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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the book begins what is James Herriot called to do?
(a) help a bull which has gone down and cannot get up
(b) deliver a calf
(c) operate on a dog who has be kicked by a horse
(d) put down a horse

3. This animal has a number of health issues, many are caused by what?
(a) Mrs. Pumphrey pampers her animal too much
(b) Mrs. Pumphrey is too old to care for her animal
(c) Mrs. Pumphrey is ill
(d) Mrs. Pumphrey is poor

4. What does Herriot help Grier do?
(a) deliver some pups
(b) cleanse a cow
(c) birth a calf
(d) prepare for a party

5. Who is Angus Grier?
(a) a neighboring veterinarian
(b) a local farmer
(c) a pub owner
(d) the local parson

6. In this chapter what two animals are lost?
(a) two hens
(b) a pig and a mare
(c) a dog and a cow
(d) two goats

7. In this same chapter, Herriot also operates on a horse that has what problem?
(a) it has damaged its chest
(b) it has mastitis
(c) it is lame
(d) it has lead poisoning

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

9. What has just happened in Tristan's life?
(a) he has just failed his veterinarian exams.
(b) he has just gotten out of jail
(c) he has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness
(d) he has just left his wife

10. What illness does Dan Cooper's cow have?
(a) can't deliver a calf
(b) mastitis
(c) foundering
(d) milk fever

11. Why does Miss Harbottle come to the vet's office?
(a) because of a sick animal
(b) she is expecting
(c) because she is attracted to Dr. Farnon
(d) because of Tristan's mistakes

12. This chapter reveals that Dr. Farnon has a surprising following of _____________.
(a) women
(b) cattle breeders
(c) children
(d) interns

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

14. Herriot is injured while trying to operate on what kind of animal?
(a) a bull
(b) a stallion
(c) a boar hog
(d) a ram

15. In chapter 5 Herriot is called to treat a horse that is afflicted with torsion, what is this ailment?
(a) colic
(b) swollen joints
(c) The intestines are twisted
(d) the ears are infected

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff Mallock do for a living?

2. Who is Terry Watson?

3. Dr. Farnon has to do surgery on a cow that has what problem?

4. What is the treatment for the ailing bull in this chapter?

5. The Copfield farm is known for what?

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