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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. How easy does Herriot find it to diagnose the second batch of Darby cattle?

2. What caused Herriot discomfort during chapter one?

3. How does Herbert stay alive without a mother?

4. What does Mr. Pickersgill want to try on his cow to cure the mastitis?

5. What do Granville and Herriot do while waiting for Dinah to wake up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why each of the vets battled with their conscience after seeing Clancy.

2. How did the shift from plow horses to tractors affect the veterinary education and practice?

3. At the end of chapter thirteen, Herriot gives us a glimpse what the Darby household is like twenty years later. How are the Darbys doing twenty years later?

4. Describe what happens with the dog and Rob Benson's sheep. What does the farmer believe has happened? What does Herriot find out when he is called out?

5. Describe the process Herriot goes through to diagnose the second batch of cows at the Darby farm.

6. Describe Mr. Ingledew's singing.

7. Describe Granville Bennett.

8. Describe the rapport that Herriot has with Helen's father when he goes out to the Grange for Sunday tea.

9. Explain Tristan's role in sightings of the monk.

10. Explain the incident and the outcome of the tumor on the cow at Mr. Kendall's. Why did Siegfried conceal what had happened and why did the others think it was funny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on sulphonamides.

Part 1. How and when were they discovered? By who?

Part 2. How do they work and what do they treat?

Part 3. What effect did the use of sulphonamides have? What did they pave the way for?

Part 4. What diseases or afflictions have most been controlled by sulphonamides and antibiotics?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about sheep dogs and sheep dog trials.

Part 1. Explain the roles of livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs.

Part 2. What breeds have traditionally been used for each? Why are they appropriate.

Part 3. Explain the training involved in herding dogs and the competitions such as sheep dog trials that measure it.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about euthanasia.

Part 1. What is euthanasia? What are the different kinds of euthanasia?

Part 2.What criteria might you use in deciding when to euthanize a pet?

Part 3. What are the primary issues in the debate surrounding the morality of euthanasia in people?

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