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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What saves Herriot from being squashed by Mr. Dacre's bull?
(a) The bull gets bored.
(b) A cow walks by the window.
(c) Rotten boards that give way.
(d) Mr. Dacre intervenes by slapping the bull.

2. What is Herriot thinking of when he tries this last tactic to cure Penny?
(a) Roy, the golden retriever.
(b) The Flaxton's little girl.
(c) Mr. Kitson's ewe.
(d) A chemistry lesson from high school.

3. What does Herriot go to see Boris for?
(a) A bone stuck in his teeth.
(b) Worms.
(c) Vaccinations.
(d) A broken leg.

4. What was caught in the throat of Mr. Kirby's goat Dorothy?
(a) A Corn-cobb pipe.
(b) Mr. Kirby's summer drawers.
(c) A tin can.
(d) A mass of shredded newspaper.

5. Why do Herriot and Siegfried spend all night talking at the beginning of chapter 41?
(a) They haven't seen each other in weeks.
(b) They have a lot of business they need to discuss.
(c) Helen is staying at her parents.
(d) Siegfried is leaving for the Air Force the next day.

6. What does Herriot think is wrong with Toby, the cocker spaniel?
(a) Nothing, he's just a runt.
(b) Internal infection.
(c) Worms.
(d) He ate something bad.

7. Which of the following best characterizes Walt Barnett?
(a) Rude and demanding.
(b) Quiet and unassuming.
(c) Professional and courteous.
(d) Pompous and demeaning.

8. What takes an inordinate amount of time with Miss Dunn's pig?
(a) Miss Dunn has an injured hand and can not help.
(b) The procedure was more complex than expected.
(c) They had to coax it across the yard with treats.
(d) They had to catch the pig.

9. Despite his good lineage, why can't Gyp's owner breed Gyp?
(a) Because Gyp has epilepsy.
(b) Because Gyp injured himself in a way that prevents him from being bred.
(c) Because he doesn't have Gyp's registration papers.
(d) Because all his dogs are related to Gyp.

10. What condition is Helen is as Herriot plans to leave for the Air Force?
(a) She is absorbed with the work she has to do at Heston Grange.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is devastated at his departure.
(d) She is ill with pneumonia.

11. What does Carmondy ask Herriot for?
(a) Hands on experience.
(b) To stop quizzing him about diseases.
(c) A referral.
(d) Advice.

12. How did Mr. Kitson make the delivery that Herriot performs much more difficult?
(a) By talking loudly the entire time.
(b) By insisting they do it in a tiny dark stall.
(c) None of the above.
(d) By asking Herriot to explain everything he does.

13. What does Herriot come to realize over time?
(a) Siegfried did not owe him the money.
(b) Helen needed the time away from him.
(c) Tristan is a good business partner.
(d) Helen was physically affected by the thought of his departure.

14. How many cats does Mrs. Bond keep?
(a) One indoor cat and five outdoor cats.
(b) Three indoor cats and three outdoor cats.
(c) Many many cats both indoors and out.
(d) Only Boris.

15. What do the Kirby's do that Mr. Brown does not?
(a) They apologize for getting him up early.
(b) They offer Herriot something to eat and drink.
(c) They wish Herriot a Merry Christmas.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Herriot and Helen go when they leave the Daffodil Ball?

2. What state is Toby in when Herriot makes his diagnosis and takes him to Granville Bennett?

3. What is wrong with Bonzo, the first dog that Herriot sees for the Dimmocks?

4. Mr. Ross is upset and wants to leave the Thwaite farm when he hears what news?

5. Who owns the cocker spaniel that the Dimmocks bring to Herriot?

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