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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. What did Rosie like doing with Herriot?
(a) Teaching at the university.
(b) Going on house calls.
(c) Cleaning surgical equipment.
(d) Travelling to lectures.

2. What instrument did Jimmy play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Violin.

3. How many animals did Herriot look after on his second trip of the book?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

4. What was Jack Scott's occupation?
(a) Therapist.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Farmer.

5. What did Rosie become?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A veterinarian.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What talent did Rosie have that Herriot loved?

2. What was Herriot treating when two brothers bought an insurance policy?

3. What were the brothers in Chapter 29 arguing about?

4. What did Barnett do when his animal died?

5. What did Herriot credit his seaworthiness to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the beginning of his day de-horning bulls?

2. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

3. What did the brothers do after buying insurance policies?

4. What did Nielsen do for Herriot during the large storms on the way back to England?

5. What happened the first time Mr. Biggins called on Herriot for help?

6. Why did the semen collection not work the first time for Tristan?

7. How did Herriot feel about the trend of removing bull horns?

8. What happened when Herriot tried to talk about Gearge Bernard Shaw with a farmer?

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

10. Why was Herriot so relieved to land in Istanbul?

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