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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. Mr. Ross is upset and wants to leave the Thwaite farm when he hears what news?
(a) Marmaduke is in the barn treating the cow.
(b) The goat died on the operating table.
(c) His wife has gone missing.
(d) Herriot has an urgent call and has to leave.

2. Why did Herriot stop halfway through the lethal injection?
(a) He realized he had grabbed the wrong syringe.
(b) He decided to sedate the animal and try to repair it.
(c) He was startled by Colonel Bosworth's objections.
(d) The animal had already died.

3. How was Richard Carmondy different from the other students?
(a) He was not afraid to do the jobs that even Herriot cringed from doing.
(b) He did not seem at all interested in veterinary science,
(c) He had an air of superiority.
(d) He was lazy and unappreciative of the favor Herriot was doing for him.

4. What does Siegfried tell Herriot his check is for?
(a) Compensate for a clerical error from some tuberculin testing.
(b) Siegfried is buying a third of Herriot's share in the business for Tristan.
(c) It is Siegfried's wedding present.
(d) Siegfried just wants to help out.

5. What does Herriot see Tristan manage to do?
(a) Get a farmer to feed him tea while delivering a calf.
(b) Get farmers to sneak bottles of whiskey into his car.
(c) Get invited to three different dinners in the same day.
(d) Not show any signs of pain while working with a broken wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot do to remedy the situation about Peter, Mrs. Tompkin's budgie?

2. What chance does Herriot take before euthanizing Penny?

3. How was Mr. Bentley acting strangely?

4. How do Frank's cows get sick?

5. What was Colonel Bosworth's reason for seeing Herriot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what upset Herriot when he goes to trim Mrs. Tompkin's budgie's beak. What does he do about it?

2. Why is Miss Dooley distressed about her little dog Cindy? What is the root of the problem?

3. After Herriot and Granville attend the lecture, why is it challenging to return home?

4. When Herriot is on a schedule and must return to the clinic, what is Herriot doing at Ted Buckle's, and what happens that makes him sure he'll be late?

5. Explain why all the town dogs were attracted to Percy, the little dog with the tumor.

6. What call do Herriot and Helen go on when they leave the Daffodil Ball? What happens there?

7. How does Herriot's attitude about the English farmer change over the course of chapter twenty? Why does it change?

8. Explain the relationship between Marmaduke "Duke" Skelton and Ewan Ross.

9. What difficulty does Herriot have diagnosing Toby, the cocker spaniel that the Dimmocks bring him to see? How does he finally manage to discover what is wrong?

10. In what way is Herriot's work personality different from Ewan Ross's?

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