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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cattle died on an earlier voyage of the same ship the sheep were on?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

2. What usually caused Josh to provide bad service?
(a) He got rushed.
(b) He got drunk.
(c) All of these.
(d) He got distracted.

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

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 an inflamed knee.
(d) It had a hobnail.

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

6. What is the name of the cow Herriot performed surgery on in Chapter 8?
(a) Bella.
(b) Bessie.
(c) Betty.
(d) Betsy.

7. Who saved Herriot from being sent to prison in Russia?
(a) The captain.
(b) A traveller.
(c) A soldier.
(d) The English teacher.

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

9. What did Josh like to rub between his fingers?
(a) Sand.
(b) Hair.
(c) Fur.
(d) Paper.

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

11. Who helped Siegfried and Herriot in the practice?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Tyler.
(d) Theodore.

12. What was the first sickness that Herriot attended to while on the ship with the sheep?
(a) Stomach ulcer.
(b) Irritated eye.
(c) Split hoof.
(d) Foot rot.

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

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

15. What did Miss Grantley routinely ask Herriot to run tests on for her animals?
(a) Milk.
(b) Urine.
(c) Droppings.
(d) Semen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Herriot travel to in his first trip of the book?

2. What interfered with sewing the cow back up in Chapter 8?

3. What did Herriot do when he saw that the farmer at the beginning of the book had not fulfilled his promise?

4. How many men were needed to help the injured cow in Chapter 6?

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

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