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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 is Herriot doing when he cuts his finger?

2. What does Mr. Dean give Herriot as payment?

3. What kind of dog is Gyp?

4. What is wrong with Helen's dog, Dan?

5. What does Tricki-Woo do to earn her master nine shillings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herriot explain the attack from Harold's dog?

2. What does Wesley do to make the money to pay for the veterinary care of his dog?

3. What does Herriot do when he realizes someone is poisoning dogs?

4. How does Herriot describe little Nellie Dimmock?

5. What happens when Herriot treats Percy with a hormone?

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

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

8. How does Herriot cure Tricki-Woo in chapter three?

9. What is wrong with Mr. Dean's dog, and how does Herriot cure it?

10. What confusing message does Brennan's housekeeper give Herriot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of Herriot's relationship with Helen, and how do these stages affect Herriot and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not do of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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