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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special talent does Sam Broadbent possess ?
(a) he can sound like a fly
(b) he can whistle loudly
(c) he can run really fast
(d) he can ride a horse really well

2. What does Herriot do so he can see Helen more often?
(a) he calls her often
(b) he joins the music society
(c) he checks on her animals on a regular basis
(d) he takes her to a dance every week

3. What happens to Miss Stubbs' dog, Ben?
(a) he has to have surgery
(b) he runs away
(c) he starves to death when she becomes ill
(d) he dies next to her bed

4. Who is Harold Denham?
(a) a local pub owner
(b) a local constable
(c) a local millionaire
(d) a local farmer

5. What problem does Herriot help the butcher solve?
(a) how to get his car running
(b) how to tell if meat is tainted
(c) the birth of twin calves
(d) how to pay his bill to Dr. Farnon

6. What method does Dr. Farnon use to finally convince The Major to pay his bill?
(a) he sends Tristan to collect the money
(b) he goes and confronts him
(c) he sends Herriot to collect the money
(d) none, he never gets him to pay

7. What surprise does Dr. Farnon have for Herriot?
(a) he is leaving to be the vet at the Northwest Racing Circuit
(b) he is retiring
(c) he makes Herriot a partner
(d) Tristan has moved out

8. On another occasion when a farmer faints, Herriot leaves the farmer's change on a pail, how much does the farmer say he is short?
(a) 10 shillings
(b) 1 pound
(c) 1 mil
(d) a shilling

9. Herriot intends to bet on a horse, but misses the race. How did the horse he wanted to place his money on do in the race?
(a) wins at 10 to 1 odds
(b) shows in 3rd at 10 to 1 odds
(c) places in 2nd at 10 to 1 odds
(d) doesn't finish at all

10. What annual work-related event is taking place in this chapter?
(a) the start of horse racing season
(b) the time when piglets are born
(c) the time when lambs are born
(d) tuberculosis tests are done

11. Why is Herriot caught in a fierce snow storm?
(a) he stayed too late a pub and drank too much
(b) he trying to find a farm to answer a call
(c) he was out too late with Helen
(d) Tristan took a wrong turn and they got lost

12. Who do Connie and Herriot see unexpectedly?
(a) Dr. Farnon
(b) Angus Grier
(c) Tristan
(d) Helen

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

14. Who tries to help Herriot with his diagnosis?
(a) Dr. Farnon
(b) Helen
(c) Miss Harbottle
(d) Tristan

15. What does Dr. Farnon have a chance to do while at the horsetrack?
(a) meet with the governor of Yorkshire
(b) help the veterinarian with a horse that is down
(c) eat at a very exclusive restaurant
(d) ride in a Rolls Royce

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot learn about Mr. Skipton?

2. What does Dr. Farnon use to clean the windshield of his car?

3. How would you characterize the Rudd family at the end of this episode?

4. What is wrong the the man who collapses in front of Herriot and Helen?

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

(see the answer keys)

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