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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 kind of animal almost hurt Rosie one day while she was with Herriot?
(a) A bull.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A rooster.

2. What did Herriot credit his seaworthiness to?
(a) Bloodlines.
(b) Sturdy build.
(c) Distracted mind.
(d) Full stomach.

3. What was the name of the ship Herriot took to Russia?
(a) Daisy Mae.
(b) Lily Glausten.
(c) Rosa Maria.
(d) Iris Clausen.

4. Where did Crooks send Herriot on his second trip in the book?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) India.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Germany.

5. What did Brandy get deathly ill with?
(a) Mange.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Distemper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ship's cook?

2. What does Herriot use to hit a bull who was charging him?

3. What was the Derrick's animal nibbling on when he got there?

4. What did Jack Scott love?

5. What happened to the plane Herriot tried to buy tickets for to get home from Istanbul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the ending of his day de-horning bulls?

2. Why did the ship stop in Poland?

3. How did Jimmy perform at the piano recital described in the book?

4. What did Nielsen do for Herriot during the large storms on the way back to England?

5. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

6. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

7. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the beginning of his day de-horning bulls?

8. Why were the men on the ship so nice to Herriot on the day they landed in Poland?

9. What happened when the White puppies bit their owners?

10. Who did Herriot say felt the most stress at recitals and why?

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