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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Donovan?
(a) A nosy old lady.
(b) An old gypsy.
(c) All of the above.
(d) A woman who fancies herself an animal doctor.

2. What animals does Herriot have to judge in the family pet competition?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) A broad selection of dogs, mostly herding dogs.
(c) Dogs, cats, rabbits, and a fish.
(d) A wide array from Mynah birds to bulldogs to goldfish.

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

4. Which of the following could be used to describe Granville Bennett?
(a) Work hard play hard.
(b) Larger than life.
(c) All of the above.
(d) A local legend.

5. What two animals does Herriot treat or diagnose at the Darrowby show?
(a) A pig and a horse.
(b) A cow and a dog.
(c) A dog and a pony.
(d) A cow and a pig.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What could Herriot do medicinally for the cattle with husk?

3. What does Herriot learn about the Bamfords the day after he goes there?

4. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?

5. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?

(see the answer key)

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