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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 does he have to do to the animals?

2. What surprise does Dr. Farnon have for Herriot?

3. What activity to Denham and Herriot share in common?

4. What ultimately happens to the Rudd's animal in chapter 54?

5. Why does Dr. Farnon fuss at Herriot?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Rudd's are a large, poor farming family. What does Herriot discover about how they have enough for everyone at mealtime?

2. Dr. Farnon has many problems, but he has one that seems to be the worst. What is it, and has he done anything to try and solve it?

3. How would you describe Herriot's relationship with farmer Worley and why?

4. Briefly describe Herriot's encounter with a Great Dane.

5. Do you think Herriot had fun at the dance to which he and Connie went? Why or why not?

6. In chapter 58, Herriot describes a man's cow who has some bad habits. What are they?

7. When Helen comes to the office with her dog what does Herriot do?

8. Why does Tristan decide that Herriot should go to a dance?

9. Why does Dr. Farnon not get the job at the racetrack?

10. What happens when Herriot responds to a call in the middle of a snowstorm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Tavener family and the Alton family in this book.

Essay Topic 2

Examine and explain the qualities you think Dr. Farnon saw in Herriot that caused him to make Herriot a partner.

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Farnon has real difficulty collecting money from his clients. Summarize examples from the book which highlight this problem. Why do you think he continued to treat animals for individuals who did not pay? What could he have done differently that would have helped solve this problem?

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