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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. Why do Herriot and Siegfried spend all night talking at the beginning of chapter 41?

2. What did Frank Metcalf do as a profession for most of his life?

3. Despite his good lineage, why can't Gyp's owner breed Gyp?

4. What job do Herriot and Siegfried do for Walt Bennett?

5. Why did it take so long for Herriot and Granville to reach the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Herriot and Granville attend the lecture, why is it challenging to return home?

2. What call do Herriot and Helen go on when they leave the Daffodil Ball? What happens there?

3. Explain the relationship between Marmaduke "Duke" Skelton and Ewan Ross.

4. Explain why Gyp, the epileptic sheep dog barks for once in his life at the sheep dog trials.

5. Explain why Herriot thought it might be a good idea to sedate Penny to cure her gastroenteritis, and where he got that idea.

6. When Herriot goes to the lecture with Granville Bennett, what do they miss and what do they arrive just in time for?

7. How does Herriot's attitude about the English farmer change over the course of chapter twenty? Why does it change?

8. Why does Roland Partridge decide to postpone as long as possible the surgery that Herriot recommends fro his little dog Percy? What possible affect did this delay have?

9. Why is Herriot suddenly worried about money in chapter 41?

10. Why was Herriot terrified after doing the tuberculin test on Mr. Dacre's bull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about canine distemper.

Part 1. What is canine distemper? What is it similar to?

Part 2. Who is at risk for canine distemper? How is it transmitted?

Part 3. What are the symptoms and diagnosis procedure for canine distemper?

Part 4. What prevention and cure is available for canine distemper?

Essay Topic 2

Tristan plays a prank on the town by taking a local legend and recreating a character from it as a ghost. Investigate your own area's past to find interesting local legends.

Part 1. Summarize the legend that existed near his town and what Tristan did as a joke.

Part 2. Research your area and find either local history or legend to find events of a similar nature.

Part 3. What did you discover about the past of your area that you did not previously know? What kind of people lived there? Are there characters from the past that would lend themselves to a prank such as Tristans? How aware of the past are the people in your community?

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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