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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Herriot feel about the accommodations for the animals on his first trip?
(a) They were small.
(b) They were adequate.
(c) They were luxurious.
(d) They were dirty.

2. What was the name of Herriot's partner?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Simon.
(d) Stewart.

3. What kind of animal was Herriot caring for in his first trip of the book?
(a) Cows.
(b) Goats.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

4. What kind of tree did Herriot's son climb to see a surgery?
(a) Pine.
(b) Wisteria.
(c) Oak.
(d) Poplar.

5. What did a sailor ask Herriot to show him on his first trip?
(a) How to tie a proper knot.
(b) How to calm an angry animal.
(c) How to sleep with the sound of the animals.
(d) How to feed the animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Herriot say his assistant on the ship treated the sheep?

2. Why did Herriot not get paid for treating the dog in Chapter 2?

3. What did Crooks fill a bottle with?

4. How many cattle died on an earlier voyage of the same ship the sheep were on?

5. What did Herriot have to adjust to when he returned to veterinary work?

(see the answer key)

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