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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Herriot usually catch Mrs. Bond's cats?
(a) With a humane trap.
(b) Luring them in with tuna.
(c) Waiting next to the cat door and grabbing them when they come through.
(d) Patiently calling them and coaxing them.

2. What does Herriot tell Mrs. Chapman as he leaves her house the night of the Daffodil Ball?
(a) None of the above.
(b) That Helen is his "young lady".
(c) He thanks her for getting him out of the Ball.
(d) To not call him again at night unless it's an emergency.

3. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?
(a) The dog is of the wrong breed.
(b) The dog is uncontrollable.
(c) The dog has a temperature and Herriot suspects distemper.
(d) The dog is not registered.

4. What state is Toby in when Herriot makes his diagnosis and takes him to Granville Bennett?
(a) Raging fever.
(b) Comatose.
(c) Twice his original size.
(d) Skin and bones.

5. Where do Herriot and Helen go when they leave the Daffodil Ball?
(a) Straight to Heston Grange, Helen's home.
(b) First to Skeldale House for tools and then to see a dog.
(c) After a long stop by the moonlit river, to Heston Grange.
(d) After a quick stop at Skeldale House, to a farm on the outskirts to see a bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Herriot have to judge in the family pet competition?

2. What holiday is Herriot about to celebrate in chapter twenty?

3. How many cats does Mrs. Bond keep?

4. What does Herriot think is wrong with Toby, the cocker spaniel?

5. What is Gyp's response when he sees Sweep years later?

(see the answer key)

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