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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. How old is Lucy?

2. What fatal disease does Paul's dog have?

3. How much does Herriot's vet friend say he's going to charge him for the small operation performed on his dog, Sam?

4. What is Paul Cotterell's dog's name?

5. What profession does Mr. Ronald Beresford have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After finding it difficult and extremely strenuous working for farmer Edwards, what does James do to prove his true worth?

3. Describe the Birtwhistles.

4. Describe Mr. Barge and his occupation.

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

6. Describe Paul Cotterell and his dog and what happens to them.

7. What is James' relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture?

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

9. Who is Mr. Potts and what does James do for him?

10. What are the names of the two dogs who are inseparable friends, what are their breeds and what happens to them?

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 lesson James learned when working for farmer Edwards in Shropshire. Describe the tasks he was asked to do for the farmer. What did he do that proved his worth as a veterinarian?

2) What are the men in the R.A.F. told never to forget having with them? Why?

3) Retell the story about the calf who had eaten too much fruit. Under what circumstances did James have to go on this call? What was the reaction

of the farmer when James had finished operating on the calf?

Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Paul Cotterel and his dog, Theo. What happens to both of them and why does it weigh so heavily on James?

2) Describe Andrew Vine and his dog, Digger. What happens to both of them and how does James help the situation?

3) Describe what happens when James takes a young student interested in becoming a vet on his rounds with him? Why is James chagrined?

Choose two of the topics to write on.

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