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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 many mean White puppies were there?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What did farmers start removing from their bulls in Chapter 33?
(a) Their tails.
(b) Their horns.
(c) Their humps.
(d) Their teeth.

3. What kind of dog was Brandy?
(a) Collie.
(b) Labrador.
(c) Cocker Spaniel.
(d) Yorkie.

4. What talent did Rosie have that Herriot loved?
(a) Writing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

5. What was Herriot treating when two brothers bought an insurance policy?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sow.
(d) A goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many animals did Herriot look after on his second trip of the book?

2. When did Herriot say Biggins usually called him?

3. What caused the first ailments of Walt Barnett's animal?

4. What kind of animal almost hurt Rosie one day while she was with Herriot?

5. What was Mrs. Livingston's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the ship stop in Poland?

2. How did Jimmy perform at the piano recital described in the book?

3. Why were the men on the ship so nice to Herriot on the day they landed in Poland?

4. What happened to Rip?

5. What rumor did Herriot hear about the plane he tried to buy tickets to fly home from Istanbul on?

6. How did Bramble win first place in a cow show?

7. How did Siegfried get Biggins to followhis instructions?

8. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

9. Who did Herriot think will miss him the most when he left the ship and why?

10. What did Herriot say Jack Scott did for all of his animals?

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