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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Herriot doing when he accidentally killed an animal?
(a) Plowing a field.
(b) Digging a well.
(c) Trying to treat it.
(d) Driving.

2. What did Herriot realize had not changed when he returned to veterinary work?
(a) His partner.
(b) His clinic.
(c) His clientelle.
(d) His methods.

3. What did Herriot say he would have done had he been present for his daughter's birth?
(a) Cried.
(b) All of these.
(c) Passed out.
(d) Gotten angry with the doctor.

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

5. What was the name of Herriot's assistant on the ship to Russia?
(a) Raul.
(b) Raup.
(c) Raut.
(d) Raun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the injection shown to Herriot supposed to take to work on the animal ailment?

2. How does Raun feel when Herriot treats the sheep in Chapter 12?

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

4. What did Herriot's partner want a spare of for the clinic?

5. What did the supervisor take samples of when the ship got to Russia?

(see the answer key)

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