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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the baby Sidney's father do for a living?
(a) He's a carpenter.
(b) He's a Chimney Sweep.
(c) He's a backer.
(d) He's a butcher.

2. What is the name of the old shepherd's dog who lay under the table at The Fox and Hounds?
(a) Rick.
(b) King.
(c) Mick.
(d) Mack.

3. According to vets in Herriot's time what is the worst sign of all in bovines?
(a) They lose their appetitie completely.
(b) Continual vomiting.
(c) The eyes begin to retreat into the head.
(d) Extreme diarrhea.

4. Who cured Mr. Bailes' cow of her ailment?
(a) Larry Smith.
(b) Jim Oakley.
(c) Tim Oakes.
(d) Jerry Takley.

5. Which farmer's calves were dying mysteriously?
(a) Mr. Billing's.
(b) Mr. Bethwick's.
(c) Mr. Boswith's.
(d) Mr. Biltmore's.

6. What is the name of Helen's nurse?
(a) Nurse Green.
(b) Nurse White.
(c) Nurse Brown.
(d) Nurse Black.

7. What is the name of Mr. Dakin's old cow who returns home to her stall?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Lily.
(d) Blossom.

8. What kind of breed are Mrs. Ainsworth's dogs?
(a) Beagles.
(b) Basset hounds.
(c) Cairn terriers.
(d) Dachshunds.

9. What is the name of Mr. Bartles' dog who is poisoned by Strychnine?
(a) Harry
(b) Jasper
(c) Teddy
(d) Spot

10. What is the name of the retired shepherd who sat in the same place every night at the Fox and Hounds?
(a) Edward Carey.
(b) Hubert Black.
(c) Albert Close.
(d) Sidney Cartwright.

11. What cream does William Hulton swear by?
(a) Pond's Cream.
(b) Neosporin Cream.
(c) Nivea Cream.
(d) Propamidine Cream.

12. What is the name of the dog adopted by the poor boy who plays pranks on James?
(a) King.
(b) Rex.
(c) Fido.
(d) Duke.

13. In the beginning of Chapter 10 James discovers he has lost how many stones since joining the RAF?
(a) One stone.
(b) Three stones.
(c) One and 1/2 stones.
(d) Two stones.

14. What is the name of the cheerful blind man?
(a) Jimmy Harrison
(b) Johnny Clifford
(c) Joey Ford
(d) Tommy Cliffdale

15. What is the name of the little female dog they tried to mate Cedric with?
(a) Tricia.
(b) Trina.
(c) Teri.
(d) Trudy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have James and Helen been married at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is the lame veteran who comes to get Herriot because his dog has been poisoned also?

3. What condition does the dog, Cedric, suffer from?

4. Who is Charlie?

5. What is the fee James gets for the only doctoring he had done on a human?

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