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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 pushing the small farmers out of business?

2. What kind of boots did Herriot's son want when he was little?

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

4. What animal was the injection shown to Herriot meant to treat?

5. What kind of surgery did Herriot perform on a cow in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Herriot do during a storm on the ship to Russia that shocked the crew?

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

5. How did Miss Grantley show which of the people at the clinic she liked the most?

6. How did the owner of the animal Herriot accidentally killed respond to the incident?

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

8. What had changed about his profession when Herriot returned from the military?

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

10. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony was a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony was present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Herriot talked a lot about the advancements happening in his career at the time of this book. What were some of these advancements, and how did they enhance Herriot's career?

Essay Topic 3

What important lesson did Herriot learn from his interactions with Robert Maxwell, and how did this change the way Herriot did business with others?

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