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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. Which of the following best describes Zoe, Granville's wife?
(a) A warm and welcoming home matron.
(b) A bitter and sarcastic older woman.
(c) A radiant and independent beauty.
(d) A quiet and subdued domestic wife.

2. What does Herriot learn about the Bamfords the day after he goes there?
(a) They thought he was homeless.
(b) They often hosted people leaving the Crumps.
(c) They lost a cow because he didn't make it there in time.
(d) There were ruthlessly against drinking and alcohol.

3. Where does Herriot go when he leaves the Crumps?
(a) Back to his house without finishing his rounds.
(b) To the Crump's neighbors called the Bamfords.
(c) He falls asleep in his car.
(d) He is called to the Bamfords for an emergency calving.

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

5. What animals does Herriot have to judge in the family pet competition?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Dogs, cats, rabbits, and a fish.
(c) A broad selection of dogs, mostly herding dogs.
(d) A wide array from Mynah birds to bulldogs to goldfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jock's favorite thing?

2. What made survival for the Dalby family especially difficult?

3. How do Herbert and the ewe end up together?

4. What delightful occurrence makes Herriot forget his discomfort while out for a moment in chapter one?

5. After all the horses were gone from Harland Grange, what animal replaced them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the experience of the stomach operation on Monty like for Herriot? Why?

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

9. Describe how the calving goes at the Bamfords.

10. Describe Granville Bennett.

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