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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 wrong with Mr. Bailey's dog?

2. What is Herriot treating Eric's bullock for?

3. How is Ron Cundall's dog cured?

4. What is wrong with the dog owned by the man who gives discounted haircuts?

5. Who are the owners of the two dogs that Herriot just doesn't love?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herriot try to cure Amber?

2. What happens after Theo is put to sleep?

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

4. What happens when the two new dogs of the Whithorns are brought to the clinic for a check-up?

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

6. What does Herriot do to treat Rip's broken leg?

7. What does Herriot prescribe for Mr. Pinkerton's dog?

8. What happens when Tristan is put in charge of watching Hamish during the night?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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