is Richard Edmundson?

3. How does Dinah do after being treated by Granville?

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

5. After driving by the scene of the hauntings at night, what is Herriot surprised by when he returns to Skeldale house?

(see the answer key)

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