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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 did Herriot say he would have done had he been present for his daughter's birth?

2. What did Herriot want to see most in Russia?

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

4. Why did Herriot hesitate to treat the dog in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Mongolian Russians feel when they were captured, and why?

2. What happened when Herriot and the ships captain tried to take a shortcut?

3. What special skill did Josh say he had?

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

5. What surprises Herriot about the cow he performed a Cesarian section on?

6. What caused Herriot to threaten to not take his son on any more calls?

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

8. How did blocked in farmers at Darrowby get food during the bad snow falls?

9. Why did Herriot take a ship to Russia?

10. Why did Herriot think the cow with the Cesarian section would die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Herriot not want his daughter to become a veterinarian like himself, and what did he do to change her mind when she said that was her chosen career field?

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