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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Herriot want to see most in Russia?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A market place.
(c) A miliatary base.
(d) A school.

5. What did the supervisor take samples of when the ship got to Russia?
(a) The urine of the passengers.
(b) The sheep stool.
(c) The sheep food.
(d) The fingerprints of the passengers.

6. What major injury did a cow sustain in Chapter 6?
(a) Uteran inversion.
(b) Hip dislocation.
(c) Stomach tumor.
(d) Leg infection.

7. What was the first port the ship to Russia landed at?
(a) Klaipeda.
(b) Klameda.
(c) Kladopa.
(d) Klaidoma.

8. What does Herriot treat the sheep on the ship for in Chapter 12?
(a) Thresh.
(b) Upset stomachs.
(c) Stress.
(d) Foul Foot.

9. How many calves did the cow from Chapter 8 give birth to after her surgery?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

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

12. What kind of surgery is Herriot doing when his son climbs a tree?
(a) Castration.
(b) Thorn extraction.
(c) Tumor removal.
(d) Spaying.

13. What was pushing the small farmers out of business?
(a) Technology.
(b) Big farming.
(c) All of these.
(d) High land prices.

14. Where did Herriot travel to in his first trip of the book?
(a) Russia.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) India.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herriot say he would have done had he been present for his daughter's birth?

2. What did Herriot vow to never think about while around Josh?

3. What did Miss Grantley routinely ask Herriot to run tests on for her animals?

4. What did Herriot do to get Josh's dog to start breathing?

5. What was the first sickness that Herriot attended to while on the ship with the sheep?

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