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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. How many cattle died on an earlier voyage of the same ship the sheep were on?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

2. How many calves did the cow from Chapter 8 give birth to after her surgery?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

3. What was the name of Herriot's town?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Darrowby.
(c) Mulford.
(d) Bath.

4. How were the Mongolian Russians able to help Herriot?
(a) They cleaned up after surgeries.
(b) They held down large animals.
(c) They went on his farm calls.
(d) They did his paper work.

5. Why does the cow in Chapter 8 need a surgery?
(a) She has an infected cut.
(b) She has mad cow disease.
(c) She has a growing tumor.
(d) She is giving birth to a large calf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herriot have to do after treating the cow that was thought to have a broken leg?

2. What did Herriot realize had not changed when he returned to veterinary work?

3. What did Josh like to rub between his fingers?

4. What major injury did a cow sustain in Chapter 6?

5. What surprised Herriot about his wife when she went into labor with their daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the bull with the stomach tumor controlled in Chapter 6?

2. Who was Amber, and how did Herriot treat her?

3. What special skill did Josh say he had?

4. What did Herriot do to calm the sheep during the storm on the ship to Russia?

5. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

6. What did Miss Grantley use the clinic for?

7. What surprises Herriot about the cow he performed a Cesarian section on?

8. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured, and why?

9. How did Herriot hope to earn his keep on the ship to Russia?

10. What did Herriot say would have happened had he been present for the actual delivery of his daughter, and why is this so ironic?

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