View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?
(a) The farmer feeds him.
(b) An old ewe lets him nurse with her babies.
(c) He fends for himself eating grass.
(d) He nurses off random unsuspecting ewes.

2. Who is Mrs. Donovan?
(a) A woman who fancies herself an animal doctor.
(b) An old gypsy.
(c) A nosy old lady.
(d) All of the above.

3. Who is Richard Edmundson?
(a) A wealthy young man.
(b) The son of local famer and good friends of Helen's family.
(c) All the above.
(d) Another suitor to Helen.

4. What does Mr Kendall give to Siegfried when they call to his ranch to see a cow?
(a) Fake money.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A stethoscope Siegfried left there.
(d) A jug of ale to share when the job was done.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot get caught picking up at the surgery?

2. What causes Herriot concern about Jock?

3. Why does Herriot suspect that Mr. Pickersgill is the cause of the problem with his cow's mastitis?

4. In chapter one, Herriot returns to bed after a long night out. Where was he?

5. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 323 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample