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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dinah do after being treated by Granville?
(a) She never fully recovers.
(b) She recovers quickly.
(c) She dies three days later.
(d) She is hospitalized for over a week.

3. What was Herriot suspected of for his placement of the family pets winners?
(a) Giving first place to the squire's son.
(b) Taking bribes.
(c) Awarding prizes to his clients.
(d) Being biased against rabbits.

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

5. What did the inspector find in an old shed?
(a) An old horse.
(b) A patient, starving, yellow dog.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The bones of many cats.

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

7. Where does Herriot go when he leaves the Crumps?
(a) Back to his house without finishing his rounds.
(b) He is called to the Bamfords for an emergency calving.
(c) To the Crump's neighbors called the Bamfords.
(d) He falls asleep in his car.

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

9. 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.

10. What was especially difficult about Herriot's purchase at the auction house?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Transporting it to his car.
(c) Explaining to Helen what he had purchased.
(d) Figuring out how to set it up.

11. 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 knows almost immediately that it is going to be just as bad.
(d) He has no idea what is wrong the first two times he sees them.

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

13. What condition are the second group of young cows in that Herriot goes to see at the Dalby farm?
(a) Lethargic and feverish.
(b) Clearly very sick and thin,
(c) Robust and energetic.
(d) Coughing uncontrallably.

14. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?
(a) The dog has a temperature and Herriot suspects distemper.
(b) The dog is uncontrollable.
(c) The dog is of the wrong breed.
(d) The dog is not registered.

15. Why does Herriot end up officiating at the Darrowby show?
(a) He was the only vet on the grounds.
(b) He owed a favor to the town councilman.
(c) Siegfried is out of town that day.
(d) The usual officiator fell ill that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the challenge measuring ponies at the Darrowby show?

2. Why does Herbert not have a mother?

3. Who goes with Herriot to the Darrowby show?

4. What was wrong with Harry Sumner's young bull?

5. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?

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