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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Herriot have to adjust to when he returned to veterinary work?
(a) New clients.
(b) New methods.
(c) A new clinic.
(d) A wounded shoulder.

2. What did Robert's cow die of?
(a) Rabies.
(b) Foul foot.
(c) An abcess.
(d) A blood clot.

3. What does Robert complain to Herriot about after his cow with the kidney problem is cured?
(a) The length of time it took to fix the cow.
(b) The lack of milk the cow now produces.
(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 infection.
(c) It had a hobnail.
(d) It had an inflamed knee.

5. What did Herriot's student accidentally cut open during the surgery in Chapter 8?
(a) A kidney.
(b) A stomach.
(c) The liver.
(d) The uterus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boots did Herriot's son want when he was little?

2. What did Herriot have to do after treating the cow that was thought to have a broken leg?

3. What worried Herriot's son most when he heard he wouldn't be able to go on calls anymore?

4. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured?

5. What were most veterinarians in Herriot's time specializing in?

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