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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worried Herriot's son most when he heard he wouldn't be able to go on calls anymore?
(a) His mother would be disappointed.
(b) He would have to play with other kids.
(c) Someone else would wear his boots.
(d) He wouldn't learn to be a veterninarian.

2. What did Crooks fill a bottle with?
(a) Blood.
(b) Grass seeds from Herriot's yard.
(c) Sand from the farm.
(d) Air from his first surgery.

3. What did some of the sheep on the ship to Russia show signs of having after the first few days?
(a) Husk.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Disposition.

4. What was the name of Herriot's son who wanted special boots?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Timmy.

5. Who gave Herriot the idea for the surgery he performs in Chapter 8?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) A medical student.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fell on Herriot at the beginning of the book?

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

3. What major injury did a cow sustain in Chapter 6?

4. How did a prisoner of war control an injured bull?

5. What did Herriot's student accidentally cut open during the surgery in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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