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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. What is Tubby Pinder enthusiastic about?
(a) Horticulture.
(b) Horse racing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Gambling.

2. What is the nationality of the restaurant James and Helen are invited to go to in Newcastle?
(a) American.
(b) Indian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) French.

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

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

5. How old is Lucy?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours of instruction does James have before he is sent up for his first solo flight?

2. What kind of bullock does Herriot treat in Chapter 23?

3. Who tells James about Paul's suicide?

4. Who is Herriot's boss when he works at the stores?

5. Where is the convalescent home where James goes after the hospital located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Len Hampson and the situation with his pig.

2. What happens on the evening when Siegfried tells Tristan to stay at Skeldale house all evening?

3. Describe Mr. Barge and his occupation.

4. What does James remember from his childhood about how he spent every weekend from Easter to October?

5. What happens when David, a student considering becoming a veterinarian, goes on rounds with James?

6. Who is Judy and what is extraordinary about her?

7. Who is Mr. Potts and what does James do for him?

8. Describe the Birtwhistles.

9. What happens to the little stray dog that James and Siegfried observe begging in the marketplace?

10. Why is does Tristan have to stay home all evening at Skeldale house?

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