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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 was the name of Herriot's assistant on the ship to Russia?

2. What was the name of Herriot's daughter?

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

4. How long was the injection shown to Herriot supposed to take to work on the animal ailment?

5. Why did Herriot hesitate to treat the dog in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Herriot about the food on the ship to Russia?

2. What caused Herriot to threaten to not take his son on any more calls?

3. How did blocked in farmers at Darrowby get food during the bad snow falls?

4. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

5. Who was Crooks, and how did he show his admiration for Herriot?

6. What was Jimmy's most prized possession when he was a young boy?

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

8. What did Miss Grantley use the clinic for?

9. Why did Herriot think the cow with the Cesarian section would die?

10. How did Siegfried find out that the car salesman had lied to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Herriot react to his wife going into labor, and why was this such an ironic situation?

Essay Topic 2

Herriot performed many acts of service during his time as a veterinarian. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how did these events affects the people involved in them?

Essay Topic 3

Tristan was a minor person in this story whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered Herriot's life? What would have happened differently if Tristan had not been in Herriot's life at all?

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