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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 did Herriot have to adjust to when he returned to veterinary work?

2. What animal did Bret Kealy's daughter raise?

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

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

5. What was the injection shown to Herriot meant to treat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

2. What did Herriot say would have happened had he been present for the actual delivery of his daughter, and why is this so ironic?

3. What did Herriot do to calm the sheep during the storm on the ship to Russia?

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

5. What special skill did Josh say he had?

6. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured, and why?

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

8. What surprises Herriot about the cow he performed a Cesarian section on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those situations?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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