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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Herbert and the ewe end up together?
(a) The full udder was so uncomfortable the ewe liked Herbert to nurse.
(b) Herbert persisted until the ewe gave up.
(c) The farmer ties a dead lamb skin on Herberts back.
(d) The ewe is too sick at first to notice it is not her lamb.

3. Why did Herriot stop halfway through the lethal injection?
(a) He realized he had grabbed the wrong syringe.
(b) The animal had already died.
(c) He was startled by Colonel Bosworth's objections.
(d) He decided to sedate the animal and try to repair it.

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

5. What delightful occurrence makes Herriot forget his discomfort while out for a moment in chapter one?
(a) The birth of a new lamb.
(b) The farmer's hearty welcome and thanks.
(c) A taste of Mrs Ingledew's pie.
(d) The sight of a cow he saved the year before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were dogs flocking to Mr. Partridge's house?

2. What does Granville Bennett do for Herriot?

3. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?

4. What do the Kirby's do that Mr. Brown does not?

5. Who is Marmaduke "Duke" Skelton?

(see the answer key)

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