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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 the name of the man with the loudest voice James has ever heard?
(a) Lon Henfield.
(b) Lewis Hempson.
(c) Larry Hampton.
(d) Len Hampson.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the horse that has a serious case of canker?
(a) Tobey.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Lenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of the restaurant James and Helen are invited to go to in Newcastle?

2. Who is Herriot's flying instructor?

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

4. What kind of dog is the elderly retired farmer's dog?

5. What kind of dog is wheeled around in a pram?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the name of Roddy's dog and what kind of emergency surgery does James perform on him?

2. Describe the Birtwhistles.

3. Who is Granville Bennett and why does James dread coming together with him?

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

5. What does Siegfried chastise James about regarding an old-age pensioner and why does it turn our to be a paradox?

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

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

8. When James is grounded in the R.A.F. what job do they give him?

9. Describe James' first solo flight.

10. What is James' relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture?

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