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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. Where is Paul Cotterell from?

2. With what two friends did James go camping every weekend from Easter to October as a boy?

3. What is the name of Mr. Rington's dog?

4. Whose prize cow is saved from being slaughtered at the last minute?

5. What is the name of the farmer who had a sick six-month-old calf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe James' first solo flight.

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

5. Describe Mr. Barge and his occupation.

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

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

8. What is the incident involving Mr. Moverley's expensive Ayreshire cow?

9. Describe the Birtwhistles.

10. What is stooking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1) Describe Mr. Grover the dentist and James' relationship with him. Where does he practice dentistry?

2) Describe Hector McDarroch the dentist and James' childhood experience with him. Where did he practice dentistry?

3) Describe "the butcher". What was James' experience with him. Where did he practice dentistry?

Choose two of the three topics to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) Whose practice did James take over in Hensfield? Describe the difference between the veterinary practice in Hensfield with the one at Skeldale house.

2) What happened to Kim, the Golden Retriever? Who were his owners? Was James successful in helping him?

3) Describe James' experience at the Greyhound Racetract in Hensfleld.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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