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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 does Mr. Dean give Herriot as payment?

2. What kind of dog is Jock?

3. What do Jock's puppies learn to do as soon as they walk?

4. What is wrong with Partridge's dog?

5. What does Granville remove from Dinah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ben dies?

2. What does Herriot do when he receives a Christmas basket from Mrs. Humphrey?

3. What does Herriot do at the end of the Darroby Show?

4. What does Mrs. Donovan ask of Herriot when he is caring for the abandoned retriever?

5. What does Herriot do at the house call he makes in chapter 12?

6. How does Herriot cure Penny's gastrointestinal problem?

7. What is the most frustrating part of Brennan's clinic when Herriot is filling in for him?

8. What happens to Timmy, and how does Herriot treat him?

9. What do Herriot and Bennet do before Herriot returns back to Darroby?

10. What does Herriot do when he sees Mick's puffy and irritated eyes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why does Herriot choose these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the stories and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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