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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 set up Herriot's first trip of the book?

2. What did Herriot do for his student after the surgery in Chapter 8?

3. What would happen if the injection shown to Herriot was given in the wrong spot?

4. How did Herriot describe his first impression of his daughter?

5. What did Josh like to rub between his fingers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Ripley call Herriot away from dinner to do at the beginning of the book?

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

3. How was the bull with the stomach tumor controlled in Chapter 6?

4. What did the man in Chapter 2 think was wrong with his dog?

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

6. Why did Herriot take a ship to Russia?

7. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

8. Who was Crooks, and how did he show his admiration for Herriot?

9. What surprised Herriot about the food on the ship to Russia?

10. What was Jimmy's most prized possession when he was a young boy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What were some of the ways Siegfried got difficult clients to do what he needed them to do, and how did this change Herriot's opinion of Siegfried?

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