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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reception does Herriot receive from the lady and her poodle?
(a) The lady is appalled that the poodle likes Herriot.
(b) They both glare at him hostilely.
(c) The poodle tries to hide behind the lady, who says he never does that.
(d) They both look at him with sweet, dewey eyes.

2. What takes Herriot to the Alderson homestead in chapter seven?
(a) A sick cow.
(b) His car broke down nearby.
(c) He was following up on an animal Siegfried had treated.
(d) Helen invited him to Sunday tea.

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

4. What is Jock's favorite thing?
(a) To play with a pack of dogs.
(b) To teach puppies to run.
(c) To chase cars.
(d) To sleep in the sunshine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?

3. What does Mr. Pickersgill want to try on his cow to cure the mastitis?

4. Why does Herbert not have a mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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