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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Copfield farm is known for what?
(a) the size of its hogs
(b) the stable of horses
(c) the wool from its sheep
(d) wild cattle

2. Herriot has to go and stay with what character?
(a) Crawford
(b) Mrs. Pumphrey
(c) Don Collins
(d) Angus Grier

3. Herriot is called home because the hen's have escaped; where are they found?
(a) they are not found
(b) in a tree
(c) in a neighbor's garden
(d) under the house

4. In chapter 31, what is Herriot called on to do?
(a) lance a pig's ear
(b) help a mare with a delivery
(c) treat an ill ewe
(d) put down a cow

5. A local resident shares a remedy for lameness with Herriot; what is the remedy?
(a) marshmellow ointment
(b) wild onion ointment
(c) mustard ointment
(d) garlic

6. Who is Tristan?
(a) Dr. Farnon's cousin
(b) Herriot's brother
(c) Herriot's cousin
(d) Dr. Farnon's brother

7. Ticki Woo is ill, what is wrong?
(a) the dog has been in a fight
(b) the dog has been overfed
(c) the dog is malnurished
(d) the dog has a tumor

8. Dr. Farnon has to do surgery on a cow that has what problem?
(a) it can't deliver its calf
(b) milk fever
(c) mastitis
(d) a wire stuck in its second stomach

9. Chapter 16 is occupied primarily with the story of Tristan and what task?
(a) Working the hunting mare
(b) Feeding the pigs
(c) Cleaning the house
(d) Trying to get the hens to lay eggs

10. In chapter 24, there is another problem between what two characters?
(a) Tristan and Herriot
(b) Dr. Farnon and Herriot
(c) Dr. Farnon and Miss Harbottle
(d) Tristan and Dr. Farnon

11. What is the treatment for the ailing bull in this chapter?
(a) epson salt
(b) spraying him down with cold water
(c) lancing his ear
(d) castration

12. What kind of animal does Mrs. Pumphrey have?
(a) a dog
(b) a cow
(c) a goat
(d) a cat

13. In chapter 20 who does Dr. Farnon confront?
(a) Ruth
(b) Herriot
(c) Miss Harbottle
(d) Tristan

14. What is the outcome of Herriot's treatment of the cow?
(a) he trys a new treatment and the cow is saved
(b) he trys a new treatment and the cow dies
(c) he trys a new treatment and Dan Cooper is furious
(d) he trys a new treatment and the calf is lost

15. What is wrong with the cow the vets visit in chapter 3?
(a) it has a sore hoof
(b) it needs help delivering
(c) mastitis
(d) it has a sore mouth

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens because of this discovery?

2. Herriot falls asleep after the party while he is doing what?

3. In chapter 37, Herriot does surgery on a dog that has what problem?

4. Who tells the story about the sow's ear?

5. What is Herriot doing when he first meets Dr. Farnon?

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