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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 did Herriot show continued gratitude to on the trip?

2. Why did Herriot not get paid for treating the dog in Chapter 2?

3. What was the name of Josh's dog?

4. What was Josh Anderson's occupation?

5. What usually caused Josh to provide bad service?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Herriot accidentally kill an animal?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

What made Herriot's trip to Istanbul so stressful, and how did he deal with each of those stressful elements?

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