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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Herriot discomfort during chapter one?
(a) The extreme cold.
(b) The mud.
(c) Being the outsider in a local gathering.
(d) Mr Ingledew's inappropriate stories.

2. Why won't Herriot let the man with the terrier show his dog?
(a) The dog is of the wrong breed.
(b) The dog has a temperature and Herriot suspects distemper.
(c) The dog is not registered.
(d) The dog is uncontrollable.

3. Who is Richard Edmundson?
(a) Another suitor to Helen.
(b) All the above.
(c) The son of local famer and good friends of Helen's family.
(d) A wealthy young man.

4. What phrase does Mrs Donovan repeat to Herriot for years?
(a) "Old remedies are the best remedies."
(b) "Haven't I made a difference to this dog?"
(c) "Don't you wish you knew my secrets?"
(d) "Stick to livestock."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What made survival for the Dalby family especially difficult?

3. In the beginning of chapter 15, why is Siegfried especially touchy and cantankerous?

4. What do vets do for husk today?

5. What does Mr. Pickersgill want to try on his cow to cure the mastitis?

(see the answer key)

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