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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. Why did Harry Sumner get Monty?

3. Which of the following best describes Zoe, Granville's wife?

4. What was wrong with Harry Sumner's young bull?

5. What does Herriot feel vets are regularly called to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Granville Bennett.

2. Explain the solution Herriot finds for Mr. Pickersgill and his cow.

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

4. In chapter one, Herriot greatly appreciates a benefit of his wife and married life. What is it?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Describe how the calving goes at the Bamfords.

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 about breeds and selective breeding.

Part 1. Why do we create specific breeds of animals or plants?

Part 2. What do we do to create those breeds? What are some practices in selective breeding?

Part 3. Give some examples of plants or animals that have modified and bred to suit a specific purpose. What traits were selected for and which ones were lost?

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 milk fever.

Part 1. What is milk fever? Who does it affect?

Part 2. What are the biological roles of calcium in the body?

Part 3. What are the symptoms and diagnosis process for milk fever?

Part 4. What are the cures for milk fever? What treatments used to be used and how did they work?

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