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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Mallard say is wrong with her dog?
(a) it has a bone in its throat
(b) excessive urination
(c) it can't get up
(d) it has a tumor

2. Chapter 18 focuses on Herriot remembering an event which took place where?
(a) at a local pub
(b) in a client's barn
(c) near his veterinary school
(d) in Dr. Farnon's car

3. A local resident shares a remedy for lameness with Herriot; what is the remedy?
(a) mustard ointment
(b) marshmellow ointment
(c) garlic
(d) wild onion ointment

4. Herriot is injured while trying to operate on what kind of animal?
(a) a bull
(b) a ram
(c) a stallion
(d) a boar hog

5. In chapter 12, Tristan is given what responsibility?
(a) becoming the housekeeper
(b) taking care of monthly billing and receipts
(c) feeding the stock animals
(d) answering the early morning calls

6. This animal has a number of health issues, many are caused by what?
(a) Mrs. Pumphrey is ill
(b) Mrs. Pumphrey pampers her animal too much
(c) Mrs. Pumphrey is poor
(d) Mrs. Pumphrey is too old to care for her animal

7. In chapter 5 Herriot is called to treat a horse that is afflicted with torsion, what is this ailment?
(a) swollen joints
(b) the ears are infected
(c) The intestines are twisted
(d) colic

8. What interesting custom does Herriot observe in the Cooper's home?
(a) not speaking at a meal
(b) putting their feet in hot water
(c) eating fresh sausage
(d) eating a meal on the floor

9. Who invites Herriot to a party?
(a) Ruth
(b) Tristan
(c) Dr. Farnon
(d) Tricki Woo

10. In chapter 11, what must Herriot do, which is difficult?
(a) put down a sick lamb
(b) put an elderly man's dog down
(c) put down a family's only milk cow
(d) put down a prize horse

11. In chapter nine Tristan and Herriot treat a cow with a condition called prolapse, what is this?
(a) a cow cannot deliver its calf
(b) a cow's uterus ends up outside the body after a delivery
(c) a cow lapses into a coma like state
(d) a cow cannot give milk after a birth

12. What is unusual about his appearance when he arrives at this farm?
(a) he has no coat and it is cold
(b) he has shaved his head
(c) he has a new white doctor's coat
(d) he is wearing his pajamas

13. What problem do the six steers have in this chapter?
(a) they have lead poisoning
(b) they are overheated
(c) they have food poisoning
(d) they are foundered

14. A farmer wants Herriot to diagnose that his cow has died of what?
(a) tumor in the heart
(b) lightening strike
(c) prolapse
(d) milk fever

15. In chapter 37, Herriot does surgery on a dog that has what problem?
(a) a tumor
(b) it needs to be castrated
(c) it has been in a fight
(d) a rubber ball in its stomach

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Terry Watson own and Herriot treats?

2. Dr. Farnon's procedure results in better health for the cow, what is the other result?

3. In chapter 31, what is Herriot called on to do?

4. What does Mrs. Pumphrey say is Herriot's relationship to Nugent?

5. Dr. Farnon and Herriot stop at what location on their way home?

(see the answer keys)

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