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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 Barnett do when his animal died?

2. What happened to the plane Herriot tried to buy tickets for to get home from Istanbul?

3. Why was the tablecloth in the mess hall kept wet during the storm?

4. How many mean White puppies were there?

5. How did Herriot prove his seaworthiness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did the ship stop in Poland?

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

A few different animals in this book showed the effects of a lack of discipline from their owners. What were these examples, and how did Herriot respond when dealing with those animals in his own clinic?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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