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

2. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?
(a) The dog has a temperature and Herriot suspects distemper.
(b) The dog is uncontrollable.
(c) The dog is not registered.
(d) The dog is of the wrong breed.

3. 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.

4. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?
(a) "Don't you wish you knew my secrets?"
(b) "Haven't I made a difference to this dog?"
(c) "Stick to livestock."
(d) "Old remedies are the best remedies."

5. Why does Herriot suspect that Mr. Pickersgill is the cause of the problem with his cow's mastitis?
(a) Mr. Pickersgill milks the cow very roughly.
(b) Mr. Pickersgill constantly sprays chemicals in the barn.
(c) Mr. Pickersgill in always inventing new "vitamins" for the cow.
(d) Mr. Pickersgill beds the stall so deeply it chaffes the cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Herriot end up prescribing a solution for that also cures the mastitis of Mr. Pickersgill's cow?

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

3. What happens to the ewes that causes one to lose her babies?

4. Why are Herriot and Tristan reluctant to fully diagnose Clancy?

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

(see the answer key)

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