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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase makes Herriot's blood freeze when he sees it in Miss Harbottle's handwriting?
(a) Rung Din.
(b) TB discovered.
(c) Time Out.
(d) Ring Min.

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

3. Where is the convalescent home where James goes after the hospital located?
(a) Puddlestone, near Leominster.
(b) Whitestone, near Westminster.
(c) Worthington, near Shropshire.
(d) Paddington, near Manchechester.

4. How many children does the policeman who adopts the stray dog have and what are their sexes?
(a) One boy and one girl.
(b) Two girls.
(c) Two boys and one girl.
(d) Two boys.

5. What is Andrew's dog's name?
(a) Digger.
(b) Bailey.
(c) Scooter.
(d) Oogie.

6. What color is Nellie the big cow?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Black and white.

7. What is the name of the owner of the dog in the tram?
(a) Roddy Travers.
(b) Richard Traverst.
(c) Rodney Travens.
(d) Ronald Trapley.

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

9. Who is Herriot's boss when he works at the stores?
(a) Corporal Stockes.
(b) Corporal Weekes.
(c) Corporal Westley.
(d) Corporal Tweekes.

10. What does James have three cases of while he's going on rounds with the student?
(a) Prolapsed uterus.
(b) Indigestion.
(c) False pregnancy.
(d) Giving birth.

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

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

13. What kind of dog does Mr. Rington have?
(a) A female Dalmation.
(b) A female Poodle.
(c) A female Bull Terrier.
(d) A female Alsatian.

14. What condition did James have all his life that gives him a secret fear in the RAF?
(a) Heart murmur.
(b) Motion sickness.
(c) Fear of heights.
(d) Vertigo.

15. What kind of an ill animal does Mr. Fischer have?
(a) A huge black bull.
(b) A small, thin calf.
(c) A large white cow.
(d) A huge white pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the son in the family whose members all talk at the same time?

2. What is Paul Cotterell's dog's name?

3. Who ends up adopting the little stray dog who was hit by a car?

4. Where is the Flying School that James is sent to?

5. What is the name of the horse that has a serious case of canker?

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