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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Jock's favorite thing?
(a) To chase cars.
(b) To teach puppies to run.
(c) To play with a pack of dogs.
(d) To sleep in the sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the eventual disappearance of the draught horse?

2. Where does Herriot go when he leaves the Crumps?

3. What happens to the ewes that causes one to lose her babies?

4. Why did Harry Sumner get Monty?

5. What does Herriot feel vets are regularly called to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the shift from plow horses to tractors affect the veterinary education and practice?

2. Explain what happened when Herriot tried to draw blood from the fully mature Monty.

3. Why did Cliff Tyreman have such fondness for Badger?

4. Describe Granville Bennett.

5. In chapter one, Herriot greatly appreciates a benefit of his wife and married life. What is it?

6. Describe the scholastic background of Mr. Pickersgill and how his education manifests itself at the time of the story in chapter five.

7. Describe what happens when Herriot treats the cow at the Darrowby show. What is wrong with the cow? What happens to Herriot while he treats it?

8. Describe Mr. Ingledew's singing.

9. Explain the incident and the outcome of the tumor on the cow at Mr. Kendall's. Why did Siegfried conceal what had happened and why did the others think it was funny?

10. How does the day at the Darrowby show differ from the "pleasant day out" he expected it to be?

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