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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 Mr. Bailes' cow with the peculiar digestive ailment?
2. Who is the other AC2 member of the RAF who scared James while he was waiting to see the RAF dentist?
3. What breed is Mr. Bartles' dog?
4. What does Mrs. Ainsworth name the little kitten brought to her by the dying mother cat on Christmas Day?
5. How much does the operation on the shepherd's dog cost?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Debbie and what is her fate?
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. Who are Albert Close and Mick and what is their story?
4. What is the biggest problem James encounters during his stay in Hensfield?
5. What are the two incidents that happen when Herriot is castrating pigs?
6. When James graduates from AC2 what does he become and how do his wages change?
7. What is the cause of the continual deaths of young calves at Mr. Billing's farm?
8. What does James use to attempt curing Rose, Mr. Bailes' cow, but who finally cures her and how?
9. What problems does James encounter when is must inspect the dogs at the Greyhound racetrack?
10. Describe Mr. Gilby, the farmer, and mention an embarrassing thing that happens to him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Describe foot and mouth disease. Why was it so feared? Which one of the farmers in the book had animals that got the disease?
2) Why did James think the Mrs. Bailey;s cow had foot and mouth disease? What did the cow actually have? How did it get the condition?
3) Who is Mr. Daggett? Did you like the character. Why? or Why not?
Choose two of the topics to write on.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
1) Who is Mr. Mount? Describe him. Why is Tristan eager to please him? What is the impression Tristan makes on Mr. Mount? Why?
2) Tell the story of the two dogs, Jingo and Skipper. What breeds are they? What is their relationship to one another? What happens?
3) Describe the Birtwhistle family and their odd behavior.
Choose two of the three topics to write on.
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