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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose prize cow is saved from being slaughtered at the last minute?
(a) Mr. Weatherley's.
(b) Mr. Weaver's.
(c) Mr. Moverley's.
(d) Mr. Moorhead's.

2. Early in his veterinary practice how many dogs traveled everywhere with Siegfried in his car?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What does Herriot's flying instructor say is "very good indeed, really masterly" about Herriot's first solo flight?
(a) His quick return to the flying field.
(b) The "side slip".
(c) The smooth landing.
(d) The fact that he found his way back after being lost.

4. The date 1666 is carved in stone above the front door of the farm. What happened on that date that the student remembers?
(a) The Magna Carta was signed.
(b) The Vikings invaded.
(c) William the Conqueror arrived.
(d) The great fire of London.

5. Where is Paul Cotterell from?
(a) The west of England.
(b) London.
(c) Wales.
(d) The south of England.

6. How old is the man with the dog in the tram?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 47.

7. Who is Raymond?
(a) A college buddy of Tristan.
(b) A neighbor of the man James visits.
(c) A dog James treats.
(d) A fellow vet in Darrowby.

8. What is the name of the elderly retired farmer's dog?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Nip.
(c) Skip.
(d) Shep.

9. Who finally calms the sow down so that she'll suckle her 15 piglets?
(a) James.
(b) Siegfried.
(c) Grandad Hollin.
(d) Bob Cooper.

10. Where does Mr. Beresford have to move to?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Scarborough.
(c) Dover.
(d) Hensfield.

11. What is the name of the farmer who had a sick six-month-old calf?
(a) Mr. Sowlent.
(b) Mr. Sotheby.
(c) Mr. Sowden.
(d) Mr. Snowdon.

12. What condition does Mr. Blackburn's cow have that makes her so weak and unable to give birth?
(a) Milk fever.
(b) Dispepsia.
(c) Breech birth.
(d) TB.

13. What kind of dog is wheeled around in a pram?
(a) A cross-bred Greyhound.
(b) A Beagle.
(c) A Bloodhound.
(d) A Bassett Hound.

14. With what two friends did James go camping every weekend from Easter to October as a boy?
(a) Alvin Tennyson and Jimmy Hutchson.
(b) Albert Tanner and Eddie Harley.
(c) Alex Taylor and Eddie Hutchison.
(d) Alan Taylor and Joey Harvey.

15. Who prepares the food at the Winckfield flying school?
(a) A retired chef and his assistant.
(b) Two grizzled old civilians who smoked pipes.
(c) Local women who wanted to serve their country.
(d) Two of the wives of the RAF officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Herriot's flying instructor?

2. What color are Helen's eyes?

3. Who is the Divisional Inspector in charge of paper work for tuberculin testing?

4. How much does Herriot's vet friend say he's going to charge him for the small operation performed on his dog, Sam?

5. What animal that James treats has peritonitis?

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