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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 causes a cloud to darken Herriot's day a the Darrowby show?

2. How does Dinah do after being treated by Granville?

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

4. What caused Herriot discomfort during chapter one?

5. Why does Herriot suspect that Mr. Pickersgill is the cause of the problem with his cow's mastitis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What procedure does Granville Bennett do on Dinah? How does it go? Why didn't Herriot want to do it?

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

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

4. At the Darrowby show, what parameters does Herriot decide to use to judge the family pet competition? Why?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Describe Mr. Ingledew's singing.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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