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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 does Dr. Farnon have a chance to do while at the horsetrack?
(a) meet with the governor of Yorkshire
(b) help the veterinarian with a horse that is down
(c) eat at a very exclusive restaurant
(d) ride in a Rolls Royce

2. Who is Tip?
(a) a farmer's dog who sleeps on the front step
(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 bites Herriot's leg

3. How does Tristan wreck the Austin?
(a) he leaves it out of gear
(b) he side swipes another car
(c) he hits a fence
(d) he runs into a ditch

4. What happens to Connie and Herriot?
(a) they have a car wreck
(b) they are caught in a terrible thunderstorm
(c) they get drunk and fall in the mud
(d) they get lost walking a night

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog does Denham have?

2. Who do Connie and Herriot see unexpectedly?

3. What happens to Miss Stubbs' animals when she dies?

4. What problem does Herriot help the butcher solve?

5. Herriot intends to bet on a horse, but misses the race. How did the horse he wanted to place his money on do in the race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important event happens in chapter 48? How does Herriot feel about this event?

2. Dr. Farnon has many problems, but he has one that seems to be the worst. What is it, and has he done anything to try and solve it?

3. What important character is introduced in chapter 40 and how does Herriot meet this person?

4. List four things Herriot tells us about Tim Alton.

5. Through out chapter 46, Herriot gives anecdotes to prove a point, what is the point?

6. What amusing events happen to Tristan in chapter 39?

7. Where do Helen and James Herriot spend their honeymoon and why?

8. In chapter 58, Herriot describes a man's cow who has some bad habits. What are they?

9. How would you describe Herriot's relationship with farmer Worley and why?

10. What does it mean to float a horses teeth?

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