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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Herriot refuse the refills of whiskey and food?
(a) He was too hungry to bother.
(b) Granville would have taken it personally.
(c) He enjoyed the taste too much to refuse.
(d) He knew it would be a long night.

2. What was Colonel Bosworth's reason for seeing Herriot?
(a) His terrior, Emmit was not eating.
(b) His collie, Sam was injured in a fight.
(c) His rabbit, Duchess was attacked by dogs.
(d) His cat, Maudie was struck by a car.

3. What does Herriot think about the new byre that Frank Metcalf has built?
(a) It is a perfect reflection of all the local byres.
(b) It will never work.
(c) It is the future of dairy farming.
(d) It shows Frank's inexperience.

4. Why is Herriot unable to comply with Miss Dooley's request?
(a) The pregnancy is too far along.
(b) The puppies have not been born yet.
(c) He does not have the time.
(d) Cindy is not close enough to delivery.

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

6. What dampens Herriot's spirits when he is attending the Daffodil Ball?
(a) He sees Helen dancing with Richard Edmundson.
(b) He gets called away to see a bull.
(c) The girl he is with is loud and rude.
(d) Tristan is spending all his time with a girl and he's left all alone.

7. Where do Herriot and Helen go when they leave the Daffodil Ball?
(a) First to Skeldale House for tools and then to see a dog.
(b) Straight to Heston Grange, Helen's home.
(c) After a long stop by the moonlit river, to Heston Grange.
(d) After a quick stop at Skeldale House, to a farm on the outskirts to see a bull.

8. Why did it take so long for Herriot and Granville to reach the bar?
(a) Their were tables and chairs in their way.
(b) The crowd was too large.
(c) Granville kept running into people he knew.
(d) Harriot kept trying to steer Granville away.

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

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

11. What odd tools did Mr. Ross require to fix the animal?
(a) Carrots and the mother's milk.
(b) Ginger root and hot water.
(c) A step ladder and a ten foot rope.
(d) Sugar, a bottle, and a pig stool.

12. Does Herriot ever employ the strategy he learned from watching Tristan?
(a) Whenever he feels he needs a challenge.
(b) No, he doesn't have the courage.
(c) Only when he desperately needs to.
(d) All the time.

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

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

15. What happens when Herriot tries to trim the beak of Mrs. Tompkin's budgie, Peter?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Peter dies as soon as he picks him up.
(c) The budgie bites him.
(d) Peter gets away and flies around the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Herriot bring the animal to?

2. What does Herriot see Tristan manage to do?

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

4. What job do Herriot and Siegfried do for Walt Bennett?

5. What do the Horners feed Herriot for breakfast one morning when they call him out early?

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