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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 caused the first ailments of Walt Barnett's animal?

2. When did Herriot say Biggins usually called him?

3. What were the brothers in Chapter 29 arguing about?

4. What was Walt Barnett's occupation?

5. What did Rosie become?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Herriot tried to talk about Gearge Bernard Shaw with a farmer?

3. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

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

5. What funny habit did Brandy have?

6. Why was Herriot not able to make a good phone call while in Istanbul?

7. What happened when the White puppies bit their owners?

8. What did the brothers do after buying insurance policies?

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

10. What happened to Rip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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