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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 animal does Herriot place first in the Family Pets competition?

2. Why was Herriot uneasy about taking a blood sample from Monty?

3. What was Herriot's opinion of horse work?

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

5. What does Herriot learn about the Bamfords the day after he goes there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about epilepsy.

Part 1. What is epilepsy? What causes it and what does it look like?

Part 2. What are the historical interpretations and reactions to epilepsy?

Part 3. What management and cures are available for epilepsy?

Part 4. What is the appropriate response to a seizure?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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