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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 Tristan's response to having his foot stepped on by a cow?

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

3. What does Herriot come to realize over time?

4. What was wrong with Mr. Thwaite's cow?

5. What has Mr. Kitson decided to do with the dying ewe in the corner?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe Tristan's behavior while delivering a calf.

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Explain what upset Herriot when he goes to trim Mrs. Tompkin's budgie's beak. What does he do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay about brucellosis.

Part 1. What is the history of our understanding of brucellosis? What are some of the names it picked up along the way and why?

Part 2.What is brucellosis and how does it affect people or animals?

Part 3. What are the steps to prevent or cure brucellosis?

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