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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. Who goes with Herriot to the Darrowby show?

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

3. What happens to the ewes that causes one to lose her babies?

4. What was wrong with the second batch of cows on the Darby farm?

5. What made survival for the Dalby family especially difficult?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herriot's visit to the Ingledew farm in chapter one.

2. How does the day at the Darrowby show differ from the "pleasant day out" he expected it to be?

3. What does Herriot find so difficult and horrifying about treating the cows for husk at the Darby farm?

4. How does a cap play into the story of Mr. Crump and the Bamfords?

5. Describe the scholastic background of Mr. Pickersgill and how his education manifests itself at the time of the story in chapter five.

6. What is the relationship between veterinarians like Herriot and Siegried with Granville Bennett?

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

8. Describe Granville Bennett.

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The books by James Herriot are a window into the world of what life was like for a country veterinarian in Yorkshire in the early 1900s. How different is this from the experience of veterinarians today?

Part 1. What are some of the major things that have changed in veterinary practice since the time of "All Things Bright and Beautiful?"

Part 2. What parts of Herriot's experiences are still being experienced by veterinarians today? What has not changed?

Part 3. What do you think that the most challenging parts of being a vet is now? What was it then?

Essay Topic 2

Who is James Herriot? Write an essay about the person behind James Herriot, Alf Wright.

Part 1. Write a short synopsis of the life and work of Alf Wright.

Part 2. What was the area like that he lived in? What was the nature like? Who were his neighbors and townspeople?

Part 3. What events took place in his lifetime that greatly impacted him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the value of prompt treatment.

Part 1. What are the possible negative ramifications of waiting too long for an animal to be seen by a vet?

Part 2. What signs might an animal display that you might reasonably decide to wait to seek treatment?

Part 3. What symptoms might an animal display that indicates it is important to seek prompt veterinary care?

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