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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 wrong with Walt Barnett's animal?

2. What did Herriot enjoy about his trip back from Istanbul?

3. What kind of party did Herriot crash in Istanbul?

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

5. What did Rosie become?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Herriot not able to make a good phone call while in Istanbul?

3. Why did the semen collection not work the first time for Tristan?

4. Who did Herriot think will miss him the most when he left the ship and why?

5. Why were the men on the ship so nice to Herriot on the day they landed in Poland?

6. What funny habit did Brandy have?

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

8. Why was Herriot so relieved to land in Istanbul?

9. What happened the first time Mr. Biggins called on Herriot for help?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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