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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who goes with Herriot to the Darrowby show?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Siegfried.
(c) A veterinary student.
(d) Helen.
2. Why does Herbert not have a mother?
(a) She died giving birth.
(b) His mother is sickly and the farmer removed him.
(c) None of the above.
(d) She rejected him at birth.
3. Why are Herriot and Tristan reluctant to fully diagnose Clancy?
(a) Because he is very smelly.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Because he is mean and extremely large.
(d) Because they are afraid of what they will find.
4. How was Badger's death significant to Harland Grange?
(a) He was the only stallion.
(b) He was every worker's favorite horse.
(c) He was their only prized show horse.
(d) He was the last work horse.
5. Why does Herriot suspect that Mr. Pickersgill is the cause of the problem with his cow's mastitis?
(a) Mr. Pickersgill constantly sprays chemicals in the barn.
(b) Mr. Pickersgill beds the stall so deeply it chaffes the cow.
(c) Mr. Pickersgill in always inventing new "vitamins" for the cow.
(d) Mr. Pickersgill milks the cow very roughly.
6. What happens to the ewes that causes one to lose her babies?
(a) They go hungry.
(b) They drink contaminated water.
(c) They are chased by a dog.
(d) They catch a virus.
7. Who is Granville Bennett?
(a) A dangerously incompetent veterinarian nearby.
(b) An animal healer.
(c) A local horse vet.
(d) A very accomplished small animal vet in a nearby town.
8. What do Granville and Herriot do while waiting for Dinah to wake up?
(a) Eat and drink.
(b) Place bets on race horses.
(c) Discuss animal care.
(d) Make a call to treat a cow.
9. What do vets do for husk today?
(a) None of the above.
(b) There is a vaccine and a good therapeutic agent.
(c) The exact same process.
(d) Administer antibiotics.
10. What condition are the second group of young cows in that Herriot goes to see at the Dalby farm?
(a) Clearly very sick and thin,
(b) Robust and energetic.
(c) Coughing uncontrallably.
(d) Lethargic and feverish.
11. What is wrong with the cow that Herriot and Helen's father go to treat?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A magnesium deficiency called "the staggers."
(c) They have no idea.
(d) She ate a poisonous plant.
12. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?
(a) The dog is uncontrollable.
(b) The dog is of the wrong breed.
(c) The dog has a temperature and Herriot suspects distemper.
(d) The dog is not registered.
13. What would Cliff do after he fought with his wife?
(a) Throw himself into his work.
(b) Make her sleep outside.
(c) Go to the stables and spend the night with the horses.
(d) Disapear for a few days and return as if nothing had happened.
14. What reception does Herriot receive from the lady and her poodle?
(a) The lady is appalled that the poodle likes Herriot.
(b) They both look at him with sweet, dewey eyes.
(c) The poodle tries to hide behind the lady, who says he never does that.
(d) They both glare at him hostilely.
15. What was Herriot suspected of for his placement of the family pets winners?
(a) Being biased against rabbits.
(b) Giving first place to the squire's son.
(c) Awarding prizes to his clients.
(d) Taking bribes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Richard Edmundson?
2. What is the last thing Herriot sees at the Darrowby show?
3. How do Herbert and the ewe end up together?
4. Where do people report seeing the monk at night?
5. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?
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