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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Altons?
(a) a family of 8 who have a Shorthorn cow that Herriot treats
(b) a family of 6 who raise sheep
(c) a wealthy family who own a dog that Herriot treats
(d) a poor family with a prize pig that Herriot treats

2. Where do Herriot and Helen go on their second date?
(a) to a dance
(b) on a walk
(c) to the hotel restaurant
(d) to the cinema

3. What is Herriot taking out of a cow's stomach when one farmer faints?
(a) a rubber ball
(b) a wire
(c) a poisonous plant
(d) a nail

4. To whom does the dog named Dan belong?
(a) Angus
(b) Phin
(c) Helen
(d) Connie

5. Who is Dick Rudd?
(a) a local farmer who is single
(b) a very poor local farmer
(c) a very rich local farmer
(d) a local farmer who will not share any of his belongings

6. In chapter 49, what is wrong with the Austin?
(a) it is out of gas
(b) it will not start
(c) it has lost its brakes
(d) it has a flat tire

7. What is wrong with Helen's animal?
(a) a broken leg
(b) a high fever
(c) a rubber ball in its stomach
(d) a bone in its throat

8. What are they doing the first time he asks her out?
(a) watching a concert
(b) working on a calf
(c) washing dishes
(d) walking in a meadow

9. How many dogs and cats does Miss Stubbs have?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 8

10. What happens when Tristan drives the Land Rover?
(a) he is sideswiped by another car
(b) it breaks down in the middle of a rain storm
(c) he hits a parked truck
(d) he falls asleep and runs off the road

11. Who is Queenie?
(a) Mr. Worley's dog
(b) Mr. Worley's sow
(c) Mr. Worley's milk cow
(d) Mr. Worley's horse

12. Who is The Major?
(a) Dr. Farnon's favorite non-paying customer
(b) Herriot's father
(c) the local constable
(d) Dr. Farnon's father

13. What happens to Herriot?
(a) he and Tristan have a fight
(b) he gets lost while walking in the blizzard
(c) he goes back to Helen's house and spends the night
(d) he sleeps in the Austin overnight

14. What does Dr. Farnon tell Herriot about his career?
(a) that he must learn to be more caring
(b) that he would like to sell his practice
(c) that one day he will be a partner in the practice
(d) that he should look to do something else

15. What kind of animals does Herriot treat, with a new vaccine, for the Bramleys?
(a) puppies
(b) calves
(c) kittens
(d) piglets

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Connie?

2. What does Dr. Farnon lose at the horsetrack?

3. What kind of animal does Herriot work on when he visits Helen's house?

4. Helen says something that gives Herriot hope about their relationship, what is it?

5. What happens to Dr. Farnon while at the horsetrack?

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