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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Herriot refuse the refills of whiskey and food?
(a) Granville would have taken it personally.
(b) He enjoyed the taste too much to refuse.
(c) He knew it would be a long night.
(d) He was too hungry to bother.

2. What caused the eventual disappearance of the draught horse?
(a) A mass outbreak of equine diseases.
(b) Their replacement with mules.
(c) The invention of the tractor.
(d) The disapearance of family farms.

3. What was Herriot's opinion of horse work?
(a) "The bleakest and least studied part of our field."
(b) "The most dangerous and thrilling work for a vet."
(c) "The roughest and most arduous part of our life."
(d) "The simplest and most pleasant work we are handed."

4. What does Mr. Pickersgill want to try on his cow to cure the mastitis?
(a) A shot.
(b) A salve.
(c) A long turn out in the pasture.
(d) Another vet.

5. When Herriot goes walking through the vegetables to clear his mind, what does he hear?
(a) That gossip and rumors are the best part of the show.
(b) About suspected corruption and cheating in the vegetable competitions.
(c) Someone defending him against the accusations.
(d) That Helen and Richard were to be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. After chastising Herriot and Tristan, how successful is Siegfried at examining Clancy?

2. What made Ben Ashby rethink getting a closer look at Harry Sumner's heifer?

3. Why did it take so long for Herriot and Granville to reach the bar?

4. What causes a cloud to darken Herriot's day a the Darrowby show?

5. What animal does Herriot place first in the Family Pets competition?

(see the answer key)

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