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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 kind of surgery did Herriot perform on a cow in Chapter 8?

2. What did Herriot do to get Josh's dog to start breathing?

3. What did Robert's cow die of?

4. What major injury did a cow sustain in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What had changed about his profession when Herriot returned from the military?

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

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

4. What did Herriot laugh about when he went to help Mr. Ripley and why?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herriot talked a lot about the advancements happening in his career at the time of this book. What were some of these advancements, and how did they enhance Herriot's career?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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