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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Herriot on his way to do when something fell on him at the beginning of the book?
(a) Milk cows.
(b) Castrate calves.
(c) Operate on a dog.
(d) De-horn bulls.

2. Who did Herriot show continued gratitude to on the trip?
(a) The first mate.
(b) The steward.
(c) The captain.
(d) The chef.

3. What does Robert complain to Herriot about after his cow with the kidney problem is cured?
(a) The lack of milk the cow now produces.
(b) The length of time it took to fix the cow.
(c) The penicillin bottles left in the barn.
(d) The cow who died.

4. What was wrong with the cow that was thought to have a broken leg?
(a) It had a split hoof.
(b) It had an inflamed knee.
(c) It had an infection.
(d) It had a hobnail.

5. What did Herriot do when he saw that the farmer at the beginning of the book had not fulfilled his promise?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Yelled.
(c) Charged extra.
(d) Left the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miss Grantley routinely ask Herriot to run tests on for her animals?

2. What was pushing the small farmers out of business?

3. What does Herriot treat the sheep on the ship for in Chapter 12?

4. How many men were needed to help the injured cow in Chapter 6?

5. How did Herriot want his stories to feel to the reader?

(see the answer key)

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