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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. What is farmer Blackburn's cow who is calving called?
(a) Number Eighty Seven.
(b) Elsie.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Number Seventy Eight.

6. What is the name of the farm family whose three members all talk at the same time?
(a) The Bertwents.
(b) The Birtwhiffles.
(c) The Birtwhistles.
(d) The Bertleswirth.

7. What is the name of the wife of the vet who always get James drunk?
(a) Toni.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Chloe.
(d) Lola.

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

9. What is the name of the auctioneer James sees in Drovers Arms?
(a) Geoffrey Wilder.
(b) Gerald Wilkinson.
(c) George Wilks.
(d) Graham Windham.

10. What kind of dog is the elderly retired farmer's dog?
(a) A cocker spaniel.
(b) A beagle.
(c) A sheepdog.
(d) A brittany spaniel.

11. What is the name of the farrowing pedigree sow who just gave birth?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Lizzy.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Mabel.

12. Who tells James about Paul's suicide?
(a) Mr. Sangster.
(b) Mr. Sedley.
(c) Mr. Songster.
(d) Mr. Sandler.

13. Where is there a cow calving in Chapter 39?
(a) Mr. Drover's South Farm.
(b) Mr. Smith's North Farm.
(c) Mr. William's West Dale Farm.
(d) Mr. Roger's East Farm.

14. What fatal disease does Paul's dog have?
(a) Hodgkin's disease.
(b) Liver cancer.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot's flying instructor say is "very good indeed, really masterly" about Herriot's first solo flight?

2. Who is Herriot's flying instructor?

3. What is the name of the latest product the pharmaceutical rep wants to sell Siegfried?

4. What farmer is James allotted to help in Shropshire?

5. Who prepares the food at the Winckfield flying school?

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