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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Robert's cow die of?
(a) Rabies.
(b) Foul foot.
(c) An abcess.
(d) A blood clot.

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

5. Why was travel limited when Bret Kealy's daughter's animal gave birth?
(a) There is no travel at night during the war.
(b) The roads are all flooded.
(c) The snow is too high.
(d) Petroleum is limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Herriot think the food on the ship to Russia would be sparse?

2. What did Josh say allowed him to read people's thoughts?

3. How many calves did the cow from Chapter 8 give birth to after her surgery?

4. What new medicine did Herriot use when he returned to veterinary work?

5. What did Crooks fill a bottle with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Herriot want to see most in Russia, and why?

2. What did Mr. Ripley call Herriot away from dinner to do at the beginning of the book?

3. What did Herriot do during a storm on the ship to Russia that shocked the crew?

4. What surprises Herriot about the cow he performed a Cesarian section on?

5. What did the man in Chapter 2 think was wrong with his dog?

6. How did Herriot hope to earn his keep on the ship to Russia?

7. Why did Herriot think the cow with the Cesarian section would die?

8. What surprised Herriot about the food on the ship to Russia?

9. How did Miss Grantley show which of the people at the clinic she liked the most?

10. Who did Herriot give constant praise to on the ship, and why?

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