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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 showed Herriot an injection to cure an animal ailment?

2. Who gave Herriot the idea for the surgery he performs in Chapter 8?

3. What did Herriot's partner want a spare of for the clinic?

4. What was the first port the ship to Russia landed at?

5. What was the first sickness that Herriot attended to while on the ship with the sheep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did someone in Russia spend 5 hours doing for the sheep?

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

7. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

8. Why did Herriot take a ship to Russia?

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

10. What special skill did Josh say he had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herriot was very upset about what happened with Amber, the stray dog. What happened to Amber, and why was this so upsetting to Herriot? How did this event change him as a veterinarian?

Essay Topic 2

Herriot performed many acts of service during his time as a veterinarian. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how did these events affects the people involved in them?

Essay Topic 3

Tristan was a minor person in this story whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered Herriot's life? What would have happened differently if Tristan had not been in Herriot's life at all?

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