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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. How much does Herriot's vet friend say he's going to charge him for the small operation performed on his dog, Sam?
(a) Eight pence.
(b) Ten shillings.
(c) Ten guineas.
(d) Ten pence.

2. How long is James in the convalescent home?
(a) Two months.
(b) A week.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) A month.

3. How many hours of instruction does James have before he is sent up for his first solo flight?
(a) Fifteen hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Nine hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fatal disease does Paul's dog have?

2. How does Herriot's vet experience come in handy with the farmer he is working for?

3. What physical problem does the old retired farmer have?

4. What is this latest pharmaceutical product supposed to cure?

5. What do Siegfried and James notice one day as they shopped in the marketplace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the incident involving Mr. Moverley's expensive Ayreshire cow?

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

4. Who are Andrew Vine and Digger and what happens to them?

5. Who is Roddy Travers?

6. Describe Mr. Barge and his occupation.

7. Describe James' visit to the Blackburn cow farm.

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

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

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

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