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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 Brandy get deathly ill with?

2. What did Herriot first think Biggins's cow had died of?

3. How did Herriot try to pay for himself to get home from Istanbul?

4. What was the name of the ship Herriot took to Russia?

5. What did Rosie say that calmed the animal that almost hurt her.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Herriot so relieved to land in Istanbul?

2. How did Bramble win first place in a cow show?

3. Why did the semen collection not work the first time for Tristan?

4. How did Herriot's friend feel about Herriot's job at the ending of his day de-horning bulls?

5. Why were the men on the ship so nice to Herriot on the day they landed in Poland?

6. What did Nielsen do for Herriot during the large storms on the way back to England?

7. What happened the first time Mr. Biggins called on Herriot for help?

8. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

9. What did Herriot say Jack Scott did for all of his animals?

10. What rumor did Herriot hear about the plane he tried to buy tickets to fly home from Istanbul on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those situations?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the people in these scenes?

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