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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Richard Edmundson?
(a) Another suitor to Helen.
(b) All the above.
(c) The son of local famer and good friends of Helen's family.
(d) A wealthy young man.

2. What condition are the second group of young cows in that Herriot goes to see at the Dalby farm?
(a) Clearly very sick and thin,
(b) Lethargic and feverish.
(c) Coughing uncontrallably.
(d) Robust and energetic.

3. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?
(a) She relaxes, and few minutes later stands up.
(b) She goes into convulsions.
(c) She dies.
(d) She stops panicking so they can set her leg.

4. What is the last thing Herriot sees at the Darrowby show?
(a) The usual officiator laughing over beer with all the farmers.
(b) The goldfish in its bowl forgotten on a table.
(c) Helen leaving in a fancy car with Richard while he crank starts his.
(d) The cow he treated at the beginning getting into a truck.

5. What made Ben Ashby rethink getting a closer look at Harry Sumner's heifer?
(a) Herriot advised him not to.
(b) No one wanted to go with him into the pasture.
(c) Ben has arthritus and couldn't make it over the fence.
(d) Monty, Harry Sumner's bull.

6. What caused the eventual disappearance of the draught horse?
(a) Their replacement with mules.
(b) A mass outbreak of equine diseases.
(c) The disapearance of family farms.
(d) The invention of the tractor.

7. Why does Herriot get ill while waiting for Dinah with Granville?
(a) He felt obliged to eat and drink what Granville served him.
(b) The farm they went to smelled horribly.
(c) He came down with a flu going around.
(d) Granville gave him some tonic that made him ill.

8. What did the inspector find in an old shed?
(a) An old horse.
(b) All of the above.
(c) A patient, starving, yellow dog.
(d) The bones of many cats.

9. What two animals does Herriot treat or diagnose at the Darrowby show?
(a) A dog and a pony.
(b) A cow and a pig.
(c) A cow and a dog.
(d) A pig and a horse.

10. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?
(a) "Haven't I made a difference to this dog?"
(b) "Old remedies are the best remedies."
(c) "Stick to livestock."
(d) "Don't you wish you knew my secrets?"

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

12. What reception does Herriot receive from the lady and her poodle?
(a) They both glare at him hostilely.
(b) The poodle tries to hide behind the lady, who says he never does that.
(c) They both look at him with sweet, dewey eyes.
(d) The lady is appalled that the poodle likes Herriot.

13. What do vets do for husk today?
(a) None of the above.
(b) There is a vaccine and a good therapeutic agent.
(c) Administer antibiotics.
(d) The exact same process.

14. What would Cliff do after he fought with his wife?
(a) Make her sleep outside.
(b) Go to the stables and spend the night with the horses.
(c) Disapear for a few days and return as if nothing had happened.
(d) Throw himself into his work.

15. Who is Herriot with when they see the monk at night?
(a) Horace Dawson.
(b) Deputy Claude Blenkiron.
(c) Siegfried.
(d) Tristan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following could be used to describe Granville Bennett?

3. Where does Herriot go when he leaves the Crumps?

4. What animals does Herriot have to judge in the family pet competition?

5. How is peace restored to Jock's life?

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