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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 was Jack Scott's occupation?

2. What did Siegfried inject Biggins's cow with?

3. What did farmers start removing from their bulls in Chapter 33?

4. What cured Ron Cundall's dog?

5. What was Birch's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What funny habit did Brandy have?

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

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

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

7. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

8. How did Siegfried get Biggins to followhis instructions?

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

10. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Herriot in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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

How did Walt change Herriot's opinion of him, and what did this say about his feelings towards his animal?

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