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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. Where was the injection shown Herriot supposed to be given to animals?
(a) The neck.
(b) The foot.
(c) A vein.
(d) The stomach.

2. What fell on Herriot at the beginning of the book?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A fence post.
(c) A mail box.
(d) A gate.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What about his trip to Russia does Herriot describe in Chapter 12?

3. What kind of animal was Herriot caring for in his first trip of the book?

4. How did Herriot feel about the accommodations for the animals on his first trip?

5. What does Robert complain to Herriot about after his cow with the kidney problem is cured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Siegfried find out that the car salesman had lied to him?

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

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

4. What did Miss Grantley use the clinic for?

5. What was Jimmy's most prized possession when he was a young boy?

6. Why did Herriot not get paid for helping the man in Chapter 2?

7. What had changed about his profession when Herriot returned from the military?

8. What happened when Herriot and the ships captain tried to take a shortcut?

9. What did Herriot say would have happened had he been present for the actual delivery of his daughter, and why is this so ironic?

10. Who was Crooks, and how did he show his admiration for Herriot?

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