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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Herriot get ill while waiting for Dinah with Granville?
(a) Granville gave him some tonic that made him ill.
(b) The farm they went to smelled horribly.
(c) He came down with a flu going around.
(d) He felt obliged to eat and drink what Granville served him.

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

3. What does Siegfried suspect is the cause of Clancy's vomiting?
(a) He eats every bit of trash he finds.
(b) He is a very old dog.
(c) Joe feeds him rotten meat.
(d) A stomach tumor.

4. What is husk, the first ailment that afflicted the Darby cattle?
(a) A deficiency caused by malnutrution.
(b) A virus spread through bad water.
(c) Small worms that get into the bronchial tubes.
(d) General symptoms of neglect.

5. Which of the following best describes Zoe, Granville's wife?
(a) A radiant and independent beauty.
(b) A bitter and sarcastic older woman.
(c) A quiet and subdued domestic wife.
(d) A warm and welcoming home matron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did James and Helen move to after their marriage?

2. After chastising Herriot and Tristan, how successful is Siegfried at examining Clancy?

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

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

5. What is wrong with the cow that Herriot and Helen's father go to treat?

(see the answer key)

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