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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 does Mr. Dean give Herriot as payment?

2. What profession does Albert hold?

3. How does Rock get injured?

4. What is the name of Nellie's dog?

5. What causes most of Tricki-Woo's illnesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herriot do after Helen and her dog leave the clinic?

2. What happens when Gyp sees Sweep at a dog show?

3. What is the most frustrating part of Brennan's clinic when Herriot is filling in for him?

4. What does Wesley do to make the money to pay for the veterinary care of his dog?

5. What is wrong with Mr. Dean's dog, and how does Herriot cure it?

6. How does Herriot cure Penny's gastrointestinal problem?

7. What happens when Tristan checks on Joe Mulligan's dog?

8. What does Mrs. Donovan ask of Herriot when he is caring for the abandoned retriever?

9. What does Herriot do at the end of the Darroby Show?

10. How does Herriot feel after treating Benjamin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not do of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the stories and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief is a literary tool used well by Herriot in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how do these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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