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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What delightful occurrence makes Herriot forget his discomfort while out for a moment in chapter one?
(a) The farmer's hearty welcome and thanks.
(b) A taste of Mrs Ingledew's pie.
(c) The sight of a cow he saved the year before.
(d) The birth of a new lamb.

4. Who or what does Herriot end up prescribing a solution for that also cures the mastitis of Mr. Pickersgill's cow?
(a) The cow's dull coat.
(b) Mr. Pickersgill's back.
(c) The odor in the barn.
(d) Olive.

5. Why does Herbert not have a mother?
(a) She died giving birth.
(b) She rejected him at birth.
(c) None of the above.
(d) His mother is sickly and the farmer removed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does Mrs. Crump have to Mr. Crump offering Herriot some of his wine?

2. What does Siegfried suspect is the cause of Clancy's vomiting?

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

4. What flavors of wine does Herriot try at Mr. Crumps house?

5. Who is Mrs. Donovan?

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