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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Dr. Farnon have it fixed?
(a) Tristan is supposed to fix it
(b) he tells Herriot to fix it
(c) Herriot doesn't tell him about it
(d) he just doesn't get around to it

2. Where do they go to eat?
(a) back to Skedale house
(b) a local inn and pub
(c) to a restaurant in London
(d) the nicest restaurant in town at a hotel

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

4. How would you characterize the Rudd family at the end of this episode?
(a) they are heart broken
(b) they couldn't be happier
(c) they have all contracted the same ailment
(d) they are furious with Herriot

5. Who does Herriot have to borrow shoes from?
(a) Tristan
(b) Helen's father
(c) Dr. Farnon
(d) Angus Grier

6. In the end, what does Herriot buy from the butcher?
(a) sausage
(b) a car
(c) some bad meat
(d) a bone saw

7. Who is Connie?
(a) Miss Harbottle
(b) Herriot's sister
(c) Helen's sister
(d) Herriot's date for a dance

8. What problem does Dr. Farnon constantly have to battle?
(a) non-paying clients
(b) Herriot's incompetence
(c) his temper
(d) alcoholism

9. Who does Herriot begin to date regularly?
(a) Betsy
(b) Helen
(c) Connie
(d) Molly

10. What kind of animal does Herriot work on when he visits Helen's house?
(a) a colt
(b) a puppy
(c) a calf
(d) a lamb

11. What is noticeable about Mr. Tavener's physical condition?
(a) he has a distinct limp
(b) he cannot speak
(c) he is very much overweight
(d) his hands shake

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

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

14. What kind of animals does Herriot have to work on when he goes to the Skipton farm?
(a) cows
(b) pigs
(c) horses
(d) sheep

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is farmer Sidlow described?

2. What is wrong with Dan?

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

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

5. How does Tristan wreck the Austin?

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