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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 the Derrick's animal eat?

2. What did Herriot say Brandy was full of?

3. What did Rosie worry about when she was old enough to go to school?

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

5. Why did Herriot have to sign a waiver before heading home from Istanbul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Rip?

2. How did Jimmy perform at the piano recital described in the book?

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

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

5. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

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

7. How did Herriot feel about the trend of removing bull horns?

8. How did Siegfried get Biggins to followhis instructions?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herriot was very upset about what happened with Amber, the stray dog. What happened to Amber, and why was this so upsetting to Herriot? How did this event change him as a veterinarian?

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

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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