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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 39 - 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Charlie?
(a) Hulton's favorite dog.
(b) Hulton's farm foreman.
(c) Hulton's prize horse.
(d) Hulton's prize pig.

2. When Herriot was 24 and new to the vet practice, whose bullock with a sore foot did he treat?
(a) Mr. Hargrove's.
(b) Mr. Hewey's.
(c) Mr. Hennessey's.
(d) Mr. Stokill's.

3. How long have James and Helen been married at the beginning of the book?
(a) 1 year.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 8 months.
(d) A few months.

4. What is the name of the cheerful blind man?
(a) Joey Ford
(b) Johnny Clifford
(c) Jimmy Harrison
(d) Tommy Cliffdale

5. What is the name of the farm family whose three members all talk at the same time?
(a) The Birtwhiffles.
(b) The Bertwents.
(c) The Bertleswirth.
(d) The Birtwhistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Jack Brimham have?

2. What is the name of the house where the veterinarians live?

3. How far away by bus is Herriot from his pregnant wife?

4. What special day was it when a boy played the prank of removing the coal cellar grating and James fell into it up to his chest?

5. When James was reading Black's Veterinary Dictionary he was reminded about castrating what animals?

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