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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal did the Derrick's own?
(a) Goat.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Chicken.

2. What word did Herriot use to describe the first set of mean Whites?
(a) Feisty.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Spoiled.
(d) Pampered.

3. What did Jimmy become?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

4. What did Herriot's clinic buy when artificial insemination became a new trend?
(a) All of these.
(b) An artificial vagina.
(c) An incubator.
(d) A semen extractor.

5. What started Rosie's talent that Herriot loved so much?
(a) A journal entry.
(b) A radiogram.
(c) A choir concert.
(d) An old record.

6. What was unexpected to Herriot about his second trip of the book?
(a) He was the only veterinarian on the trip.
(b) The pay was less than promised.
(c) He was travelling by plane.
(d) It was on the same ship.

7. Why did Herriot have to sign a waiver before heading home from Istanbul?
(a) The aircraft was dangerous.
(b) He was not a regular passenger.
(c) He paid in a different way.
(d) He was travelling with animals.

8. What did Siegfried say made the Whites such mean dogs?
(a) They were pampered.
(b) They were not separated.
(c) They were underfed.
(d) They were beat.

9. What kind of animal almost hurt Rosie one day while she was with Herriot?
(a) A horse.
(b) A bull.
(c) A cow.
(d) A rooster.

10. What was Birch's occupation?
(a) Cow trader.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Travel agent.
(d) Hotel owner.

11. What kind of animal did Herriot look after on his second trip in the book?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Cows.

12. What kind of animal did Walt Barnett own?
(a) Fish.
(b) Cat.
(c) Ferrett.
(d) Dog.

13. How did Herriot prove his seaworthiness?
(a) He never got sea sick.
(b) He knew how to tie knots.
(c) He could understand all the lingo.
(d) He was not afraid of the heavy waves.

14. What did Barnett do when his animal died?
(a) Yelled.
(b) Fainted.
(c) Cried.
(d) Walked away in silence.

15. What did Brandy get his nose stuck in?
(a) Traps.
(b) Cans.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jimmy say he enjoyed music?

2. What caused the first ailments of Walt Barnett's animal?

3. How do the brothers feel when their first insurance company drops their coverage?

4. How many mean White puppies were there?

5. What did Brandy get deathly ill with?

(see the answer keys)

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