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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 injury does the Golden Retriever have?
2. What does the baby Sidney's father do for a living?
3. What is the fee James gets for the only doctoring he had done on a human?
4. What breed is Mr. Bartles' dog?
5. What was the name of the man who was afraid James might accidentally castrate him because James was getting too close to his private parts with his scalpel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some thing Wesley Binks does to torment James?
2. Describe Flight Sergeant Blackett and what surprises James about him.
3. Who is "the Butcher" and what does he do to James?
4. 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?
5. Why are Cedric the dog and Con Fenton such a perfect match?
6. Describe the incident James dreams about when first in London with the RAF.
7. Describe Mr. Gilby, the farmer, and mention an embarrassing thing that happens to him.
8. What is James' reaction at the sight of his newborn baby, what does he do and why is it funny?
9. What is the biggest problem James encounters during his stay in Hensfield?
10. What does James use to attempt curing Rose, Mr. Bailes' cow, but who finally cures her and how?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) After reading ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL, studying it and discussing it, would you like to read Herriot's other books in the same series? Why? Give reasons for decision. Why not? Explain why you wouldn't like to read any other books by Herriot.
2) Of the three veterinarians in the book, which one was your favorite? Explain why?
3) Has reading the book changed your attitude about animals? Veterinarians? The British? If so, explain why and how.
Choose two of the topics to write on.
Essay Topic 2
1) Describe Mrs. Ainsworth, the woman James visits on two Christmas days. What pets does she own? What is the story of Debbie and Buster?
2) What phenomenon does James experience during the last weeks of Helen's pregnancy? How far away from Darrowby is he stationed? How does he break the military rules?
3) Describe James's visit to Mr. Beamish, the race horse trainer. How happens during the visit? How does James change Beamish's opinion of him?
Write on two of the three topics.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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