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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. How do the brothers feel when their first insurance company drops their coverage?

2. Where did Crooks send Herriot on his second trip in the book?

3. What was the name of the ship's cook?

4. What was Birch's occupation?

5. What did Barnett do when his animal died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What funny habit did Brandy have?

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

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

5. Who did Herriot say felt the most stress at recitals and why?

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

7. What happened to Rip?

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

9. Who did Herriot think will miss him the most when he left the ship and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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