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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. Why does Dr. Farnon fuss at Herriot?

2. What happens to Connie and Herriot?

3. What does he have to do to the animals?

4. What activity is Herriot involved in which is illegal?

5. Why is progress so difficult for Herriot to make with his relationship with Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herriot do to make a point to the local butcher about paying his bill?

2. What seems to upset Miss Stubbs about her impending death, and what does Herriot tell her that seems to give her comfort?

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

4. What is the whole point in chapter 66?

5. Where do Helen and James Herriot spend their honeymoon and why?

6. How does Herriot save the Rudd's cow?

7. What major mistake does Herriot make early on when he is inspecting for tuberculosis?

8. Through out chapter 46, Herriot gives anecdotes to prove a point, what is the point?

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

10. What does Dr. Farnon do to Herriot in chapter 65 and why does he do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James Herriot's book is an account of young man who moves into a new community, begins a new career, and has to establish a new group of relationships. List and explain several of the major adjustments Herriot had to make in his life. Give examples of how he established a new life.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Herroit is a veterinarian in a rural community in the mid 1900's. Explain some of the challenges farmers faced in those days and how that differs from problems we face in the more urban or suburban lifestyle that most of us live today.

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