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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Herriot discomfort during chapter one?
(a) Mr Ingledew's inappropriate stories.
(b) The mud.
(c) Being the outsider in a local gathering.
(d) The extreme cold.

2. After chastising Herriot and Tristan, how successful is Siegfried at examining Clancy?
(a) He manages to examine Clancy with the help of three men.
(b) He gets bitten, but completes the examination.
(c) Not at all.
(d) He completes the examination without a problem.

3. What is wrong with the cow that Herriot and Helen's father go to treat?
(a) She ate a poisonous plant.
(b) They have no idea.
(c) A magnesium deficiency called "the staggers."
(d) A broken leg.

4. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?
(a) She goes into convulsions.
(b) She stops panicking so they can set her leg.
(c) She relaxes, and few minutes later stands up.
(d) She dies.

5. In chapter one, Herriot returns to bed after a long night out. Where was he?
(a) Stuck at a social gathering at the Ingledew farm.
(b) Out drinking with Mr. Ingledew.
(c) Rescuing Mr. Ingledew's injured horse.
(d) Delivering a lamb at the Ingledew farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Siegfried chastise Herriot and Tristan for in chapter six?

2. How do Herbert and the ewe end up together?

3. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?

4. What takes Herriot to the Alderson homestead in chapter seven?

5. What did the inspector find in an old shed?

(see the answer key)

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