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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal did Bret Kealy's daughter raise?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Puppies.

2. How did Herriot try to get to Bret Kealy's farm?
(a) He walked on foot.
(b) He paddled a canoe.
(c) He drove his car.
(d) He used skis.

3. What did Herriot's partner want a spare of for the clinic?
(a) A clinic site.
(b) A bone saw.
(c) A car.
(d) A surgical table.

4. What did Josh charge for his services when it went badly?
(a) Regular price.
(b) Quarter price.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Half price.

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

6. What did Herriot learn from his experiences with Robert?
(a) To respect education.
(b) To not place blame.
(c) To be open minded.
(d) To forgive others.

7. Who owned the cattle Herriot was working with at the beginning of the book?
(a) Mr. Ripley.
(b) Mr. Radley.
(c) Mr. Riddley.
(d) Mr. Riley.

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

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

10. What new medicine did Herriot use when he returned to veterinary work?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Prednisone.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Peroxide.

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

12. How did Herriot say his assistant on the ship treated the sheep?
(a) Aggressively.
(b) Affectionately.
(c) Passively.
(d) Nervously.

13. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured?
(a) Angry.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Nonchalant.
(d) Happy.

14. How does Raun feel when Herriot treats the sheep in Chapter 12?
(a) In awe.
(b) Angry.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Fortunate.

15. What was Josh Anderson's occupation?
(a) Barber.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Herriot think the cow from Chapter 8 would die?

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

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