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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 was Mr. Bentley acting strangely?

2. Why was Mr. Biggins reluctant to ask Herriot to look at his cow?

3. How does Carmondy get dragged?

4. How do Frank's cows get sick?

5. How late is Herriot by the end of the afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Miss Dooley distressed about her little dog Cindy? What is the root of the problem?

2. When does Herriot see Carmondy again? What happens?

3. Describe the byre that Frank Metcalf builds for his cows. How is it different from most local byres?

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

5. Explain why all the town dogs were attracted to Percy, the little dog with the tumor.

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

7. Why does Herriot become upset with Kitson when he goes to deliver some lambs for him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The books by James Herriot are a window into the world of what life was like for a country veterinarian in Yorkshire in the early 1900s. How different is this from the experience of veterinarians today?

Part 1. What are some of the major things that have changed in veterinary practice since the time of "All Things Bright and Beautiful?"

Part 2. What parts of Herriot's experiences are still being experienced by veterinarians today? What has not changed?

Part 3. What do you think that the most challenging parts of being a vet is now? What was it then?

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