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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 is Herriot thinking of when he tries this last tactic to cure Penny?

2. How does Mr. Wiggin use more of Herriot's time than Herriot feels is necessary?

3. What happened to Richard Carmondy on a call with Herriot?

4. What does Siegfried do to get even with Walt Bennett?

5. What holiday is Herriot about to celebrate in chapter twenty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Mr. Bentley arrives at the surgery to ask Herriot to come out and see his cow the next day. What is he doing that is odd and why?

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

4. What difficulty does Herriot have diagnosing Toby, the cocker spaniel that the Dimmocks bring him to see? How does he finally manage to discover what is wrong?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the Dimmock family.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In chapter three, many of the events are caused by an unknown Alsatian dog that was in the area with its owners. Apparently the dog chased the sheep. Even though the no harm was apparent immediately, it still resulted in much stress and financial loss for the farmer. Write an essay about the responsibility of dog owners, as well as appropriate behavior regarding the livestock or crops of farmers and ranchers.

Part 1. Explain your own situation. Do you live in a rural area or an urban one? Do you come into contact with commercial crops or livestock? If so, what traditions are in place regarding them?

Part 2. Retell the story of the dog and Benson's sheep. What possibilities were open to the people to have avoided this? What should they have done after it happened?

Part 3. In many areas, the crops or animals are accessible from roads. How should the passerby treat these? Are vineyards okay to walk through? Are apple orchards okay to picnic in? Ride dirt bikes in? Cows okay to pet? Feed? Using the example of Benson's sheep, the people saw no harm done at the time. Even if they were concerned about the damage their dog could have caused, the damage was unnoticeable at the time. How should this possibility affect the passerby's treatment of the commercial crops or livestock?

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 tetanus, also known as lockjaw.

Part 1. What is tetanus? How do people or animals get it? Who is most at risk and where is it most common?

Part 2. What are the symptoms and pathophysiology of tetanus?

Part 3. What prevention is available and what cures?

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