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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. Herriot and Grier are both of what ancestry?
(a) they are both French
(b) they are both from Wales
(c) they are both Irish
(d) they are both Scots

2. Who is Nugent?
(a) Mrs. Pumphrey's dog
(b) Mrs. Pumphrey's pig
(c) Mrs. Pumphrey's servant
(d) Mrs. Pumphrey's child

3. What kind of animal does Terry Watson own and Herriot treats?
(a) a boar hog
(b) a newborn lamb
(c) a milk cow
(d) a young goat

4. Herriot treats a cow in this chapter, what is her ailment?
(a) malnurished
(b) a prolapse
(c) milk fever
(d) cannot deliver

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot find is wrong with the dog when he arrives?

2. What is the outcome of Herriot's efforts?

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

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

5. Who is supposed to answer the phone each morning at the vet's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lesson do you think Herriot learns in chapter 34?

2. What community disaster involving Tristan happens in chapter 16?

3. Herriot is from the city. What does chapter 10 show us about the difference between the way rural folk approach life and how urban residents approach life?

4. What mistake does Herriot make in chapter 32?

5. How does Herriot stand up for what is right in chapter 28?

6. How would you describe Dr. Farnon?

7. Briefly describe the embarrassing event that happens to Herriot in this chapter.

8. How would you describe Herriot?

9. How does Herriot astound Phin Calvert with his treatments?

10. Who is Miss Harbottle and why does she get upset with Dr. Farnon?

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