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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. How did Herriot want his stories to feel to the reader?
(a) Serious.
(b) Uplifting.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Entertaining.
2. How did Herriot say his assistant on the ship treated the sheep?
(a) Aggressively.
(b) Affectionately.
(c) Passively.
(d) Nervously.
3. What did some of the sheep on the ship to Russia show signs of having after the first few days?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Disposition.
(c) Rabies.
(d) Husk.
4. What new medicine did Herriot use when he returned to veterinary work?
(a) Peroxide.
(b) Cyanide.
(c) Prednisone.
(d) Penicillin.
5. What would happen if the injection shown to Herriot was given in the wrong spot?
(a) It would not reach the needed area.
(b) It would cause an infection.
(c) It would create an antibody.
(d) It would cause an abcess.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many men were needed to help the injured cow in Chapter 6?
2. How did Herriot try to get to Bret Kealy's farm?
3. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured?
4. What did Herriot realize had not changed when he returned to veterinary work?
5. What is Herriot able to do in Chapter 12 that the rest of the crew is not able to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Herriot do to calm the sheep during the storm on the ship to Russia?
2. What did Herriot want to see most in Russia, and why?
3. Who did Herriot give constant praise to on the ship, and why?
4. What did the man in Chapter 2 think was wrong with his dog?
5. What did Herriot tell Kealy to do to get his pig to produce milk?
6. What surprises Herriot about the cow he performed a Cesarian section on?
7. What was Jimmy's most prized possession when he was a young boy?
8. Why did Herriot think the cow with the Cesarian section would die?
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. What did Herriot do during a storm on the ship to Russia that shocked the crew?
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