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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tip?
(a) a farmer's dog who bites Herriot's leg
(b) a farmer's dog who gets stuck in a well
(c) a farmer's dog who is very mistreated
(d) a farmer's dog who sleeps on the front step

2. What surprise does Dr. Farnon have for Herriot?
(a) he makes Herriot a partner
(b) he is leaving to be the vet at the Northwest Racing Circuit
(c) Tristan has moved out
(d) he is retiring

3. What does Dr. Farnon lose at the horsetrack?
(a) his car keys
(b) his cane
(c) his hat
(d) his doctor's bag

4. What problem does Herriot help the butcher solve?
(a) how to pay his bill to Dr. Farnon
(b) how to tell if meat is tainted
(c) how to get his car running
(d) the birth of twin calves

5. Why won't Dr. Farnon have it fixed?
(a) he just doesn't get around to it
(b) Tristan is supposed to fix it
(c) Herriot doesn't tell him about it
(d) he tells Herriot to fix it

6. Who tries to help Herriot with his diagnosis?
(a) Helen
(b) Tristan
(c) Miss Harbottle
(d) Dr. Farnon

7. Who do Connie and Herriot see unexpectedly?
(a) Helen
(b) Angus Grier
(c) Tristan
(d) Dr. Farnon

8. Who are the Bramleys?
(a) a poor family with 7 children
(b) the family who owns the house where Helen lives
(c) a family of 4 bachelors and a sister who is a spinster
(d) a family with a prize Shorthorn cow

9. After "bleeding" the animal, what does Dr. Farnon prescribe?
(a) no food for 3 days
(b) a new trial vaccine
(c) letting it stand in a stream
(d) a round of antibiotics

10. Why is progress so difficult for Herriot to make with his relationship with Helen?
(a) his own shyness
(b) Helen's shyness
(c) Helen lives so far away
(d) Helen's boyfriend

11. What does Herriot learn about Mr. Skipton?
(a) he abuses his animals
(b) he has no older animals
(c) he cares for his animals
(d) he will not keep an old useless animal

12. In the end, what does Herriot buy from the butcher?
(a) a bone saw
(b) some bad meat
(c) a car
(d) sausage

13. Who are the Taveners?
(a) a wealthy family who own a dog that Herriot treats
(b) a family of 8 who have a Shorthorn cow that Herriot treats
(c) a poor family who own a pig that Herriot treats
(d) a family of 6 who raise sheep

14. Where do Herriot and Helen go on their second date?
(a) to a dance
(b) to the hotel restaurant
(c) on a walk
(d) to the cinema

15. What kind of dog does Denham have?
(a) a yorkshire terrier
(b) an english bulldog
(c) a great dane
(d) an english setter

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 46, Herriot has a theory which might be summed up by saying what?

2. Why does Tristan end up driving the Austin?

3. What is wrong with Helen's animal?

4. What happens when Tristan drives the Land Rover?

5. What new title and responsibility does Herriot take on?

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