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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Harry Sumner get Monty?
(a) Monty was given to him because he was mean.
(b) To improve his herd.
(c) Because he was for sale at the fair for almost nothing.
(d) Because something had been attacking his cows.

2. What does Mr Kendall give to Siegfried when they call to his ranch to see a cow?
(a) A jug of ale to share when the job was done.
(b) Fake money.
(c) Lunch.
(d) A stethoscope Siegfried left there.

3. What would Cliff do after he fought with his wife?
(a) Make her sleep outside.
(b) Disapear for a few days and return as if nothing had happened.
(c) Throw himself into his work.
(d) Go to the stables and spend the night with the horses.

4. What does Herriot feel vets are regularly called to do?
(a) To influence farmers to treat their animals better.
(b) To step open-eyed into dangerous situations.
(c) Answer general questions about animal husbandry.
(d) To keep a safe distance from any unruly animal.

5. What do Granville and Herriot do while waiting for Dinah to wake up?
(a) Eat and drink.
(b) Make a call to treat a cow.
(c) Place bets on race horses.
(d) Discuss animal care.

6. Where do people report seeing the monk at night?
(a) Crossing the town square.
(b) On the moor.
(c) Walking in the hallways of the church.
(d) On a hill close to an old abbey.

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

8. How long does it take Granville to work on Dinah?
(a) Minutes.
(b) A couple hours.
(c) Almost an hour.
(d) Almost all day.

9. What was wrong with the second batch of cows on the Darby farm?
(a) Copper deficiency.
(b) Neglect.
(c) He still does not know.
(d) A rare virus.

10. What does Herriot learn about the Bamfords the day after he goes there?
(a) They often hosted people leaving the Crumps.
(b) There were ruthlessly against drinking and alcohol.
(c) They thought he was homeless.
(d) They lost a cow because he didn't make it there in time.

11. Why did Harry say that Monty was ungrateful?
(a) Monty could have been put down, but they saved him.
(b) He was mean despite living an easy life.
(c) Monty refused the food offered to him.
(d) Herriot had saved his life and the bull had turned on him.

12. What do vets do for husk today?
(a) The exact same process.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Administer antibiotics.
(d) There is a vaccine and a good therapeutic agent.

13. How easy does Herriot find it to diagnose the second batch of Darby cattle?
(a) He still does not know what was wrong with them.
(b) It takes him a long time because he has to do several tests.
(c) He has no idea what is wrong the first two times he sees them.
(d) He knows almost immediately that it is going to be just as bad.

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

15. What is wrong with the cow that Herriot and Helen's father go to treat?
(a) A magnesium deficiency called "the staggers."
(b) They have no idea.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) She ate a poisonous plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was especially difficult about Herriot's purchase at the auction house?

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

3. What is husk, the first ailment that afflicted the Darby cattle?

4. What does Herriot get caught picking up at the surgery?

5. Why does Herbert not have a mother?

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