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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Herriot suspect that Mr. Pickersgill is the cause of the problem with his cow's mastitis?
(a) Mr. Pickersgill in always inventing new "vitamins" for the cow.
(b) Mr. Pickersgill beds the stall so deeply it chaffes the cow.
(c) Mr. Pickersgill constantly sprays chemicals in the barn.
(d) Mr. Pickersgill milks the cow very roughly.

2. Why are Herriot and Tristan reluctant to fully diagnose Clancy?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Because they are afraid of what they will find.
(c) Because he is mean and extremely large.
(d) Because he is very smelly.

3. After chastising Herriot and Tristan, how successful is Siegfried at examining Clancy?
(a) Not at all.
(b) He manages to examine Clancy with the help of three men.
(c) He completes the examination without a problem.
(d) He gets bitten, but completes the examination.

4. Why does Herbert not have a mother?
(a) She died giving birth.
(b) None of the above.
(c) She rejected him at birth.
(d) His mother is sickly and the farmer removed him.

5. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?
(a) The farmer feeds him.
(b) He nurses off random unsuspecting ewes.
(c) He fends for himself eating grass.
(d) An old ewe lets him nurse with her babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herriot do for Mrs Donovan and Roy?

2. What did the inspector find in an old shed?

3. How is peace restored to Jock's life?

4. Where does Herriot go when he leaves the Crumps?

5. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?

(see the answer key)

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