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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 feel about the accommodations for the animals on his first trip?
(a) They were small.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) They were luxurious.
(d) They were adequate.

2. What was Herriot doing when he accidentally killed an animal?
(a) Driving.
(b) Digging a well.
(c) Plowing a field.
(d) Trying to treat it.

3. What was Herriot on his way to do when something fell on him at the beginning of the book?
(a) De-horn bulls.
(b) Milk cows.
(c) Operate on a dog.
(d) Castrate calves.

4. What did some of the sheep on the ship to Russia show signs of having after the first few days?
(a) Disposition.
(b) Husk.
(c) Rabies.
(d) Leukemia.

5. What did Josh like to rub between his fingers?
(a) Fur.
(b) Paper.
(c) Sand.
(d) Hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first sickness that Herriot attended to while on the ship with the sheep?

2. What was the first port the ship to Russia landed at?

3. What did Herriot's partner want a spare of for the clinic?

4. What kind of boots did Herriot's son want when he was little?

5. What does Herriot treat the sheep on the ship for in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

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

5. What special skill did Josh say he had?

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

7. Who was Amber, and how did Herriot treat her?

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

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

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

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