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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. Who captured the Mongolian Russians?

2. What did Herriot vow to never think about while around Josh?

3. What animal did Bret Kealy's daughter raise?

4. Where did Herriot travel to in his first trip of the book?

5. Who helped Siegfried and Herriot in the practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Siegfried find out that the car salesman had lied to him?

2. How did the owner of the animal Herriot accidentally killed respond to the incident?

3. Why did Herriot take a ship to Russia?

4. What special skill did Josh say he had?

5. What did Herriot do during a storm on the ship to Russia that shocked the crew?

6. Who was Amber, and how did Herriot treat her?

7. What did Herriot say would have happened had he been present for the actual delivery of his daughter, and why is this so ironic?

8. Why did Herriot not get paid for helping the man in Chapter 2?

9. Why did Herriot get upset with the student helping him with the Cesarian section?

10. What did Herriot tell Kealy to do to get his pig to produce milk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of things did Herriot do during his voyage to Russia that built strong friendships with the people on board the ship with him?

Essay Topic 2

How did Herriot react to his wife going into labor, and why was this such an ironic situation?

Essay Topic 3

Irony was a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony was present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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