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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is this latest pharmaceutical product supposed to cure?
(a) Cows and pigs with indigestion.
(b) Shedding in dogs and cats.
(c) Farm animals and pets with diarrhea.
(d) Farrowing sows and carsick pets.

2. What color are Helen's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Grey.

3. What is the name of the auctioneer James sees in Drovers Arms?
(a) George Wilks.
(b) Gerald Wilkinson.
(c) Graham Windham.
(d) Geoffrey Wilder.

4. What is the name of the pharmaceutical representative who regularly called on Siegfried and James?
(a) Mr,. Bartley
(b) Mr. Barge.
(c) Mr. Barton.
(d) Mr. Baron.

5. What kind of an ill animal does Mr. Fischer have?
(a) A huge black bull.
(b) A small, thin calf.
(c) A huge white pig.
(d) A large white cow.

6. What is Tubby Pinder enthusiastic about?
(a) Horse racing.
(b) Horticulture.
(c) Farming.
(d) Gambling.

7. The date 1666 is carved in stone above the front door of the farm. What happened on that date that the student remembers?
(a) William the Conqueror arrived.
(b) The Vikings invaded.
(c) The great fire of London.
(d) The Magna Carta was signed.

8. What profession does Mr. Ronald Beresford have?
(a) He's a postal clerk.
(b) He's a bank manager.
(c) He's a lawyer.
(d) He's an inn keeper.

9. What physical problem does the bullock have?
(a) Gastritis.
(b) Dropsy.
(c) Heart worm.
(d) Liver fluke.

10. Who finally calms the sow down so that she'll suckle her 15 piglets?
(a) Grandad Hollin.
(b) James.
(c) Siegfried.
(d) Bob Cooper.

11. What is erecting eight sheaves of corn without them falling down called?
(a) Piling.
(b) Stacking.
(c) Stooking.
(d) Harvesting.

12. How old is the veterinary student who accompanies James on his rounds?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Eighteen.

13. What does James dream of during an hour's nap in the waiting room of the flying school?
(a) Studying for his degree.
(b) His wedding day.
(c) His childhood in Scotland.
(d) Walking with Helen after going on rounds to a farm.

14. Which farmer who James visits to treat one of the animals has a very soft voice, almost a whisper?
(a) Elijah Wentworth.
(b) Elias Weatherly.
(c) Jeremiah Livingsworth.
(d) Elwood Westley.

15. How long is James in the convalescent home?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) A fortnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a dog is Coco and how old is he?

2. What does Herriot's flying instructor say is "very good indeed, really masterly" about Herriot's first solo flight?

3. Who is Herriot's boss when he works at the stores?

4. What is the name of the elderly man James and Sam meet every day on their stroll by the river before lunch?

5. Where is Paul Cotterell from?

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