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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 does Carmondy ask Herriot for?

2. Why was Roland Partridge considered an unlikely character in Darrowby?

3. How does Herriot usually catch Mrs. Bond's cats?

4. What does Miss Dooley, the owner of Cindy, the little pregnant dog, want from Herriot?

5. How does Herriot consume the meal served to him by the Horners?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Herriot feel after eating at the Horners? What lasting effect does it have on him?

6. Describe the process that Herriot goes through to anesthetize Walt Bennet's horse. How does Siegfried participate?

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

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

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

10. When Herriot is on a schedule and must return to the clinic, what is Herriot doing at Ted Buckle's, and what happens that makes him sure he'll be late?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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