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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 the name of Siegfried's college buddy whose vet practice Herriot takes for a couple of weeks?

2. To what location are the RAF men marched every day for shooting practice?

3. How much does the operation on the shepherd's dog cost?

4. What is the name of Mr. Dakin's old cow who returns home to her stall?

5. How many dogs does Mrs. Ainsworth have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Johnny and his dog, Fergus.

2. What was wrong with the dog in the car that waved James down when he was on his way home from castrating pigs and how does James handle the problem?

3. What is James' reaction at the sight of his newborn baby, what does he do and why is it funny?

4. Who is "the Butcher" and what does he do to James?

5. Describe Mr. Grover, Herriot's dentist in Darrowby and Hector McDarroch the dentist James went to as a child in Glasgow.

6. Who are Albert Close and Mick and what is their story?

7. What does James use to attempt curing Rose, Mr. Bailes' cow, but who finally cures her and how?

8. What problems does James encounter when is must inspect the dogs at the Greyhound racetrack?

9. Describe the incident James dreams about when first in London with the RAF.

10. Who is Stewie Brannon and what does James do for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe what happens when there is a rash of strychnine poisonings in Darrowby. Mention a dog or two who are poisoned. Which dog is the only dog to survive being poisoned? Do they catch the perpetrator?

2) Describe Mrs Beck. Describe why James and Tristan are annoyed with her. Describe her cat, Georgina and what she has to have done to her.

3) Who is Mr. Gilby? Describe him. What happens to him that makes him embarrassed?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the time James had to castrate some pigs. What did James do with the scalpel that made one of the men tell a joke and how did he injure himself with the scalpel?

2) Describe the circumstance where James was flagged down by a car on his way home and asked to help a family dog named Benny. What was wrong with Benny? Was James able to help him? Give some details of the story.

3) Who was Mr. Stokill, an old farmer James met when he was new to the vet practice. Describe Stokill . What did James learn from him? What happened in the story?

Choose two of the three to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) Tell about Oscar the cat. What was wrong with him. How did Tristan feel about him? Who became most attached to him?

2) Describe the peculiar and funny behavior of Oscar when he was living with Helen and James and also when he returned to his original owners.

3) Of the cats: Debbie, Buster, Georgina and Oscar who appear in the book, which one is your favorite. Explain why.

Choose two of the topics to write on.

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