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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 happened shortly after two brothers bought insurance policies?

2. What number cow presented a problem in Istanbul?

3. What was the name of the ship Herriot took to Russia?

4. What did Rosie become?

5. What was wrong with the cow that almost hurt Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What caused Brandy to lose his vivacious nature?

8. What happened to the Derricks in this book?

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

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 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect these people and their relationships with Herriot?

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