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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 kind of dog does Mr. Bailes own?

2. How long does Tricki-Woo have to stay at the clinic in chapter three?

3. How does Herriot cover Kim's wounds?

4. What kind of dog is Jock?

5. What is Partridge's dog's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herriot treat the collie he works on after cutting his finger?

2. What happens when Ben dies?

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

4. What does Con Fenton say to Herriot after adopting Cedric?

5. What does Herriot find in the morning after the surgery on the Labrador?

6. What does Herriot do the third time Shep jumps at him and barks?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rest and recuperation is a tool used by Herriot in healing many animals in this book. When does he use this tool, and what are some of the affects this resting has on the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Comic relief is a literary tool used well by Herriot in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how do these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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