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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 country did Herriot land in on his anniversary?

2. How many animals did Herriot look after on his second trip of the book?

3. What was the name of the ship's cook?

4. What was Mrs. Livingston's occupation?

5. What happened shortly after two brothers bought insurance policies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the ending of his day de-horning bulls?

2. How did Herriot feel about the trend of removing bull horns?

3. What did Herriot say Jack Scott did for all of his animals?

4. Who did Herriot say felt the most stress at recitals and why?

5. What did Nielsen do for Herriot during the large storms on the way back to England?

6. What happened to Rip?

7. What happened when the White puppies bit their owners?

8. What rumor did Herriot hear about the plane he tried to buy tickets to fly home from Istanbul on?

9. How did Jimmy perform at the piano recital described in the book?

10. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the beginning of his day de-horning bulls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of things did Herriot do during his voyage to Russia that built strong friendships with the people on board the ship with him?

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

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the people in these scenes?

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