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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 Herriot learn about the Bamfords the day after he goes there?

2. What form of self indulgence has Herriot developed over his time as a country vet?

3. What does Herriot do for Mrs Donovan and Roy?

4. How long does it take Granville to work on Dinah?

5. How does Siegfried treat Mrs. Dalby when she comes to Skeldale house?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Cliff Tyreman have such fondness for Badger?

3. Describe what happens when Herriot treats the cow at the Darrowby show. What is wrong with the cow? What happens to Herriot while he treats it?

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

5. What was the experience of the stomach operation on Monty like for Herriot? Why?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How good is Herriot at buying furniture at house sales for the apartment? Explain your answer.

10. Describe who Roy is and the state he is in when the inspector takes Herriot to him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many of the stories in "All Things Bright and Beautiful," there is a major challenge handling the animal enough to treat it medically. For example in chapter eighteen Herriot nearly gets severely injured by the bull Monty.

Part 1. What is the responsibility of the person who has decided to make veterinary practice their livelihood to be able to handle dangerous animals?

Part 2. What is the responsibility of the owner of the animal to make sure the veterinarian can safely and easily treat their animal?

Part 3. Is the care of livestock and farm animals it different than for household pets? Why or why not?

Part 4. If an accident were to occur resulting in injury, who is responsible?

Part 5. What other service people put their lives or well being at risk to do their jobs if someone else is ill-prepared? Should they have to?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about tetanus, also known as lockjaw.

Part 1. What is tetanus? How do people or animals get it? Who is most at risk and where is it most common?

Part 2. What are the symptoms and pathophysiology of tetanus?

Part 3. What prevention is available and what cures?

Essay Topic 3

Several times during the book, Herriot talks about what it was like practicing in days before penicillin. Write an essay about the discover of penicillin and how it impacted the world.

Part 1. When and how was penicillin discovered?

Part 2. How did things change for the medical field due to penicillin?

Part 3. What are some treatments that are no longer used due to penicillin?

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