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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 Helen when her labor for her daughter began?
(a) At a doctor's office.
(b) At her kitchen.
(c) In the store.
(d) In a movie theater.

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

3. What animal was the injection shown to Herriot meant to treat?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Cats.
(d) Goats.

4. Why did Herriot talk badly to his student in Chapter 8?
(a) He knew little about the surgery.
(b) He made a simple mistake.
(c) He left half way through the surgery.
(d) He lied to Herriot.

5. What was the injection shown to Herriot meant to treat?
(a) Rabies.
(b) Tumors.
(c) Foul foot.
(d) Cataracts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the cow in Chapter 8 need a surgery?

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

3. How did Herriot say his assistant on the ship treated the sheep?

4. What did Herriot have to do after treating the cow that was thought to have a broken leg?

5. How did Herriot want his stories to feel to the reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured, and why?

6. How was the bull with the stomach tumor controlled in Chapter 6?

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

8. How did blocked in farmers at Darrowby get food during the bad snow falls?

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

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

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