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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 physical problem does the old retired farmer have?

2. What are the names of the two inseparable dog friends in Chapter 31 and what breeds are they?

3. What kind of dog does Andrew Vine own?

4. What does the aptitude test reveal James is good at?

5. What kind of an ill animal does Mr. Fischer have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is does Tristan have to stay home all evening at Skeldale house?

2. Describe the awful night that James was called out to treat a calf with a stomach upset while he's fighting off a cold.

3. What is stooking?

4. What does James remember from his childhood about how he spent every weekend from Easter to October?

5. What does Siegfried chastise James about regarding an old-age pensioner and why does it turn our to be a paradox?

6. When James is grounded in the R.A.F. what job do they give him?

7. Who are Andrew Vine and Digger and what happens to them?

8. Describe Mr. Barge and his occupation.

9. Describe Mr. Mount and his relationship with Tristan.

10. What new product does Mr. Barge sell to Siegfried and James and what is it supposed to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What problem did Cedric, Mrs. Rumney's dog have? Why did the dog and Con Fenton end up being a perfect match?

2) Describe Wesley Binks. What was his relationship with James at first and how did it change and why?

3) Tell about what happened when Tristan took over the cooking at Skeldale house for a week. What did he cook? What accident did he have?

Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Recount briefly the story James tells about Mr. Dakin and his cow, Blossom and why you liked it.

2) Describe Lord Hulton, one of the animal owners James visits. What is one of his characteristics? What is wrong with Lord Hulton's pig and is James successful in saving it?

3) Who is Charlie and what relationship does he have with Lord Hulton? What does Hulton rely on Charlie to always do for him?

Write on two of the three topics.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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