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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job do Herriot and Siegfried do for Walt Bennett?

2. How was Mr. Bentley acting strangely?

3. What does Herriot go to see Boris for?

4. How was Richard Carmondy different from the other students?

5. Why didn't Herriot refuse the refills of whiskey and food?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Herriot's work personality different from Ewan Ross's?

2. Explain why Herriot thought it might be a good idea to sedate Penny to cure her gastroenteritis, and where he got that idea.

3. Explain the relationship between Marmaduke "Duke" Skelton and Ewan Ross.

4. Describe Tristan's behavior while delivering a calf.

5. What call do Herriot and Helen go on when they leave the Daffodil Ball? What happens there?

6. When Herriot goes to the lecture with Granville Bennett, what do they miss and what do they arrive just in time for?

7. Why is Herriot suddenly worried about money in chapter 41?

8. Explain why all the town dogs were attracted to Percy, the little dog with the tumor.

9. Explain why Gyp, the epileptic sheep dog barks for once in his life at the sheep dog trials.

10. After Herriot and Granville attend the lecture, why is it challenging to return home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about milk fever.

Part 1. What is milk fever? Who does it affect?

Part 2. What are the biological roles of calcium in the body?

Part 3. What are the symptoms and diagnosis process for milk fever?

Part 4. What are the cures for milk fever? What treatments used to be used and how did they work?

Essay Topic 2

In many of the stories in "All Things Bright and Beautiful," there is a major challenge handling the animal enough to treat it medically. For example in chapter eighteen Herriot nearly gets severely injured by the bull Monty.

Part 1. What is the responsibility of the person who has decided to make veterinary practice their livelihood to be able to handle dangerous animals?

Part 2. What is the responsibility of the owner of the animal to make sure the veterinarian can safely and easily treat their animal?

Part 3. Is the care of livestock and farm animals it different than for household pets? Why or why not?

Part 4. If an accident were to occur resulting in injury, who is responsible?

Part 5. What other service people put their lives or well being at risk to do their jobs if someone else is ill-prepared? Should they have to?

Essay Topic 3

Many things can go wrong in the reproductive cycles of livestock, especially in the time surrounding birth.

Part 1. What are some of the things that can go wrong during the birth of an animal?

Part 2. What are the signs that something is going wrong?

Part 3. What happens if left untreated and what can be done to fix the problem?

Part 4. How has the treatment for these problems changed or stayed the same since Herriot's time?

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