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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 flavors of wine does Herriot try at Mr. Crumps house?
(a) Parsely, clover, gooseberry, bettroot, and crabapple.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Dandelion, turnips, and cowslip.
(d) Rhubarb, elderflower, blackberry, and parsnip,

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

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

4. What did the inspector find in an old shed?
(a) The bones of many cats.
(b) All of the above.
(c) An old horse.
(d) A patient, starving, yellow dog.

5. What form of self indulgence has Herriot developed over his time as a country vet?
(a) None of the above.
(b) He occasionally stops and just lies in the sunshine when he's on his rounds.
(c) He insists on warm water even when the weather is warm.
(d) He carries a jug of ale in the car for after especially challenging calls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pickersgill call mastitis?

2. What does Harold Ingledew do that keeps his neighbors awake?

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

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

5. Who is Mrs. Donovan?

(see the answer key)

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