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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herriot do for Mrs Donovan and Roy?
(a) Agree to visit them daily for a couple weeks.
(b) Nurse Roy back to health.
(c) Set a broken bone free of charge.
(d) Convince the inspector to let her keep him.

2. When Herriot goes walking through the vegetables to clear his mind, what does he hear?
(a) That Helen and Richard were to be married.
(b) Someone defending him against the accusations.
(c) About suspected corruption and cheating in the vegetable competitions.
(d) That gossip and rumors are the best part of the show.

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

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

5. Who is Herriot with when they see the monk at night?
(a) Deputy Claude Blenkiron.
(b) Tristan.
(c) Horace Dawson.
(d) Siegfried.

6. After chastising Herriot and Tristan, how successful is Siegfried at examining Clancy?
(a) He completes the examination without a problem.
(b) He gets bitten, but completes the examination.
(c) He manages to examine Clancy with the help of three men.
(d) Not at all.

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

8. What does Herriot purchase in the auction house?
(a) A twenty-four volume set of the the geography of the world.
(b) An old set of outdated medical tools.
(c) A large rug for the living room.
(d) A weaving loom.

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

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

11. 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.

12. What happens when Herriot injects the cow?
(a) She stops panicking so they can set her leg.
(b) She goes into convulsions.
(c) She dies.
(d) She relaxes, and few minutes later stands up.

13. How is peace restored to Jock's life?
(a) He finds a short cut that makes him win.
(b) The puppies are sold.
(c) He stops chasing cars.
(d) He figures out he can outsmart the puppies.

14. Who or what does Herriot end up prescribing a solution for that also cures the mastitis of Mr. Pickersgill's cow?
(a) Olive.
(b) Mr. Pickersgill's back.
(c) The cow's dull coat.
(d) The odor in the barn.

15. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?
(a) He fends for himself eating grass.
(b) The farmer feeds him.
(c) He nurses off random unsuspecting ewes.
(d) An old ewe lets him nurse with her babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Herriot suspected of for his placement of the family pets winners?

2. How do Herbert and the ewe end up together?

3. How long does it take Granville to work on Dinah?

4. Why is communication with Joe Mulligan difficult?

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

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