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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of chapter 15, why is Siegfried especially touchy and cantankerous?
(a) He has just been forced to give up smoking for health reasons.
(b) He and Tristan had been fighting about finances.
(c) He was unsuccesful treating a dog the day before and it died.
(d) He has a toothache.

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

3. What does Harold Ingledew do that keeps his neighbors awake?
(a) Keeps his lambing pens near his neighbors house.
(b) Do his repair work at night on full moons.
(c) Sing loudly when he's drunk.
(d) None of the above.

4. What happens to the ewes that causes one to lose her babies?
(a) They catch a virus.
(b) They are chased by a dog.
(c) They go hungry.
(d) They drink contaminated water.

5. What is the last thing Herriot sees at the Darrowby show?
(a) The cow he treated at the beginning getting into a truck.
(b) Helen leaving in a fancy car with Richard while he crank starts his.
(c) The usual officiator laughing over beer with all the farmers.
(d) The goldfish in its bowl forgotten on a table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was wrong with the second batch of cows on the Darby farm?

2. What causes a cloud to darken Herriot's day a the Darrowby show?

3. What do vets do for husk today?

4. What did the inspector find in an old shed?

5. What do Granville and Herriot do while waiting for Dinah to wake up?

(see the answer key)

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