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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 Miss Westerman's dog's name?

2. How is Ron Cundall's dog cured?

3. What is Cobb doing all day while his beagle is alone?

4. What is wrong with Rip?

5. What is Herriot asked to do at the beginning of chapter 51?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herriot cure Jake?

2. What happens to Skipper when Jingo dies, and how is he saved?

3. What does Herriot see when he visits Scott's farm at the end of chapter 48?

4. How does Herriot cure the overdose of anesthetic he gives Venus?

5. How does Herriot tell the Whithorns to treat the cyst on one of their dogs' paws?

6. How does Herriot cure Myrtle when she is really sick?

7. What kind of things does Herriot do to try and cure Brandy of his pneumonia?

8. What does Herriot do when he hears about the death of Mr. Potts?

9. How does Herriot describe the stray dog's injuries?

10. What does Herriot say dogs love most in their life?

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

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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