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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 color are Helen's eyes?

2. Where is there a cow calving in Chapter 39?

3. What is the name of the horse that has a serious case of canker?

4. What is the name of the man with the loudest voice James has ever heard?

5. What kind of bullock does Herriot treat in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the name of Roddy's dog and what kind of emergency surgery does James perform on him?

2. Who is Granville Bennett and why does James dread coming together with him?

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

4. Describe James' visit to the Blackburn cow farm.

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

6. Describe Len Hampson and the situation with his pig.

7. What happens when David, a student considering becoming a veterinarian, goes on rounds with James?

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

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

10. Who is Judy and what is extraordinary about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who is Shep and how does he plague James? What does James do to get his revenge?

2) Describe James's reaction upon seeing his newborn son. What does he do and say that are funny to Helen and Nurse Brown?

3) Tell the story of old Albert Close and his dog Mick. Describe them both. What happens to Mick? What part does James play? What part do the men who frequent the Fox and Hounds play?

Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Tell the story of the little stray dog Siegfried and James see begging in the market place. What happens to the dog? What do Siegfried, James and the policeman do?

2) What does James hate to do and isn't good at doing which involves the Ministry of Agriculture. Explain what almost happens because of one of James's clerical errors.

3) Describe what happens on James' first solo flight.

Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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