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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. After all the horses were gone from Harland Grange, what animal replaced them?
(a) Goats
(b) Sheep.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Rabbits.

2. What causes a cloud to darken Herriot's day a the Darrowby show?
(a) Nobody wants his help or advice.
(b) He realizes he won't be getting paid for the job.
(c) Helen is walking around with Richard Edmundson.
(d) The usual officiator keeps telling him what to do.

3. What could Herriot do medicinally for the cattle with husk?
(a) Very little beyond worming them.
(b) Pump a vitamin syrup into their stomachs.
(c) An operation.
(d) An injection.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Herriot concern about Jock?

2. Who is Mrs. Donovan?

3. Why did Harry say that Monty was ungrateful?

4. Who or what does Herriot end up prescribing a solution for that also cures the mastitis of Mr. Pickersgill's cow?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Darrowby show that Herriot goes to officiate at?

2. Explain why each of the vets battled with their conscience after seeing Clancy.

3. Explain the solution Herriot finds for Mr. Pickersgill and his cow.

4. At the Darrowby show, what parameters does Herriot decide to use to judge the family pet competition? Why?

5. Describe Granville Bennett.

6. How does a cap play into the story of Mr. Crump and the Bamfords?

7. What does Herriot find so difficult and horrifying about treating the cows for husk at the Darby farm?

8. Describe Herriot's visit to the Ingledew farm in chapter one.

9. Describe the process Herriot goes through to diagnose the second batch of cows at the Darby farm.

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

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